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1. **President** Girma Wolde-Giorgis

1. H e was enlisted at the Ethiopian Military Radio Communication. 2. He graduated from the Genet Military School as a Sub-Lieutenant. 3. He joined the Air Force in 1938 and took various Air Management courses. 4. He became head of Civil Aviation of the Federal Government of Eritrea. 5. He became Director General of the Ministry of Trade. 6. He was elected president of the parliament for three consecutive years. 7. He served as Manager of the Import and Export Enterprise. 8. He served as deputy Commissioner of the Peace Programme. 9. He became member of the Council of Peoples Representatives of FDRE after winning in the Becho Woreda constituency. 10.He is also married and has five children. 1. UNITAR- (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) Workshop that provides an agenda which equally benefited the needs of Ambassadors posted to industrialized, emerging and developing economies. 2. USAID- This will allow girls to get an education for grades 9-12. They would normally not get this opertunity because of busy house work. 3. World Bank- They are trying to support strategy to meet Ethiopia’s immediate food needs and ensure its food security in the longer term. __Safety and Rule of Law:__ 49 -Ethiopia is generally stable but there are some risks coming from the heavy military buildup along the northern border. Also there has been a high number of bombing that have been happening in Addis Ababa and in other parts of Ethiopia. __Participation and Human Rights:__ 35 - The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has generally a poor record of human rights though there were improvements in few areas. They are governed under the constitution of 1994.There is a bicameral parliament made of the 108-seat house of federation and the 547-seat House of Peoples Representatives. The house of federation has members chosen by the state asseblies to serve five year terms. The house of people's representatives are elected by direct election, who in turn elect the president for a six year term. __Sustainable Economic Opportunity:__ 49 -Ethiopia was the fastest-growing non-oil-dependent African economy in the years 2007 and 2008. Ethiopia is also often ironically referred to as the "water tower" of Eastern Africa because of 14 major rivers that pour off the high tableland. Their major export commodity is coffee, along with being the 10th largest producer of livestock in the world. the main way of transportation is by the railroads, but they also have roads that are both paved and gravel. __Human Development:__ 42 -The human development for Ethiopia is not as good as what would be hoped. The life expectancy is only about 56 years old and they only get about 1.5 years of schooling on average. Also, over half the population is living in poverty. Even though this is not good at all, they have been doing various things to hopefully improve the development.
 * 2. Country**
 * -Geography-** high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley. Also, the Nile River is flowing north right through Ethiopia. it is considered to be the longest river in the world.
 * -Economy-** is based on agriculture, but when they have droughts it is very bad to farmers. Also they have a lot of natural resources. Ethiopia's major export commodity is coffee. They also have idems such as gold, leather products, and oilseeds.
 * -Population-** 82 Million
 * -Social Structure-** Ethiopia's population is highly diverse. Most of its people speak a Semitic or Cushitic language. The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigreans make up more than three-fourths of the population, but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups within Ethiopia. Some of these have as few as 10,000 members.
 * 3.__Girma Wolde-Giorgis__**
 * 4. Identify 3 references...**
 * 5. Four benchmarks set by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation:**

__**Works Cited:**__

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Lagoone, Sarah. "Ethiopia." //Welcome to Travel.State.Gov//. U.S Department of State, 28 Nov. 2007. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. [].

McColgan, Rachel. "Ethiopia - World Bank Supports Ethiopia’s Efforts to Address Food Crisis." //World Bank Group//. Efforts, 15 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. [].