- TRAINING
Portuguese Language, Culture and History, University of Lisbon, Portugal (Diploma),1959-1969
American Law, La Salle Extension University (Distance), LL.B, 1967-1969
Law, Political Science and Ethnology, University of Hamburg, Germany, M.A. 1969-1975

-PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Lecturer for Amharic, Technology University of Lisbon, 1967-1969
German to Amharic Translator, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hamburg, 1975-1976
Counselor, European Department, Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1977- 1980
Head of Translation and Publication Section, Central Committee of Worker's Party of Ethiopia,
1980-1984
Deputy Head, Foreign Relations Dept, WPE, 1984-1988
Presidential Language Service and Public Relations Head, Council of State, 1988-1991
Presidential Interpreter, for English ,German, Spanish and Portuguese, 1976-1991
Editor -in-Chief, PRESS DIGEST, 1993-2011
Country Representative, Africa Humanitarian Action, Republic of Angola, 1997-1999

-SOCIAL LIFE
Married, with four children