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Departing US Envoy Warns Ethiopia Against Violence

Eskinder Firew

   ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Calling Ethiopia "the critical actor in Horn of
   Africa stability," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Raynor
   voiced confidence in a strengthened bilateral relationship but warned
   that violence -- especially in the northern Tigray region -- threatens
   the country's progress.

   "We remain concerned about ethnic violence around the country and the
   threat it poses to achieving the country's potential," Raynor said of
   Ethiopia, speaking at a press conference Monday in Addis Ababa, the
   capital.

   It was Raynor's final news briefing as ambassador, a post he has held
   since September 2017. He has focused on Africa for many of his
   [1]30-plus years as a diplomat.

References

   1. https://et.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/

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