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SPEAKER | PANELIST

Participant, Peace Corps Connect Conference, National Peace Corps Association, Washington, DC, 23-25 September 2016.
Participant, Meeting of Ethiopia and Eritrea Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Washington, DC, 23-24 September 2016.
Speaker, Wreath-laying Ceremony in honor of Miazia 27, the Liberation of Addis Ababa from Italian Fascists, 5 May 1941, Little Ethiopia, African- American Civil War Monument, Washington, DC, 1 May 2016.
Performer, with Dolores Duke, pianist, Franz Schubert, Winterreise, Song Cycle, Part Two, German American Society, Tulsa, OK, 11 October 2015.
Moderator (with Ambassador Dane Smith) and Panelist, "Human Rights in Ethiopia and Eritrea," Reunion Celebration, Ethiopia and Eritrea II Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Traverse City, MI, 9 September 2015.
Speaker, “Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia Revisited,” Reunion Celebration, Ethiopia and Eritrea II Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Traverse City, MI, 8 September 2015.
Guest Lecturer, "Ethiopia," Graduate Course, Human Relations in International Studies, Oklahoma University, Tulsa, 17 July 2015.
Speaker, “The British Empire in the Horn of Africa, 1866-1954.”English Speaking Union, Tulsa, 12 April 2015.
Speaker, "Africa," Great Decisions Course, OLLI Program, OSU-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 19 March 2015.
Speaker, “Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia,” 50th Anniversary Celebration, Ethiopia III Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, San Antonio, TX, 20 October 2014.
Interview with Saefu Bishaw, Radio Mahidere Andinet, Atlanta, Georgia, 6 July 2014.
Speaker, “Emperor Haile Selassie’s 1954 Visit to Oklahoma,” Dinner Commemorating the 60^th Anniversary of the Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to Oklahoma, Center for Studies in Democracy and Culture, Oklahoma University-Tulsa, Harwelden Mansion, Tulsa, OK, 18 June 2014.
Speaker, “Emperor Haile Selassie’s 1954 Visit to Oklahoma,” 60^th Anniversary of the Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to Oklahoma A&M, International Studies and Outreach, Oklahoma State University, Wes Watkins Center, Stillwater, OK, 18 June 2014.
Speaker, “Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia,” Public Forum, Ethiopian Satellite Television, Washington, D.C., 15 June 2014.
Speaker, “Modern Education,” Tafari Makonnen School Alumni Association in North America, 2^nd General Assembly, Washington, D.C., 25 May 2014.
Moderator, "A Visit with Congressman John Lewis of Georgia," Tulsa Community College, 25 March 2014.
Panelist, "Country Update for Ethiopia and Eritrea," 50th Anniversary Celebration, Ethiopia and Eritrea II Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Englewood, FL, 20 April 2013.
Speaker, "117th Anniversary of the Battle of Adwa Victory Celebration," Ethiopian Heritage Society in North America, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 3 March 2013.
Speaker, "Ethiopia as the Leader in the PanAfrican Movement, Little Ethiopia Cultural Dinner, Washington, D.C., 13 January 2013.
Speaker, “Let Freedom Ring!” Ethiopian Cultural Conference and Soccer Tournament, Dallas, TX, 6 July 2012.
Speaker, “Remarks upon Receiving Lifetime Commitment and Dedication to Democracy and Development in Ethiopia Award from the Global Civic Movement for Change in Ethiopia,” Dallas, TX, 5 July 2012.
Speaker, “Ethiopian-American Relations during the Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie, 1930-1974,” Distinguished Lectures on Africa, Center for African Policy Development Research, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 28 March 2012.
Speaker, Tulsa Premier of Documentary Movie "Point Four," Circle Cinema, Tulsa, 4 February 2012.
Speaker, Premier of Documentary Movie "Point Four," OSU-Stillwater, 2 February 2012.
Keynote Speaker, “Pan-Africanism, Emperor Haile Selassie and the African World: The Quest For Dignity, Freedom, and Unity,” Howard University, Washington, DC, 14 January 2012.
Panelist, “Symposium on the Horn of Africa,” Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 11 November 2011.
Keynote Speaker, "Media for Change under Repressive Regimes," Ethiopian Satellite Television Fundraiser, Arlington, VA, 30 October 2011.
Speaker, "The Lion of Judah in the New World," Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, 26 September 2011.
Speaker, "The Lion of Judah in the New World," Howard University, Washington, DC, 25 September 2011.
Instructor, "The United States and the Horn of Africa: From the Lion of Judah to Black Hawk Down," OLLI Course, OSU-Tulsa, 13 September-18 October 2011.
Speaker, "The Lion of Judah in the New World," CorpsAfrica Reception, Washington, DC, 12 July 2011.
Speaker, "The Evolution of Peace Corps Training," 50th Anniversary Celebration of Founding of the Peace Corps, Tulsa, 21 April 2011.
Speaker, Ethiopian Student Association Annual Dinner, OSU, 30 March 2011.
Guest Lecturer, "The Horn of Africa," Great Decisions, OLLI Program, OSU-Tulsa, 17 March, 2011.
Guest Lecturer, "The Horn of Africa," Great Decisions, OLLI Program, OSU-Stillwater, 8 March 2011.
Speaker, “Conflict and Human Rights in the Somali Region: the EPRDF and Governance in the Ogaden,” Institute for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs Conference on “Looking Back & Looking Forward: The Somali Region (aka the Ogaden) in the 21st Century,” University of Minnesota, Human Rights Center 19 June 2010.
Panelist, “Governance and Human Rights: How to Win Elections in Ethiopia” Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, Arlington, VA, 9 April 2010.
Panelist, “Symposium on the Crisis in Somalia and U.S. Interests in the Horn of Africa,” Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 22 February 2010.
Speaker, “Current Events in Ethiopia and Eritrea,” Ethiopia/ Eritrea 2 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Reunion, Denver, CO, 18 September 2009.
Speaker, “What if the Horn of Africa were in Tune?” Horn of Africa Conference–VIII,” Horn of Africa and Peace: The Role of the Environment,” Lund, Sweden, 7 August 2009.
Speaker, "The History and Culture of Ethiopia," Opening Ceremony Address, African Week, African Students Organization, Oklahoma State University, 30 March 2009.
Speaker, “The Lion of Judah at Camelot: U.S. Foreign Policy towards Ethiopia as Reflected in the Second State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to the United States,” XVIth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim, Norway, 2007.
Speaker, 50th Anniversary Meeting, African Studies Association, New York City 2007.
Speaker, “The Importance of Political Definitions: Semantic Guidelines from Political Science,” Government of Libya Conference, Democracy in the 21^st Century, Sebha, Libya, 27 Feb 2007.
Keynote Speaker, “Human Rights and Deficits of Democracy in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa,” Biennial Meeting, Oklahoma-Ethiopia Society, Stillwater, OK, 4 November 2006.