What is Ethiopia–United States relations?
'''Ethiopia–United States relations''' are [[Bi-lateral diplomatic relations|bilateral relations]] between [[Ethiopia]] and the [[United States]]. Ethiopia is an important partner of the United States in the [[War on Terrorism|Global War on Terrorism]]. The United States is the largest [[donor]] to Ethiopia. In 2008 U.S. [[foreign aid]] to Ethiopia was US$969 million. The [[United States of America]] and the [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] diplomatic relations has gone through decades and through multiple regime changes and billions of dollars of support. Since a new [[Prime Minister]] has entered the U.S attitude towards Ethiopia has drastically changed. The U.S government during the [[Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front]] (TPLF) period supported the dictator regime and ignored its human rights violations according to reports.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Korybko|first=Andrew|date=October 14, 2021|title=Analyzing The American Hybrid War on Ethiopia|work=Zehabesha|url=https://zehabesha.com/analyzing-the-american-hybrid-war-on-ethiopia/|url-status=dead|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015030930/https://zehabesha.com/analyzing-the-american-hybrid-war-on-ethiopia/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Narang|first=Akshay|date=October 29, 2021|title=To understand the Ethiopian war, one must understand Eritrea|work=TFI Global News|url=https://tfiglobalnews.com/2021/10/29/to-understand-the-ethiopian-war-one-must-understand-eritrea/|access-date=October 29, 2021}}</ref> == TPLF Era relations == === Bush and Meles === [[File:George W. Bush - Daniel arap Moi - Meles Zenawi.jpg|thumb|Meles Zenawi with George W. Bush ]] [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] had a strong relationship with [[Meles Zenawi]]. The Bush administration didn't care about Meles's abuses and the human rights violations nor tried to make Ethiopia a freer society but only diplomacy mattered for the [[horn of Africa]] and the Bush administration's interests.<ref>{{Cite news