title: Makonnen Kebret
text: # Makonnen Kebret
  
  Makonnen Kebret (1935–1990) was an Ethiopian diplomat. Makonnen Kebret was a specialist in agricultural education.
  
  * From 1948 to 1968 he was professor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Addis Ababa University.
  * From 1968 to 1971 he was associate academic vice president of the Addis Ababa University.
  * From September 11, 1971 to November 8, 1974 he was first Ethiopian ambassador in Beijing.
  * From 1975 to 1990 he was employed at the Awash River Valleys Agricultural Development Authority (VADA) 1977 and the Ministry of Agriculture (Ethiopia).
  * From 1986 to 1991 he was Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.
  
  ## published
  
  * The contribution of agricultural education to the rural development of Ethiopia. Cornell Univ., 1964
  