Sahle-Work subsequently held other high level positions including as Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and as Director-General for African Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.
A continuación, Sahle-Work mantivo outros altos cargos, incluíndo o de representante permanente de Etiopía para a Unión Africana e a Comisión Económica das Nacións Unidas para África (ECA) e o de director xeral para asuntos africanos no Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Etiopía.