Belaynesh Zevadia

Belaynesh Zevadia
Belaynesh Zevadia
בליינש זבדיה
Born	1967 (age 57–58); Gondar, Ethiopia
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation	Diplomat
Known for	First Ethiopian-born Israeli ambassador
Title	Ambassador

Belaynesh Zevadia (Hebrew: בליינש זבדיה; 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Keinon, Herb (July 2016). "From Ethiopia to Israel - and back again (profile)". The Jerusalem Post.
^ "Belaynesh Zevadia - Diplomacy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23.
^ "HU alumna Belaynesh Zevadia appointed Israel's first Ethiopian-born ambassador". Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ 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.

[KeinonBelaynesh-1] Keinon, Herb (July 2016). "From Ethiopia to Israel - and back again (profile)". The Jerusalem Post.

[2] "Belaynesh Zevadia - Diplomacy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23.

[3] "HU alumna Belaynesh Zevadia appointed Israel's first Ethiopian-born ambassador". Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

[4] J’lem appoints first Ethiopian-born ambassador. The Jerusalem Post, 28 February 2012

[RavidFirst-5] Ravid, Barak (28 February 2012). "Foreign Ministry Names First Israeli of Ethiopian Origin as Ambassador". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[6] "Israel, Germany, Rwanda in Holocaust victims' tribute". Deutsche Welle. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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Belaynesh Zevadia

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