Above: Mimi Alemayehou has been nominated by President
Obama to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the
African Development Foundation (ADF), US Federal agency.

Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff

Published: Wednesday, June 9, 2010

New York (Tadias) – Ethiopian-American Mimi E. Alemayehou, who served as the most senior U.S. Treasury official in Africa, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.

Ms. Alemayehou was most recently the United States Executive Director at the African Development Bank (AfDB) and was the first African-born leader in this role. She was Founder & Managing Partner of Trade Links, LLC, a development consulting firm that worked with clients on emerging markets issues to promote African exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Ms. Alemayehou is a naturalized U.S. Citizen. She was born in Ethiopia and spent her early years in Kenya before emigrating to the United States. Ms. Alemayehou holds a Masters degree in International Business and International Law and Development from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.