Gedion Timothewos Hessebon (SJD) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE). Prior to this position he has served as the Minister of Justice, and Deputy Attorney General of the FDRE. Before joining the current administration, he has been a faculty member at the Addis Ababa University School of Law. He has studied Law at the Addis Ababa University and at the Central European University.