H.E. Biruk Mekonnen
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Kingdom

H.E. Biruk Mekonnen was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 15 May 2024. A career diplomat with over 22 years of service, he has played a key role in strengthening Ethiopia’s foreign relations through senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and postings in Europe and the United States.

His international experience includes assignments at the Ethiopian Embassy in London (2006–2011), Berlin (2015–2016), and Ethiopia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (2017–2020).

Ambassador Biruk holds two BA degrees in Political Science and International Relations (2013) and in Ethiopian Languages and Literature (2001) from Addis Ababa University, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomatic Communications, Economics and International Relations (2002) from the International Institute for Peace and Development.