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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Kings and Kings of Kings in the modern context

Dear Solomon and AryaAmsalu and friends of Addis Ababa University Alumni:

Greetings and best wishes in the Seaso of Hudade- 55 days of Fasting & Prayers!

It is interesting we are talking about Kings, Kingdoms, King of Kings in the context of Ethiopia.

I am not a language scholar but remember my language training in Amharic - the last one at Haile Sellassie I University between 1972-74 and some additional personal reading since then.

Considering our grammar- or Sewasiw as it is referred to, verbs (Gis) , nouns (Sem) adjuctives (Qisel), adverbs (tewlategis) etc come to mind.

As you can observe, the Amharic language has evolved over time. Just to remember the recent changes; for instance during the Communist days (1977-1991) and now in the Revolution or Developmental State time( post 1991 to present (2007) it has expanded rapidly. There fore we can all learn from each other's perspective and understanding that language evolves with time.

The root words: Negus, Nigist, Negest, Negestat, Mengist, Mengistat, Menagesha, Mengesha etc.

Negus is noun (sim) and refers to the male king while Nigist tot he female queen. Negest and Negestat is the singular and plural for kingdom
Mengist is governance or administration or even a state and Mengistat is the plural form. Menagesha is the place where the Kings and Kingdoms reside

Referring to your sources, there has been a lot of attempt to revise our culture and our language during the communist era of those dreaded 17 years. Professor Mesgin, although a geographer by profession has been one that flourished into all sorts of Ethiopian culture and philosophies. He has made lots of statements, some of them rather interesting others completely out of sink with our cutlure and history.

I am sorry, Professor Mesfin has got it wrong if he thinks there were no emperors in Ethiopia. You just cannot deny the truth. Emperor Haile Selassie -the August Emperor and man of the Millennium as we call him, declared himself Emperor and had a constitution and kingdom to show for it. Yes, there were kings of each reagion, though after the war, they became administrators or Governors and ministers in addition to their traditional king titles.

Neguse Negest is the nearest to an Emperor. Now, the European version is slightly different. Queen of Victoria is Queen of England but Emperess of India. This is also to acknowledge that India at the time had kings, prince and princesses. That is a special arrangement.

To be true, the word Emperor and King or King of Kings have been used alternatively to mean the same, although the Emperor has more authority and covers different kingdoms.

The real question is should Ethiopia revert back to Neguse Negestat or go in a limb to a Developmental state without kings and kingdoms?

I am afraid, this is more real than just the mere words. Should we explore to honor our heritage or just copy any thing and everything the world bank or the KGB and chinese publish.

What about our own individual creativity and heritage is the real question. I trust Solomon, you can entertain this in the same light. How are these words applicable to our lives today is my question.

Please visit www.SolomonicCrown.org to see our heritage and the continuity of kingdoms for so long. Should we be the generation that abandons this rich heritage? I have began to document some of the current discussions at a blog site (www.globalbelai4u.blogspot.com) to continue the dialogue and reasoning even in cyber world as we do now and you can review some of my writing in response to our web communications with some friends.

With respect and seeking to learn from yuor perspective.

Keakbrot gar

Belai Habte-Jesus, MD, MPH
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selam Solomon,

I do not have the reference books at hand, and I will respond with references later. For now I would like to point Geez like many old languages (I think this includes Arabic, Latin etc)has more than one plural form.
Thus if I remember correctly, both negest and negestat are plural forms of negus.

Can you please provide the reference to Prof Mesfin's comment about the Emperor translation?

The traditional Ethiopian title NeguseNegest is indicative of the existence of many kings who are vassals of the king of kings. Atse Yohannes had negus Minilik of Shewa, negus Teklehaymanot of Gojjam. Atse Minilik had Negus Teklehaymanot of Gojjam, Negus Woldegiorgis of Keffa.

Thanks-----Original Message-----From: solomondejene@ yahoo.comTo: addis-ababa- university- alumni-associati on@yahoogroups. comSent: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 9:05 AMSubject: [Addis-Ababa- University- Alumni-Associati on] Negest vs. negestat ?

Dear all,

While inquiring some Ethiopian terms, I am confronted, in my view, with a misreading of the Ge'ez word negest as negestat. Prior the 1974 revolution, Ethiopia was considered as an empire which as the title of the Negusse Negest was/is translated as Emperor. Mesfin Wolde-Mariam contested this in one of his books that the title could not correspond to Ethiopian Negusse negestat as empire implies an authority over a number of states like the former British empire.

In any case, that is another issue. My point here is the plural form of Negus is negestat and the title of the emperor in Amharic/Ge'ez is negusse negest and not negusse negestat. But it is translated as king of kings or emperor. But negest in my view is nothing other than kingdom. So, the translation of Negusse negest should be king of the/a kingdom. And the book of 'Kibre Negest' is also mostly translated as 'The Glory of kings'. I think this should also be translated as 'The Glory of the Kingdom'.

I hope our Ge'ez experts in this forum will help me verify this. I am using my common sense to come up with this idea as my Ge'ez knowledge does not exceed from repeating the Holy Mass.

Selam lekulkimu

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Globalbelai7Wednesday, 21 February, 2007
Dear Patriotic Ethiopians and Friends of Ethiopia

Millennium Series Two

Re: Appreciating alternative ideas and means of communication in the New Mellennium

This is yet another set of my communication with friends as to how to begin anew and charter a better future towards the 8th Millennium.

It has been now over twenty three years since Ethiopia moved away from the traditional system of over 7,000 years of Imperial Divine Governance as ruled by Fitha Negest, Kibre-Negest and most recently by a series of western modelled Imperial, Socialist and now Revolutionary Constitutions.

Even though there is a dirth of paper to coroborate the above transformatons, in reality Ethiopia is still ruled by the age old Traditional Social Governance that excels all the above constitutions and structure of governance. In short, the Ethiopian governance is still in transtion. Our social & cultural traditions and governance still rules the day.

The movement from Imperial Divine Governance to Revolutionary Socialist and at times Marxist Governance did not really take place as the protagonists spent too much time killing humans and destroying existing institutions and the ecology rather than building new ones to match or even excel the old ones.

Appreciating alternative ideas has always been Ethiopian culture and civilization. The folk lore, music, poetry and literature incuding "Semna Worq; Medina Zelesegna, etc" and modern dramas and Quine or rap, continue to be the alternative outlets of ideas and constructs.

The modern mushrooming of different ditial communication networks, especially the internet has given unprecedented opportunity for communication, inluding alternative media and think tank groups.

The Ethiopian community has not been second to any as they crowd the cyber space with yahoo.groups, blogspot and more recently the podcasts and websites are proving to be excellent means of communication.

More recently, the digital communication network has been utilized for political campaigns and discussions groups that is being actively utilized mainly among Diapora communities. As there are competing ideas of governance, the intolerance of certain groups to declare only one perspective, that too that has been tried and has failed has forced many to come out withy alternative ideas. Free Market liberating Democracies are still pie in the sky. The current series of Developmental States, new versions of the the same old socialist democracies and totalitarian systems are still evolving with new names and groups.

The habit of the protagonists are still the same, totalitarian and I know it all regid constructs. Unfortunately modern technology cannot allow do not challenge me rigid instituitins to flourish. The question is how do we adopt to the new challenges. Learn continously and modify behavior and apprach by seeking "win-win synergestic partnerships and enterprises, that seek compromise and synergy.

Unfortunately from time to time calls has been aired to make the common communication platforms only for party and specific purpose dialogue, making the specific group poorer interms of accessing alternative ideas, espcailly if those ideas are the only option for the current situtation and will not enhance quality and improve participation and progression with the option of acquiring the best alternatives.

Some misguided Ethipian foreign educated students (the old fanos) for a long time have been advocating changing Ethiopian society and social order by force calling it .."Challenge, Combat and Revolutionary Democracy, etc. " The result has been only death and destruction, taking society to over 1,000 years behind the expected modern civilization of the 21st centuries.

Some patriotic Ethiopians have been providing alternative media and communication channel to provide new direction to the ethos of discussion and communication, as we contemplate to celebrate the 8th Millnnium. They have been using radios as witnessed on their regular 3 hours show on Sundays that can be archived at www.hagerfikerradio.com, and web sites at www.SolomonicCrown.org. Although, some Patriotic Ethiopians and friends of ethiopians have taken on the suggestions and alternative views. The majority so called vocal left leaning Diaspora are still singing the old 1960 songs of "Fano Tesemara" Revolutionaries to the bush instead of the academic and technology institutes. Now, most of these early fanos are reaching their 60s and 70s, no families and no properties or any sort of social institutions to show for their fano-days.

Amazingly, they are still preeching the old" we know it all, not only for themselves but the for the rest of the community. This we know it all construct has not been beneficial except the loss of citizenship, loss of identity, loss of productive and gainful employment in the chosen field.

Now, as Ethiopians and Africans are beginning to review the past 8 Millnnnia and look forward to the new ones in September 2007, new ideas and new approaches are mushrooming from all over the globe.

Most importantly, the young, bright highly eucated youth are asking to show their perspective and their vision. It is critical to allow young leadership to evolve and the old ones to write their biographies for whatever it is worth and not crowd all the avenues of communication.

Surely, they should appreciate how the rest of the world left them behind and are marching now beyond the moon, to other planets and other stars, galaxies and looking for even another universe.

As global warming or as some of us call it global cooling is taking over the world, we cannot plough with the old oxen, and should try modern technology and modern approaches.

That begins with appreciating alternative ideas. So, let there be freedom of communication and let us seek alternative ideas and approaches to life.

With regard

Belai Habte-Jesus, MD, MPH
Global Strategic Enterprises, Inc and
Partnes for Peace and Prosperity
Globalbelai@yahoo.com

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The role of Multi-media in changing individual and group behavior, Corporate Governance; Global Climate Change, Managing Change, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Innovative Enterprise Promotion, Security, Peace and Prosperity; Fair and Free Market System for sustainable development and prosperity; Global Diaspora Engagement in 21st Century Ecological and Economic Crisis. An Idea Who’s Time Has Come. II. EDUCATIONAL/RESEARCH AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2.1 Academic Merit Scholarship: Master of Public Health. Master of Public health for medical doctors (1986); International Merit Scholarship with special commendation for research, University of Leeds, School of Public Health, United Kingdom, Great Britain. Concentration in epidemiology, health services research, management sciences population, and nutrition, mother and child health with a focus on international medicine and infectious diseases. 2.2 Academic Merit Scholarship: Medical Doctor training and education. (1984) General medicine Training with specialty in public health and child development and survival, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, South India, University of Madras.1977-1984. 2.3 Academic Awards: Distinction for Dissertation. “Evaluation of Mother and Child Health Services in Developing and Developed Countries with a Retrospective Infant and Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality Studies.” September 1986. 2.4 Academic Awards: The Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award- for the Best Outgoing Student; May 1972 2.5 Service Achievement Awards: Certificate of Distinguished Achievement, Life Starts @ East Capitol Center for Change; September 2003. 2.6 Service Achievement Awards: Bitwoded of the Imperial Solomonic Crown without Borders, May 2000 2.7 Ambassador for Peace, Universal Peace Federation, Seoul, South Korea; February 2006 2.8 Founding Board Member, ADANA (501-c Non Profit Organization, Amhara Development Association of North America; 1993+ 2.9 Trustee & Board member of Global Connect Network- a Public-Private Network for Sustainable Security, Good Governance and progressive prosperity, January 2000+ 2.10. Certificate of Appreciation, for outstanding performance, hard work and dedication and lasting contribution, Human Touch Inc. 26 January 2010. III. MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Sample achievements over the last five years 3. 1. Chair of Professional Advisory Bodies & Director of Professional Services, Continuous Quality Improvement and Strategic Business Development, Corporate Office: Human Touch, Inc, 100 N Washington, St, Suite 410, Falls Church, Virginia, 22046; T: 703.531.05340, P: 703.531.0540 ♣ 1.1 Responsibilities. Lead the development and expansion of Home Health Care, Home Hospice and Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in the Metropolitan Washington DC area, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia states managing 12 Home Health Care Agencies. Lead in the need and risk assessment research, development of quality improvement protocol and strategic business development for the expansion and productivity of staff by developing management training and supervision of staff in establishing the centers. Developed a strategy for professional human resource development that included staff recruitment, retention, performance evaluation and promotion. Provide leadership in Continuous Quality Improvement protocol and compliance with the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations protocol as well as federal and state standards by developing qualitative and quantitative tools for measuring performance and results. ♣ 1.2 Achievements. Developed a series of Nine thriving Home Health Care agencies in the Metropolitan Washington DC, Denver Colorado and Allentown, Pennsylvania in eastern and central parts of the USA. Made the appropriate risk assessment for acquisition, business development and prepared the necessary certification and accreditation documents with appropriate staff recruitment, training and performance management tools and quality assurance protocol. ♣ Re-organized and centralized the management, marketing, intake and billing process as well as the Continuous Quality Improvement Protocol of the different organizations under one roof and developed protocols, strategies and templates for growth and expansion Organized Organizational Policy and Procedure with all the human resources and clinical as well as management information and marketing strategies. Developed the Joint Commission Accreditation Strategy and implemented all the leadership standards including Infection Control Policy and Procedure and trained skilled professionals on how to deal with infections such as MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections in the home care setting. Accessing health information systems such as Med soft, Visitrack and Scan health (HomeSolutions.net) soft wares for managing patient information. 3. 2 Clinical Program Director, Carl Vogel Center, 1012, 14th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005; Ph: 202 638 0750 ext 18, Fax: 202 638.0749; E-mail: rogramdirector@carlvogelcenter.org ♣ 2.1. Responsibilities. Lead and manage a team of medical doctors, psychologist, mental health specialist, HIV Specialists, medical nutritional therapists, mental health specialists, case managers an marketing/outreach workers. Develop key result areas, set up primary medical HIV clinic, certificate of need, Medicaid/Medicare eligibility, Clinical policies and procedures, HIV work plan, Continuous Quality Improvement, Medical Record System www.homsolutions.net, (Med Soft and Mednotes), integrated and comprehensive system of care, clinical personnel issues, manage and chair weekly Clinical Management Team Meetings and Multi-Disciplinary Case Conferences, medical billing system and HIPPA compliance. ♣ 2.2. Achievement. Organized and set up a functioning HIV Primary Medial Care System with appropriate secondary and tertiary referral systems. Developed and submitted Certificate of Need for Primary Medical Care Developed a business proposal for HRSA Capacity Building Grant, developed organizational network for improved governance for board development, MIS and financial accounting system that synchronizes with clinical care protocol, medical records, billing and continuous quality improvement protocol for Primary HIV Care (Prevention, Early Intervention, Therapy and Rehabilitation, etc). 3.3. Director, Comprehensive Care II, Inc. October 2003+ @ 337 Delafield Place, NW, Washington, DC 20011, Voice: 202 291 2586; Fax: 202 291 3104; e-mail: Globalbelai@yahoo.com ♣ 3.1. Responsibilities. Direct a team of over 40 professionals including doctors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, case managers, and qualified mental health professionals, residential counselors to provide an individualized care plan that includes habilitation and behavior support plan (ISP, BSP) for over 30 consumers of wide range of age groups and behavioral challenges with a mix of disabilities from mild to profound residing in 6 homes in Washington DC. ♣ 3.2. Accomplishments. Undertook a comprehensive needs assessment and SWOT analysis that looks at the strength, weakness, and opportunities and threats both at internal and external environments. Developed an extensive five years Human Care Agreement for Residential and Respite Services with appropriate budget and negotiated with the Government of the District of Columbia, DHS/Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Administration. Directed a team of professionals to ensure a highly organized services that allowed the re-certification of six group homes with appropriate compliment of health and human services for ICFMR facilities. Prepared regular monthly training with an up-to-date training manual to professionals on a holistic approach in improving the safety and well being of consumers with mental health and mental retardation challenges. 3.4 4 Director of Strategic Development & Quality Assurance -Human Touch, Inc. May 2002 4600 King Street, Suite 4R, Alexandria, VA, 22302, Voice: 703 379 2526; Fax: 703 379 5010. ♣ 4.1. Responsibilities. Responsible for strategic marketing, business development and organization of the marketing and business development of a health and human services agency providing home health care services to vulnerable communities who cannot access primary and secondary care services due to physical limitations. Initiated and developed free standing home health care, home hospice and wellness and rehabilitation outpatient centers in the Metropolitan Washington DC area. ♣ 4.2. Achievements. Undertook a comprehensive needs assessment and proposal development towards improving the internal and external market share of the agency towards establishing a strong presence in the Northern Virginia and Washington DC area. Developed successful proposals and presentations for a Certificate of Need Application for Home Health Care, Home Hospice Care and Capitol Wellness and Rehabilitation Centers in the Metropolitan Washington DC are made, and made several contacts that yielded profitable contracts with health providers, insurance agencies such as Aetna, Care First, Blue Cross Blue Shield, MAMSI, Options, National Capital Health Care and other agencies. IV. SAMPLE SELECTED BOOKS, ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS 1. Habte-Jesus, Belai et.al: Evaluation of Mother and Child Health Services in Developing and Developed Countries- Evaluating the Global Burden of Childhood Morbidity and Mortality with Perinatal Mortality Studies on work done between 1977-1986, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Great Britain., September 1986. 2. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al: North East Thames Regional Health Authority: Good Practice Policy Guidelines for higher Specialties (Neurology and Neurosciences, Cardiology and Cardio-thoracic Services, East Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Oral and Dental Services, Renal Services, Accident and Emergency, Pediatrics and Genetic Services, etc. (Work done between 1988-1993). London, England, United Kingdom, Great Britain. 3. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et al, (Clapp & Mayne, Inc.) Interactive Communication Diary—A flexible health information system to assist patient-provider communication with appropriate data sets for institutional, patient – physician health information communication system. A Proposal for NIH Funded Innovative Small Business Research Grant. June 1997. 4. Habte-Jesus, Belai: Presenter at the National Council for International Health 24th Annual Conference: The impact of HIV on future work force- Building Strategic Alliances, Washington ,DC. July 1997. 5. Habte-Jesus, Belai: Presenter “Education for Empowerment in the 21st Century Development” at African Institute for Education and Development Inc, July 1996 6. Habte-Jesus, Belai: Letter of Advocacy to Bill Clinton, President of the United States regarding US Africa Policy: Re: Pre-empting the Impending Rwanda Genocide: July 1997. 7. Habte-Jesus, Belai: Protocols for Evaluating HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs in Washington, DC May 1996. 8. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al. Initiating Roll Back Malaria, Lessons learned from USAID Malaria Prevention and Control Program, Academy for Educational Development and USAID, Africa Bureau, March 1997. 9. Habte-Jesus, Belai: Innovative Community AIDS Education for African American Men and Women with a focus on the special needs of women, July 1997. 10. Habte-Jesus, Belai et.al : Health Needs Assessment of African-Born Residents in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, ECDC, August 1999. 11. Habte-Jesus, et. al: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children, A collaboration Program of the DC Linkage and Tracking System, Office of Maternal and Child Health Systems Development Initiative and the American Academy of Pediatrics: Accessing a “Primary Health Care Home through Case Management, May 1994. 12. Habte-Jesus, et. al: Parenting Education as a foundation for prevention and early interventions of future PVO Child Survival Program, December 1996. 13. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et. al. Cradle to Grave Health Care Reform n the USA: An idea whose time has come. The White House Health Care Reform Task Force, April 1993 14. Habte-Jesus, Belai. A holistic approach in improving the safety and well being of consumers with mental health and mental retardation challenges, September 2004 15. Habte-Jesus, et. al. Capacity Building Initiative for HIV Primary Care Services with a focus on infrastructure development via improved Governance, MIS/Financial System and Continuous Quality Improvement System, April 2005. 16. Habte-Jesus, Belai, “Empowering civil societies series” - Shifting Paradigm of Global Good Governance, the changing role of stakeholders and advocates, Diaspora Dialogue IV, George Washington University Law School, May 2005- Chaired the conference as well as prepared key note address. 17. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et al; Organizing Global Partnership for Peace, Democracy and Prosperity by Empowering Civil Societies Across the Globe to combat poverty and global terrorism.. July 2005 18. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al. Multicultural community empowerment via Multi-Media Broadcast Network. Weekly Empowerment Radio Broadcasts; on 1390 AM: Immune wise living series addressing cradle to grave optimal health issues from spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical health perspective, Began in 1996 and ongoing. Host of “Voice of the Patriots”, focusing on the synergy of Education, Ecology and Economy for win-win cross-cultural partnerships-Millennial Renaissance Network of Hager-Fikir Multi-Cultural Communications, Inc. 19. Habte-Jesus, Belai, Institutional Challenges of Good Governance, Globalization and Millennium Development Goals in 21st Century Transitional Economies, the experience of the Horn and Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Beyond the Current Crisis Symposium at Washington Times Building, Wednesday, 14 December 2005: 15:00-18:00 Hrs organized by Voice of the Patriots, Voice of Reason, United Press International, Ambassadors for Peace Program& World Media Association. 20. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al; Unique lessons in developing modern primary care centers in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. January 2000. 21. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et, al,. Lessons from establishing modern home health services and accreditation with Joint Commission on Health Organizations. September 2004 22. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et, The experience of developing modern home hospice services in the Metropolitan Washington DC area. March 2005 23. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al., The unique experience of developing a modern primary health care center and outpatient rehabilitation facility in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. December 2006. 24. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al, Managing Global Climate Change Series with Millennial Renaissance Transformation Agenda Series, www.Globalbelai4u.blogspot.com 25. Habte-Jesus, Belai, et.al. Changing Adult Attitudes towards youth leadership, ABC of attitude change towards promoting sustainable succession, transition of leadership- the Case of Ethiopian Classical Gada System and Ethiopian Revolution in transition towards democratic governance. V. KEY SAMPLE POSITIONS HELD OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS 1. Director- Strategic Business Development & Continuous Quality Improvement- Human Touch 2000+ 2. Director of Clinical Services, HIV/AIDS Primary Health Center, 2005 3. Director -Community of Hope Health Services & Community Medical Care Health Services- 2000 4. Director of Community Health Center- Non Profit Clinic Consortium, www.npcclinics.org, 5. Director of Health Services @ Ethiopian Community Development Council, 1999 – 2 6. Consultant trainer at Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Aear, 1998 - 1999 7. Consultant USAID-Africa Bureau and Academy for Educational Development, 1997 – 1998 8. Senior Public Health Advisor, Clap & Mayne, Inc. 1997 – 9. Executive Director of Professional Network Group, 1511 K Street, NW, Suite 949; 1995 – 1997 10. Consultant with Basics Partnership for Child Survival Health Inc. 1996 – 1997 11. Administrator of Family and Maternal Enhancement of Koba Associates, Inc ,1994 – 199 12. Assistant Director, At-risk Children (0-8) -DC Commission of Public Health, 1993 – 1994 13. Lecturer -Master of Public Health Program, George Washington University Hospital, DC 1993 – 1995 14. CEO, Global Research and Development Enterprises, Washington, DC,199 15. Manager, Health Services Development, NE Thames Regional Health Authority, UK,1989 -1993 16. Lecturer & Public health manager, St. Mary’s Hospital, SW Thames Regional Health Authority 1988/89 17. Coordinator, Kent Council on Addiction, South East Thames Regional Health Authority, 1987/88 18. Senior Fellow and Residence at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, England, 1986/87 19. Research Fellow at Master of Public Health Program, University of Leeds, UK. 1985 -1986 20. Senior Resident at St Joseph Hospital New Delhi and Christian Medical College, Vellore. 1984 -1985 21. Medical Education and Residency Program, Christian Medical College, Vellore. 1977 -19 84 22. Premedical education and national development campaign, Haile Sellassie University. 1973 - 1977 VI. SELECTED AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS 1. Best outgoing student at Bedenno Elementary School (First in each class in each grade (1-8) , 1964 - 72 2. Haile Selassie I Gold Medal for Distinction in Ethiopian School Leaving Certificates,1972 3. The Bausch & Lomb Science Award for the Best Outgoing Student of Class of 72, 4. Special Merit for Excellence and Distinction: (First in each class in each Semester for grades 9-12., 1972 5. Merit Scholarship to undertake Pre-Medical Studies at Haile Sellassie I University, 1973-1976 6. Merit Scholarship to study medicine by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 1976-1985 7. Merit Scholarship- Advanced Degree of Public Health for Medical Doctors, University of Leeds, 198 8. Fellow of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1986 9. Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, London, England, 1986 10. Highest Commendations for MPH thesis: Evaluating Global Mother and Child Health Services, 1986 11. Founder and CEO of Global Strategic Enterprises, Inc, 1993 12. Grand Cross of St Mary of Zion Order- Imperial Order of Solomoic Crown without Borders, 13. Grand Cross Lion of Judah Order. Imperial Order of Solomonic Crown Without Border s, 2000+ 14. Grand cross of the Imperial Order of Menelik, Order of Solomonic Crown Without Borders, 2000+ 15. Chancellor of Imperial Solomonic Enterprises& Bitwoded of the Imperial Solomonic Crown Without Borders, 2000+ 16. Board Member, Immigration and Refugee Services of America, Mental Health Initiatives, 1999 17. Board Member, DC Care Consortium of Providers serving HIV/AIDS populations, 2000+ 18. Board Member, Community Medical Care- Non Profit Clinic, DC, 2000 19. Advisory Board Member, Ethiopian American Constituency Foundation, 20. Ambassador for Peace, Universal Peace Federation, Oct 2000 21. Host of “Voice of the Patriots” A Global Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation, 2005 22. Host of “African Horizon” Ethiopian Broadcasting Service Television Network, 2007 23. Advisory Board Member of National Association for Home Care & Home Hospice Medical Equipment; 2007

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