Guest Of Honor

GUESTS OF HONOR

Each year, ESFNA invites individuals that have excelled in sports in Ethiopia in the past. From soccer players to long distance runners that have made the proud nation even prouder. Besides sports figures, ESFNA also honors Ethiopians in the social and art field. If it were not for the invitation of ESFNA, most of these heroes would not have had the opportunity to visit the United States.

dIGNITARIES

Rep. Maxine Waters

Rep. Mike Honda

Rep. John Lewis

Rep. Karen Bass

Isiah Leggett

Mayor Sam Liccardo

ESFNA’s early years

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  • DR. AKILIU HABTE

    DR. AKILIU HABTE

  • MENGISTU WORKU

  • TESFAYE SEYOUM

  • YIDNEKACHEW TESSEMA & YEHARERWERK GASHAW

    YIDNEKACHEW TESSEMA & YEHARERWERK GASHAW

  • MAMO WOLDE

  • ADAMU ALEMU

  • GETACHEW ABEBE (DULA)

  • LUCIANO VASSALO & ITALO VASSALO

  • KEBEDE METAFARIA & DERARTU TULU

    KEBEDE METAFARIA & DERARTU TULU

  • AWAD MOHAMMED & LAURATE TSEGAYE GEBRE MEDHIN

    AWAD MOHAMMED & LAURATE TSEGAYE GEBRE MEDHIN

    The legendary Poet Laureate, playwright, essayist, and art director.

  • GETACHEW WOLDE & KAGNEW KITACHEW

  • TADESSE G/MEDHIN & SEIDO ABDELLA

  • MIRUTS YIFTER

    MIRUTS YIFTER

  • FEKADE MULETA

  • PROFESSOR ASRAT WOLDEYES

  • NEGUSIE GEBRE

  • GEREMEW ZERGAW & ZEWDE SAMUEL

  • MOHAMMED HUSSEIN AL-AMOUDI & WAMI BIRATU & ASRAT HAILE

  • ENGDAWORK TARIKU & TEKA GEBRETSADIK

  • ALEMAYEHU HAILE SELASSIE & ABDURAHAMN ADEM & HAYAT AHMED

  • SEYOUM ABATE & DEMISSIE DAMTE & HAILE GEBRE SELASSIE

    SEYOUM ABATE & DEMISSIE DAMTE & HAILE GEBRE SELASSIE

  • GEREMEWU DEMOBOBA & FISSEHA W/AMMANUEL & TILAHUN GESSESSE & DR. RICHARD PANKHURST

    GEREMEWU DEMOBOBA & FISSEHA W/AMMANUEL & TILAHUN GESSESSE & DR. RICHARD PANKHURST

  • MAITER AFEWERK TEKLE & KASSAHUN TEKA & YILMA KETEMA

  • BASHA HAILU ABEBE & MULATU ASTATKE

    BASHA HAILU ABEBE & MULATU ASTATKE

  • ASFAW KEBEDE & YAREGAL G. YESUS

  • WONDIMU BEKELE & MAHARI TAYE & JUDGE BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA

    WONDIMU BEKELE & MAHARI TAYE & JUDGE BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA

  • TESFAYE SHIFERAW

  • AREFAYNE MITIKU

  • TESFAYE FETENE

  • ASCHALEW DESSIE

Join us on our 39th
Annual Sports & Cultural Event!