Prince Ermias Sahle Sellassie (center) with future astronauts at a NASA event in his honor, December 2015. (Courtesy photo)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
New York (TADIAS) — Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia along with US Congressman Rob Wittman of Virginia will be honored with the 2016 People of Distinction Humanitarian Award on September 13th. The founder of the annual award, Al Cole from CBS Radio, announced the ceremony will take place at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Prince Ermias, who is the grandson of Ethiopia’s former Emperor Haile Selassie, is being recognized with this year’s award for his prolific non-profit activities including his role as a cultural ambassador and “patron of the Haile Selassie Fund for Children in Need, which continues to sponsor student scholarships,” states the news release from The People of Distinction Humanitarian Foundation (PDHF).
Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie speaking at The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) event in Houston, Texas, December 2015. (Courtesy photo)
“In August 2011, Prince Ermias established the Water Initiative for Africa, which is designed to bring drinking water to the People of Africa. This has resulted in the development of a unique series of water purification units, The Argonaut Series, which totally eliminates 100% of all biological contaminants in water.” The press release adds: It is now deployed in Ethiopia, with trials of this system in the U.S., Australia, Thailand, and Ethiopia. Prince Ermias is currently a Senior Fellow at the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), and is a Recipient of ISSA’s Silver Star Award for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress.”
Last winter The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) held a dinner event in Houston, Texas featuring a presentation on the earth observation and water initiative program launched by Prince Ermias whose work was also recognized with an AIAA award at the ceremony.
Per PDHF: “Prince Ermias received his education at Old Ride Preparatory School in England, and then at Haileybury College. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Studies (with an emphasis in Economics) from the University of California at Santa Barbara. From 1983 to 1985, he continued his education at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.”
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If You Go:
2016 People of Distinction Humanitarian Awards (PDHA)
September 13, 2016 (5:30pm-8pm)
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Tickets: $50 click here to buy via PayPal
Email: Awards@PeopleOfDistinction.org / Office: 508-669-6987
www.peopleofdistinction.org
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