2003 B.A. in Culture and Communication, Addis Ababa University
2016 M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations, Ethiopian Civil Service University
Berufliche Laufbahn
2006 – 2008
Ambassador Eskindir Yirga is a career diplomat
2003 – 2004
he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and served as Attaché in Consular Affairs
2004 – 2005
he served as Protocol Officer for the State Minister for Political Affairs and later for the Foreign Minister
2008 – 2010
he was the Chief Editor at the Public Diplomacy and Communication Directorate General
2011 – 2014
he was assigned to the Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya as a Counsello
2015
upon returning to Ethiopia, he was appointed as Chief of Protocol at the Office of the President
2016 – 2017
he served as Minister Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the AU and UNECA
2017 – 2018
he then assumed the position of Chief of Cabinet at the Office of the State Minister for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2019
he was assigned to the Embassy of Ethiopia in London, UK as Minister and was responsible for leading the Embassy’s Economic and Business Diplomacy activities
2020 – 2021
followed by a similar role at the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, Germany
2022
back to Addis Ababa he was appointed as the Director for European Affairs and Benelux Countries, later acting as Deputy Director General for Europe and American Affairs and held this position until his appointment as Ambassador of the Federal Democratic R
