Editing Seyoum Mesfin (section)

===Ambassador to China===
After leaving the government in 2010, Seyoum was appointed Ambassador to China.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3837/No-Title |title=A five-year exit plan |journal=Africa Confidential |volume=52 |number=3 |date=4 February 2011 |access-date=2 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234343/http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3837/No-Title |archive-date=3 November 2016 }}</ref> He visited [[Singapore]] in December 2012 to potentially set up an Ethio-Singapore Special Economy Zone and expand cooperation in aviation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ethiopia: Ambassador Seyoum Visits Singapore|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201212100788.html|access-date=2 November 2016|work=[[AllAfrica]]|date=10 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, Seyoum was the chief mediator of [[South Sudan]]'s IGAD-mediated peace talks. He urged both sides to end hostilities and form a transitional government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seyoum Mesfin Hopes South Sudanese Peace Talks Reaches Turning Point|url=http://ra3ex4yy2j.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Seyoum+Mesfin+Hopes+South+Sudanese+Peace+Talks+Reaches+Turning+Point&rft.jtitle=AllAfrica.com&rft.date=2015-02-28&rft.pub=SyndiGate+Media+Inc&rft.externalDocID=3610944811&paramdict=en-US|access-date=2 November 2016|work=The Reporter|date=28 February 2015|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201023528/http://ra3ex4yy2j.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Seyoum+Mesfin+Hopes+South+Sudanese+Peace+Talks+Reaches+Turning+Point&rft.jtitle=AllAfrica.com&rft.date=2015-02-28&rft.pub=SyndiGate+Media+Inc&rft.externalDocID=3610944811&paramdict=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> He launched the think tank Centre for Research, Dialogue & Cooperation (CRDC), a part of the Ministry of Education, on 12 April 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ethiopia: A Brand New Think-Tank, Re-Christianized From Its Original|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201604131240.html|access-date=2 November 2016|work=AllAfrica|date=12 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104003446/http://allafrica.com/stories/201604131240.html|archive-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>

Seyoum was also chief executive officer of the [[Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray]] from 2000 until early 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.addisfortune.com/First%20Lady%20Makes%20it%20to%20EFFORT's%20Helm.htm|title=First Lady Makes it to EFFORT's Helm|date=March 2009|work=Addis Fortune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402191532/http://www.addisfortune.com/First%20Lady%20Makes%20it%20to%20EFFORT%27s%20Helm.htm|archive-date=2 April 2009|url-status=usurped|access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref> Seyoum served as the Chairman for ten years until 2011 and was a member of the management board of [[Ethiopian Airlines]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2011/01/02/ethiopia-addisu-legesse-replaces-seyoum-mesfin-as-ethiopian-board-chairman|title=Addisu Legesse replaces Seyoum Mesfin as Ethiopian board chairman|last=Bekele|first=Kaleyesus|date=11 January 2011|work=The Reporter|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810020639/http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2011/01/02/ethiopia-addisu-legesse-replaces-seyoum-mesfin-as-ethiopian-board-chairman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30438383&privcapId=12544236&previousCapId=12544236&previousTitle=Ethiopian%20Airlines%20Enterprise%20SC|title=Executive Profile: Seyoum Mesfin|website=Bloomberg|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224174509/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30438383&privcapId=12544236&previousCapId=12544236&previousTitle=Ethiopian%20Airlines%20Enterprise%20SC|url-status=live}}</ref>