title: Tekeda Alemu
text: # Tekeda Alemu
  
  Tekeda Alemu (born in Addis Ababa, May 5, 1951) is an Ethiopian diplomat to the United Nations.
  
  ## Education
  
  Tekeda earned a B.A. and M.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School.
  
  ## Career
  
  Tekeda Alemu has served as a diplomat for four decades, starting in 1983.
  
  For the month of September 2017, Alemu served as the president of the United Nations Security Council.
  
  ## Other activities
  
  * UNICEF, vice-president of the executive board (2018)
  