The US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa held on 30 November 2023 a one hour and 20 minute hearing titled "Ethiopia: Promise or Perils, The State of U.S. Policy." The two witnesses were Mike Hammer, special envoy to the Horn of Africa, and Tyler Beckelman, deputy assistant administrator for Africa in USAID. Nine members of Congress made comments and asked questions.
This was a wide ranging discussion of US policy towards Ethiopia. Some of the questioning suggested deep concerns about developments in Ethiopia and the US policy response. Hammer emphasized that the US believes there is no military solution to the ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia and that Washington will continue to press for accountability of human rights violations. He also noted that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has assured the US that Ethiopia is seeking a peaceful way to achieve access to the sea.
