Ras Imru Haile Selassie

Ras Imru Haile Selassie commanded Ethiopian forces during the Italian invasion of 1935–1936 and was subsequently imprisoned in Italy. Released in 1943, he entered a postwar diplomatic career that included Washington, New Delhi, and Moscow. ¹

President Harry Truman received his credentials as minister on 15 May 1946. When the Washington legation was raised to an embassy in 1949, Imru presented a second set of credentials as ambassador on 27 September. ^{2, 3, 4}