Fantahun Hailemichael
Fantahun Hailemichael Seife | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 06, 1957 |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
Fantahun Hailemichael Seife (Amharic: ፋንታሁን ሃይለሚካኢል ሰይፈ) is a former Ethiopian diplomat and a senior professional staff of the African Union,[1][2][3] who served at different levels of diplomatic services for more than 30 years both at national and international levels. He served his country as an Ambassador in North Korea (1991–1992)[1] and Zimbabwe (1993–1995).[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Fantahun Hailemichael was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He joined the Harar Military Academy of Ethiopia studying academic and military science from 1973 to 1976, and later went through a training course in Road Construction and Project Management at the Ethiopian Road Authority in 1977. Graduated in 1983 with a BA degree in Political Science and International Relations from Addis Ababa University, and also obtained another BA degree in Political Science (Cand. Mag)[7] from the University of Bergen, Norway in 1987. Continuing his post- graduate study at the same university, earned an MA degree (Cand. Polit) in Comparative Politics in 1989.
Fantahun has further studied major graduate courses for Master of Law (LLM) on International Law from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2000, and obtained a PhD degree in 2012 specializing in International Relations and Diplomacy from Atlantic International University (AIU), Hawaii, USA.[8]
Career
Fantahun Hailemichael has worked both at national and international services. He started his professional career joining the Ethiopian Road Authority as an Engineering Aide in road construction and project management from 1977 to 1983. He also served as Head of Public Relations and Information at the Children Amba (Village) of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, February 1984 to July 1984.
Fantahun has also worked as a Senior Expert in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Ethiopian Council of State, January 1990 to June 1991, and as Head of Press, Documentation and Public Relations at the Ethiopian Parliament, September 1991 to January 1992. He has thereafter served his country as an Ambassador to the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea, February 1992 to July 1993, and to the Republic of Zimbabwe, August 1993 to December 1995. While being based in Harare, Zimbabwe, he was concurrently accredited to Zambia, Angola, Malawi and Mozambique[1][4][5]
While continuing working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Fantahun has as well served as a director in charge of Multilateral Organizations in Africa, and a Director General of Policy Planning and Training, January 1996 to September 2000.
He later joined the Organization of the African Unity/African Union, a Continental Organization, and has served as a senior professional staff in various positions, including as Head of Protocol Division; Senior Policy officer in charge of the relations between the African Union and the Sub-regional Economic Communities of Africa, and as coordinator of the Africa Union Partners Support Projects including the African Union Headquarters Building Complex;[9][3] the African Union Peace and Security Complex[10][11][12] and the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) Headquarters Facility,[13][14] from September 2000 to December 2022. Fantahun was further actively engaged in a large extent of key bilateral and multilateral diplomatic and other professional activities participating in conferences, meetings, dialogues, workshops within Africa and beyond.[15] He is as well actively involved in a number of community- based support development programs.
Personal life
Fantahun is married with six children, and excellent in English with good reading and understanding of French and Norwegian languages.
Published Works
- “The Root Causes of Nationality Problems and the Challenges to Nation-Building in Ethiopia, ‘’, 1989 published by the Christian Michelson Institute of Research, Bergen, Norway, 1989[7]
- “Africa-China Relations: Neo-Colonialism or Strategic Partnership?”, published by Scholars` Press, Germany, 2012.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Magazine, Tadias. "The African Union Turns 50: Voices From Ethiopia — Past and Present at Tadias Magazine". Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Special relations gallery - Issue 52 - Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b Sponsor (2022-08-05). "Building Stories In The "Assembly Hall" Of African Union". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "Report: Mengistu Survives Assassination Attempt". Ethiopian Review. Vol. 5, no. 12. 31 December 1995. p. 14. ProQuest 198711549.
- ^ a b "ETHIOPIA : FANTAHUN HAILE MICHAEL - 13/11/1993 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". Africa Intelligence. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Ethiopian Envoy Denies Link in Plot to Kill Mengistu". www.hartford-hwp.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b H.Michael, Fantahun (1989). The Roots of Nationality Problems and the Challenge to Nation-building in Ethiopia. Chr. Michelsen Institute, Department of Social Science and Development, Development Research and Action Programme, 1989. ISSN 0800-2053.
- ^ a b Michael, Fantahun H. (2013-08-09). Africa-China Relations: Neocolonialism or Strategic Partnership: Ethiopia as a case analysis. Scholar's Press. ISBN 978-3-639-51630-2.
- ^ "The Dreams Come True". www.mofcom.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ giz. "A building for peace and security". www.giz.de. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Communiqué of the 832nd Meeting of the Peace and Security Council | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Architecture as Technical Governance at the African Union". Architectural Theory Review.
- ^ "China-Africa solidarity, cooperation raise hope of overcoming COVID-19 globally". subsites.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Olander, Eric (2020-07-29). "China, African Union Move Forward to Build New Center for Disease Control HQ". The China-Global South Project. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Africa Hall Advisory Board Holds First Meeting". United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2024-06-12.