Belaynesh Zevadia (; born 1967) is an Ethiopian-born

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i diplomat. She was appointed Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia in 2012 and was the Israeli ambassador to Rwanda.

Biography

Belaynesh Zevadia was born to a Jewish family in the

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region of Ethiopia. She

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to Israel in 1984 at the age of 17, during Operation Moses. She is a graduate of the

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Diplomatic career

Zevadia was the first immigrant from Ethiopia to enter the Israeli Foreign Service as a trainee, working at Israeli consulate posts in

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and

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. In 2012, she was appointed ambassador to Ethiopia, becoming the first immigrant from Ethiopia to Israel to serve as an Israeli ambassador. By 2016, she was the Israeli ambassador to Rwanda.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zevadia, Belaynesh Ambassadors of Israel to Ethiopia Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent Ethiopian emigrants to Israel Israeli Jews Consuls for Israel Israeli women ambassadors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Beta Israel Ambassadors of Israel to Rwanda

Biography

Diplomatic career

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