US President is going to appoint a new ambassador to Ethiopia

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US President Joe Biden has nominated a diplomat to serve as an ambassador for his country's embassy in Ethiopia. President Biden nominated for Ambassador; Irvin Jose Masinga, who is serving as the First Deputy Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs at the US Department of State. 

It was announced by the White House yesterday, Tuesday, December 25, that Irvin Masinga was engaged to work as the US ambassador to Ethiopia. 2015 in a statement. Yesterday's statement. Joe Biden, including an individual who will be the US Deputy Representative to the United Nations; It was announced that seven diplomats were nominated for the post.  

It was mentioned in the statement that President Biden submitted the list of his candidate diplomats for approval by the US Senate. If the US Senate approves the appointment of Irvin Masinga; It means that the US Embassy in Ethiopia, which has been headed by the "Charge de Affair" since February 2014, will have a full-fledged ambassador.   

Tracy Ann Jacobson has been serving as "Charge de Affair" at the American Embassy in Addis Ababa for the past 11 months. Tracy Jacobson took over this role; He was replacing Gita Pasi, who was the US ambassador to Ethiopia for a year. 

 Irvin Masinga, who will come to Ethiopia if his appointment as ambassador is approved; He began serving as the First Deputy Secretary of State for African Affairs at the US State Department about 14 months ago. Before the diplomat moves to the African Affairs Bureau; He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Pakistan Affairs in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the US State Department. He was also the Director of the Bureau of Pakistan Affairs. Irvin Masinga in Ethiopia's neighboring Sudan; He served as a diplomat for two years. Masinga has been working as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the American Embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan since 2008. Until 2010 It is in the time available. Before the diplomat came to Khartoum; In another African country, Guinea, he worked in the same position for three years.  

Masinga's diplomatic work on the African continent has also included Ivory Coast. In addition to this, the diplomat's resume shows that he has served in various responsibilities at embassies in China, the Dominican Republic and China. Irvin Masinga, a graduate of Georgetown and Washington Universities; In addition to English, they speak French, Spanish and Chinese Mandarin.

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