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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Somali Cabinet Appoints Five Ambassadors

21 JUNE 2013

The Somali cabinet has appointed five new ambassadors Thursday (June 20th) as part of ongoing efforts to boost the country's profile abroad, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon's office announced.

"We are determined to improve the work of our foreign ministry and to boost the relationships we enjoy with these countries," Shirdon said. "The new ambassadors are people who have given our country distinguished service and will represent the Somali interest with honor."

Former Speaker of Parliament Muse Hassan Abdullahi was appointed ambassador to Italy, replacing Nur Hassan Hussein. Former cabinet minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan was appointed ambassador to Ethiopia, replacing Saeed Nur Yusuf, who was transferred to Tanzania. Ali Saeed Fiqi was appointed ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, and Nur Farah Hirsi was appointed ambassador to Malaysia.

Source: allAfrica.
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201306240201.html.

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