Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ethiopia)

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Ministry of Culture and Tourism

የባህልና ቱሪዝም ሚኒስቴር
Agency overview
Headquarters	Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′01″N 38°44′57″E / 9.016867°N 38.749278°E / 9.016867; 38.749278
Annual budget	$462 million (2012)[1]
Agency executive	Shewit Shanka (Culture) Selamawit Kassa (Tourism)
Child agencies	Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority National Archives and Library Agency Ethiopian National Theatre
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Amharic: የባህልና ቱሪዝም ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for researching, preserving, developing, and promoting the culture and tourist attractions of Ethiopia and its peoples, both inside the country and internationally. In doing so the Ministry closely works together with different national and international stakeholders.^[2]