HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• In Ethiopia, Postal service was started on March 9, 1894.
• In 1908, Ethiopia became member of the Universal Postal Union /UPU/ and the first Ethiopian stamps were also printed and sold around this time.
• In 1936, the General Post Office /GPO/ and two branch offices were established in Addis  Ababa as well as thirty-six post offices throughout the country.
• The postal and telecommunication offices were separated in 1953.
• Ethiopia Post independently established following postal establishment Proclamation No. 240 of 1966.
• Ethiopia Post was granted autonomy and was headed by a Director General            See detailed history...

CURRENT STATUS OF ETHIOPIA POSTPost has conducted BPR in 2006/07 and has started implementation in 2007/08. At Present, it has the following organizational structure:-

• Headed by a General Manager and have the following staff under its office: Audit, Legal, Quality & Security Teams, and  Ethics and Reform staffs. 
•    Five Core Processes /Letter, Parcel, Financial Business, EMS and Marketing & Development
• Five  support processes  are organized under support executive officer /Finance, Supplies &  Property administration , Human Resources Management, Planning, Monitoring &             Evaluation, Communication & Documentation and  Information-Technology

ORGANIZATION VISION & MISSION

Vision:  In the year 2015, Ethiopia Post to be known for Excellency in the country and exemplary in the world

Mission: To connect the citizens and Institutions among themselves and to the world by providing quality and economical postal service.