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Washington, DC – The energetic Prime Minister and head of Ethiopia, will visit the United States this week "for the sole purpose of engaging the large community of the Ethiopian diaspora," according to a Tweet early today of Fitsum Arega, his chief of staff
Dr. Abiy Ahmed – the youngest African head of government at 41 – amazed everyone with his cutting initiatives the breath: make peace with neighboring Eritrea after 10 years of war and 20 years of hostilities; help repair a three-decade split in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church; support an ambitious health and development program; and call for multiparty democracy in a country that has never had one. And it's only since he took office on April 2.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Washington DC on July 28, followed by a day trip to Los Angeles and Minneapolis. A website created for the tour indicates that the focus on the diaspora "reinforces the concern that the PM has already expressed regarding the well-being and dignity of Ethiopians around the world".
Visitors are encouraged to submit questions to the Prime Minister to answer
To heal a 27-year-old ecclesiastical division
The Ethiopian government says Abiy will attend a ceremony in Washington to formalize an agreement ending 27 – A meeting with members of the American synod of the church, including Patriarch Abuna Markorios, is "the first order of the day" for Abiy – "to emphasize the importance"
Engage various American groups Ethiopian
Preparations have been ongoing since the beginning of May, when a committee of civic groups and representatives of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs began planning coordination with local sub-committees in the United States The cities on the "Abiy schedule" have been chosen as convenient centers for those traveling from all over the United States. "
The Prime Minister look for support for its new Diaspora trust fund, designed to "stimulate savings and investment,"
The theme of travel – Tear down barriers and build bridges – is an effort to reach deep political and ethnic divisions between Ethiopians in the United States, reflecting divisions in Ethiopia itself. The committees planning the visit include "disparate views and religious, political and ethnic beliefs – which were previously not known to have worked together as a coherent unit to achieve a common goal", indicates the website
. freely; without reservation or limitation. Proponents of all beliefs and beliefs are always welcome to support this cause, with opposing or opposing views.
In reporting the planned visit to Minneapolis, the StarTribune quoted city leaders calling on the Ethiopian leader to "help end the conflict" between Oromo and Somali communities, saying Minnesota has the largest populations of Somalis and Oromos in the United States
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