Semere Russom

Semere Russom
Semere Russom
ሰመረ ሩሶም
Ambassador of Eritrea to Ethiopia
	In office; 21 July 2018 – 22 July 2026
Preceded by	Post Established
2nd Minister of Education
	In office; 18 April 2007 – 22 July 2026
Preceded by	Osman Saleh Mohammed
Succeeded by	Dr. Halima Mohammmed
Personal details
Born	27 July 1943
Died	22 July 2026 (aged 82)
Party	PFDJ

Semere Russom (Tigrinya: ሰመረ ሩሶም; 27 July 1943 – 22 July 2026) was an Eritrean politician and diplomat. He began his professional life as a teacher. Russom traveled to the United States as a student at the University of Oklahoma, but terminated his studies in 1976 to serve in the Eritrean People's Liberation Front.^[1]

After Eritrea's independence he served as Eritrean Ambassador to the United States and Canada. Afterwards he continued his career in public service as Director of European Affairs in the Eritrea Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 2001.^[2]

On 1 January 2002, he left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become the Mayor of Asmara and the Administrator of the Central Region of Eritrea. In April 2007 he was appointed to head the Ministry of Education while continuing service as the Mayor and Administrator of Asmara, and the Central Region respectively.^[3]

On 21 July 2018, he was appointed the Eritrean Ambassador to Ethiopia, shortly after bilateral ties were restored between the countries.^[4]

Russom died on 22 July 2026, at the age of 82, 5 days before his 83rd birthday.^[5]

References

↑ "Semere Hadera" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
↑ Last, Alex (2 October 2001). "Eritrea plays down diplomatic row". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
↑ "Eritrea appoints new foreign affairs minister". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
↑ Aregay, Daniel. "Eritrea appoints first ambassador to Ethiopia in 20 years". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
↑ "Veteran freedom fighter Minister Semere Russom passes away". Eritrea Ministry Of Information. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

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[1] "Semere Hadera" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.

[2] Last, Alex (2 October 2001). "Eritrea plays down diplomatic row". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2007.

[3] "Eritrea appoints new foreign affairs minister". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.

[4] Aregay, Daniel. "Eritrea appoints first ambassador to Ethiopia in 20 years". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[5] "Veteran freedom fighter Minister Semere Russom passes away". Eritrea Ministry Of Information. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

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