𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐛𝐝i𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐛𝐝il𝐚𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 The Institute of Foreign Affairs (@ifa_ethiopia) today welcomed H.E. Dr. Abdiwasa Abdilahi as its new Executive Director at a leadership handover ceremony held at the IFA Hall. He succeeds H.E. Jafar Bedru. The ceremony was attended by the Institute’s Director Generals, executive officers, and other officials. Dr. Abdiwasa received a briefing on the Institute’s overall operations and met with members of its management team. H.E. Jafar Bedru expressed confidence that the incoming Executive Director would make a valuable contribution to the Institute’s research, training, and policy mandate. In his remarks, H.E. Dr. Abdiwasa acknowledged the responsibility of leading a strategic research institution and affirmed his commitment to fulfilling the mandate entrusted to him with dedication, integrity, and determination. The leadership transition marks a new chapter for IFA as it continues to advance policy-oriented research, strengthen professional training for diplomats and researchers, facilitate dialogue on key foreign policy issues, and support Ethiopia’s foreign policy priorities.