Belaynesh Zevadia
Belaynesh Zevadia (Template:Lang-he-n; born 1967) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli diplomat. She was appointed Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia in 2012 and was the Israeli ambassador to Rwanda.
Biography
Belaynesh Zevadia was born to a Jewish family in the Gondar region of Ethiopia.[1] She immigrated to Israel in 1984 at the age of 17, during Operation Moses.[2] She is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3]
Diplomatic career
Zevadia was the first immigrant from Ethiopia to enter the Israeli Foreign Service as a trainee,[1][4] working at Israeli consulate posts in Houston and Chicago.[5] In 2012, she was appointed ambassador to Ethiopia, becoming the first immigrant from Ethiopia to Israel to serve as an Israeli ambassador.[1][5] By 2016, she was the Israeli ambassador to Rwanda.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Keinon, Herb (July 2016). "From Ethiopia to Israel - and back again (profile)". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/People/Pages/Belaynesh-Zevadia-Diplomacy.aspx
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ J’lem appoints first Ethiopian-born ambassador. The Jerusalem Post, 28 February 2012
- ^ a b Ravid, Barak (28 February 2012). "Foreign Ministry Names First Israeli of Ethiopian Origin as Ambassador". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Israel, Germany, Rwanda in Holocaust victims' tribute". Deutsche Welle. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.