Anthropology Professor Ambaye Ogato Anata has been appointed as one of 11 Commissioners to facilitate an all inclusive
national dialogue to lead the nation of Ethiopia and its 120 million people out of years of political turmoil. During his Post doc at
the Max Planck Institute, Dr. Anata asked University of Vermont (UVM) Anthropology Professor Jeanne Shea to serve as a
mentor, and in 2018 he came to UVM as a Visiting Scholar to give a lecture series on social justice, conflict resolution, and global
health. We are very proud of our colleague and wish him and the Commission a smooth path on the road to peace.
(Anthropology Department, University of Vermont, February 22, 2022)