Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes

Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes is the Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations, having presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on September 5, 2019.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Western International University in Phoenix, Arizona.

Her granfather was Tefazion Deres, leader of the Eritrean Indipenndence Party and brother of the national hero Zerai Deres.