TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13058 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and ETHIOPIA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Dated at Addis Ababa August 31 and 

September 2, 1999 

 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 ETHIOPIA 

 Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Dated at Addis Ababa August 31 and 

 September 2, 1999; 

Entered into force September 2, 1999. 
No. 311

The Embassy of the United Sates of America

presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

and has the honor to propose that our Governments

conclude a bilateral work agreement for dependents of

officials serving in our respective countries.

The Embassy of the United States of America.

proposes to the Government of Ethiopia that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of employees of the

United States Government assigned to official duty in

Ethiopia and dependents of employees of the Government

of Ethiopia assigned to official duty in the United

States be authorized to be employed in the receiving

country.

For the purpose of this agreement, "dependents"

shall included: spouses; unmarried dependent children

under 21 years of age; unmarried dependent children

under 23 years of age who are in full-time attendance

as students at a post-secondary educational

institution; and unmarried children who are physically

or mentally disabled.

For the purposes of this agreement, it is

understood that employees assigned to official duty

includes diplomatic agents, consular officers, and

members of the support staffs assigned to diplomatic

missions, consular offices and missions to

international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in

the United States, an official request must be made by

the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington to the office of

protocol in the Department of State. Upon

verification that the person is a dependent of an

official employee of the Government Ethiopia, the
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of the United States that the dependent has permission

to accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek

employment in Ethiopia, an official request must be

made by the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa to

the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which,

after verification, shall then inform the United

States Embassy that the dependent may accept

employment.

The United States Government and the Government

of Ethiopia confirm that dependents who obtain

employment under this agreement and who have immunity

from the jurisdiction of the receiving country in

accordance with Article 31 of the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations or in accordance with the

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the

United Nations, or any other applicable international

agreement, enjoy no immunity from civil and

administrative jurisdiction with respect to matters

arising out of such employment. Such dependents are

also liable for payment of income and social security

taxes on any remuneration received as a result of

employment in the receiving state. Dependents

continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities

to which they are entitled.

The Department of State further proposes that, if

these provisions are acceptable to the Government of

Ethiopia, this note and the Government of Ethiopia's

reply concurring therein shall constitute an agreement

between our two Governments which shall enter into

force on the date of that reply note. This agreement

shall remain in force until ninety days after the date

of the written notification from either Government to

the other of intention to terminate.

The Embassy of the United States of America

avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic
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Republic of Ethiopia the assurances of its highest

consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Addis Ababa, August 31, 1999.
0 2 SEP 1999

Date

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of

America and has the honour to accept the latter's proposal that the two

Governments conclude a bilateral work agreement for dependents of

officials serving in the two respective countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia accepts the proposal of the Government of the United States of

America that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of employees of the

Ethiopian Government assigned to official duty in United States and

dependents of employees of the Government of United States assigned to

official duty in Ethiopia be authorized to be employed in the receiving

country.

For the purpose of this agreement, "dependents" shall included: spouses;

unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age; unmarried dependent

children under 23 years of age who are in full-time attendance as students at

a post-secondary educational institution; and unmarried children who are

physically or mentally disabled.

For the purposes of this agreement, it is understood that employees assigned

to official duty includes diplomatic agents, consular officers, and members

of the support staffs assigned to diplomatic missions, consular offices and

missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United Sates, an

official request must be made by the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington to

the office of protocol in the Department of State. Up on verification that the

person is a dependent of an official employee of the Government of

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Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Embassy will be informed by the Government of the

United Sates that the dependent has permission to accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek employment in Ethiopia,

an official request must be made by the United States Embassy in Addis

Ababa to the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, after

verification, shall then inform the United States Embassy that the dependent

may accept employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Ethiopia confirm

that dependent who obtain employment under this agreement and who have

immunity from the jurisdiction of the receiving country in accordance with

Article 31 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or in

accordance with the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the

United Nations, or any other applicable international agreement, enjoy no

immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction with respect to matters

arising our to such employment. Such dependents are also liable for

payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration received

as a result of employment in the receiving state. Dependents continue to

enjoy all other privileges and immunities to which they are entitled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further accepts the proposal of the

Department of State that, the proposal of the Government of the United

States of America and this acceptance note of the Government of the

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia concurring therein shall constitute

an agreement between the two Governments which shall enter into force on

the date of this reply note. This agreement shall remain in force until ninety

days after the date of the written notification from either Government to the

other of intention to terminate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy the United

States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Addis Ababa