Imru Zelleke

Born in Addis Ababa in 1923, Imru Zelleke served in the Ethiopian government from 1941 to 1956 in various capacities, notably in the Foreign Service. He participated in the first UN General Assembly and the Paris Peace Conference in 1946. He served as Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then Chief of Protocol and Director General of the European and United Nations Departments. He was Charge d'Affaires in Stockholm and Paris and Ambassador to Germany. After managing his own...See more

Born in Addis Ababa in 1923, Imru Zelleke served in the Ethiopian government from 1941 to 1956 in various capacities, notably in the Foreign Service. He participated in the first UN General Assembly and the Paris Peace Conference in 1946. He served as Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then Chief of Protocol and Director General of the European and United Nations Departments. He was Charge d'Affaires in Stockholm and Paris and Ambassador to Germany. After managing his own import-export business, Zelleke rejoined the government in 1967 as Ambassador to Ghana followed by an ambassadorship to Scandinavia. He was Minister of State for Commerce and Industry when the military coup d'etat broke out in 1974. Zelleke immigrated to the United States in 1975 and held executive positions in business and banking. He is now retired and lives in Arlington, Virginia. He continues his engagement in Ethiopian public affairs. See less