Sunday, February 26, 2023

Ethiopian Research Council 2023; Remembering Haile Selassie Diplomatic Visit to America October 1, 1963


                     Emperor Haile Selassie I, Edward Bunn, Gerard Campbell, Lucien Matte The hood of a doctor of humane letters is placed over the shoulder of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as he his given an honorary degree in ceremonies at Georgetown University in Washington . 

In the group with the Emperor, from left, are: The Very Rev. Edward B. Bunn, S.J., President of Georgetown University; Father Gerard J. Campbell, executive vice-president of Georgetown; and the very Rev. Lucien Matte, S.J., President of the University of Sudbury




Notable Ethiopians in this video include: Ras Imru Haile Selassie Ketema Yifru, Foreign Minister Yilma Deressa, Finance Minister Berhanou Dinke, Ambassador to the United States Brigadier General Assefa Demissie, Aide de Camp Major General Wolde-Selassie Bereka, Special Chief of Staff in the Private Cabinet Dr. Minassie Haile, Chief of the Political Section in the Private Cabinet Dr. Tesfaye Gebre-Egzy, Permanent Representative to the UN Tsehafe-Tizaz Teferrawork Kidanewold, Minister of the Imperial Court Princess Hirut Desta Ephraim Isaac

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