Getachew Metaferia, Ph.D. [Howard], teaches political science and coordinates the graduate program in International Studies at Morgan State University. Dr. Metaferia is also associated with the Political Leadership Institute at Morgan State University, which, in collaboration with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), provides leadership training.

Dr. Metaferia co-edited The Battle of Adwa (Algora 2005) with Dr. Paulos Milkias. His other publications include a book on the exodus of Ethiopia’s educated classes and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. He received his department’s “Distinguished Service” award in 2005. Dr. Metaferia was also a recipient of Fulbright-Hayes awards and was assigned to Myanmar and Thailand (2002), and China (2004).

The United States and Ethiopia entered into formal relations in 1903, inaugurating a relationship that has been influenced by the domestic political environment, third parties, and global strategic concerns,...

The United States and Ethiopia entered into formal relations in 1903, inaugurating a relationship that has been influenced by the domestic political environment, third parties, and global strategic concerns, as well as the personalities of individual policymakers. This book is the first comprehensive publication that deals with the history of contacts, the diplomatic relations, and the shifting of alliances between the United States and Ethiopia.

Cold War politics, the roles of the Bete Israelis (Ethiopian Jews), and the Ethiopian diaspora in the US are analyzed.

This is an informative and authoritative work that academics, foreign policy practitioners and the general public will find useful as they seek to understand the current turmoil in Ethiopia and her neighbors. The book fills a gap in the libraries of graduate and undergraduate departments of African Studies, US International Relations/Foreign Policy, and Diplomatic History.