Foreign minister, Tedros Adhanom (PhD) and his state minister for Business & Diaspora Affairs, Dewaro Kedir, seated next to him, had a meeting with leaders of the private sector in their office located opposite the Hilton Hotel on November 21, 2013. Leaders of the private sector took the initiative to provide job offers to the returnees from Saudi Arabia. Present in the meeting were Tsegaye Abebe, former president of the Ethiopian Horticulture Association, next to the right of Tedros talking to him, Daniel Mebratu founder and manager of Dan Technocraft, first from right, Dina Mufti, spokesperson of the Ministry and Sabir Argeno, owner of Alsam.
While migrants illegally in Saudi Arabia continue to file back into the country after the kingdom’s amnesty expired, Tedros has been visible in welcoming them back alongside Dina.