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Foreign Minister · Eritrea

Osman Saleh Mohammed

37 recorded engagements, 2007–2025: 36 visits and 1 video conference.

Open in the interactive map Eritrea country profile
37Engagements
36Visits
0Phone calls
1Video conferences
0Signed agreements
14Destination countries
20Multilateral summits
2007–2025Years in LEAD

Biography

Eritrean government minister

Osman Saleh Mohammed is an Eritrean politician and diplomat. He served as the first minister of education following independence, serving in that position from 1993 to 2007. He oversaw the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a national education system.

In April 2007, he was chosen to serve as the minister of foreign affairs.

== See also ==

List of current foreign ministers

== References ==

== External links ==

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Where they travelled

Eritrea   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America19
  • Russia3
  • Egypt3
  • India2
  • Yemen1
  • Sudan1
  • Serbia1
  • Somalia1
  • Japan1
  • South Sudan1
  • Djibouti1
  • China1

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations37
  • Security and Defense32
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs26
  • Trade and Economic Relations11
  • Maritime and Territorial Issues3
  • Development and Aid2
  • Health2
  • Education and Culture1

Activity by year

2007: 1 engagement2008: 1 engagement2009: 1 engagement2010: 2 engagements2011: 0 engagements2012: 1 engagement2013: 2 engagements2014: 2 engagements2015: 1 engagement2016: 2 engagements2017: 2 engagements2018: 2 engagements2019: 3 engagements2020: 1 engagement2021: 2 engagements2022: 3 engagements2023: 2 engagements2024: 5 engagements2025: 4 engagements20072010201520202025

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2007-10-01Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2008-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2009-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2010-01-09 – 2010-01-10VisitYemen · Sana'a
2010-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2012-10-01Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2013-09-10 – 2013-09-11VisitSudan · Khartoum
2013-09-30Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-02-17VisitRussia · Moscow
2014-09-30Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2015-10-03Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-07-04VisitEgypt · Cairo
2016-09-26Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2017-03-10 – 2017-03-11VisitSerbia · Belgrade
2017-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2018-08-31VisitRussia · Sochi
2018-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-04-10 – 2019-04-11VisitSomalia · Mogadishu
2019-08-28 – 2019-08-30Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2019-09-30Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2020-09-29Video conference SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-04-09 – 2021-04-12VisitIndia · New Delhi
2021-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2022-04-27VisitRussia · Moscow
2022-05-05VisitSouth Sudan · Juba
2022-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2023-06-12Visit SummitDjibouti · Djibouti City
2023-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2024-05-06VisitChina · Beijing
2024-07-30VisitIran (Islamic Republic of) · Tehran
2024-08-08VisitEgypt · Cairo
2024-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2024-10-02VisitUnited States of America · New York
2025-01-11VisitEgypt · Cairo
2025-03-09VisitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2025-06-01VisitIndia · New Delhi
2025-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Osman Saleh Mohammed leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/osman-saleh-mohammed.html]