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27 November 2007
Addis Ababa — US ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Yamamoto on Monday said Ethiopian students would do better if they endeavored to study in the United States for the benefit of their country.
The ambassador was speaking to high school students gathered at an educational fair the US embassy organized to help Ethiopian students find the right school in the US before they could make decisions based on their research.
He said only a meager 1300 students from Ethiopia come to the states for study considering the more than 32,000 students from all over Africa study in the United States .
Ambassador Yamamoto said he would like to see a lot more students from Ethiopia who would study in America, come back home, and make a difference in the entire process of building their nation..
"An American education gives you the ability to think for yourself as well as the ability to be an independent actor," the students were told by a staff of the public affairs office at the embassy.
Some 3600 fully certified universities and colleges exist in the United States, and only 200 colleges/universities offer financial aid to students.
According to the officer, this statistics narrows down the available colleges by more then 90% due to the fact that an average Ethiopian student could not afford to pay this way through college and will have to rely on financial aid.
Payment for education in the US ranges from 15,000 to 40,000 dollars a year, which is very expensive by the income standard of the average Ethiopian family.
During the fair books and pamphlets containing information on US colleges and the process of applying were distributed to the students.
Students from the St Joseph, Nazareth, and Black Lion attended the educational fair.
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