Background
Habte, Amde-Michael was born on May 19, 1937 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Came to the United States, 1970. Son of Atchmeleh Habte and Hitre Belatchew.
Habte, Amde-Michael was born on May 19, 1937 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Came to the United States, 1970. Son of Atchmeleh Habte and Hitre Belatchew.
Bachelor in Pre-Law, University College Addis Ababa, 1959. Master of Arts in Journalism, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communications, University Minnesota, 1976.
Director, Radio Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1962-1965; special assistant to the minister, Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa, 1965-1968; director public affairs, HVA Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1968-1970; Ethiopian representative to Peace Corps, Washington, 1970-1973; finance aide officer, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1973-1976; assistant to full professor, St. Cloud (Minnesota) State University, since 1977; department chairman mass committee, St. Cloud (Minnesota) State University, 1991-1994.
Member Japan-American Society Minnesota, 1991-1996. member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Committee for Foreign Relations, Minnesota Newspaper Foundation (board directors, executive officer, fund raiser).
Married Aster Mesfin, May 14, 1967 (divorced March 1986). Children: Saba, Tizita. Married Mary Leeann Rudnitski, August 16, 1992.
1 child, Amde-Michael Justic Junior.
