Mr. Gantar is a global economic development leader as the Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Seattle with diverse experience in growing business operations and facilitating complex public private investment both in the U.S. and Africa. Mr Gantar is the current President of the Consular Association of Washington State which was created to bring together the 50+ country consulates in Washington State and embrace the importance of consular, economic, and cultural affairs in the State of Washington. The purpose of the Association is to facilitate members’ discussions, questions of mutual interest, and to foster relations with the United States authorities at the Federal, State and City levels, international organizations, and community at large to foster diplomacy and friendships based upon mutual interests.
Mr Gantar is a seasoned professional in the information technology field starting out as a system engineer and eventually running his own technology company for the past couple decades. In his diplomatic role as Honorary Consul for Ethiopia, he has international experience with overseas business operations and foreign direct investment (FDI). This experience in FDI led him to a passionate effort to improve our planet and global environment by becoming deeply involved in a business that is seeking to eliminate waste plastic and end of life tires from the planet. As the board chairman of USWTE Investments, Mr Gantar has been leading an effort to clean up our planet in an economically viable and sustainable way. Mr Gantar is active member of the Seattle area business and cultural community participating in numerous volunteer, philanthropic, and business efforts that support the greater Seattle region.