Ervin Jose Massinga

A career member of the United States Foreign Service, Massinga has served in embassies in Pakistan, Sudan, Guinea, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Ivory Coast, and China. He was also assigned to the Bureau of African Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and Bureau of Intelligence and Research.^[2]

On January 3, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Massinga to be the ambassador to Ethiopia.^[2] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 16, 2023. His nomination was favorably reported by the committee on June 1, 2023. Massinga was confirmed by the United States Senate via voice vote on July 27, 2023.^[3] Massinga presented his credentials to President Sahle-Work Zewde on October 3, 2023.^[4]

Massinga speaks English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.^[2]