▁largest ▁eth nic ▁Eth iop ian ▁community ▁outside ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁History ▁Eth iop ians ▁began ▁sett ling ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁after ▁the ▁Der g ▁over th rew ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Eth iop ians ▁moved ▁to ▁Adams ▁Morgan ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Adams ▁Morgan ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁business ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁community . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁many ▁Eth iop ians ▁began ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁U ▁Street ▁area . ▁Many ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁Adams ▁Morgan ▁to ▁other ▁areas ▁after ▁rent ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁expensive . ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁to ▁officially ▁design ate ▁the ▁U ▁Street ▁area ▁as ▁Little ▁Eth iop ia ▁started ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Elizabeth ▁Ch ack o , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁" Trans local ity ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ," ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁community ▁wanted ▁the ▁Little ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁because ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁campaign ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁The ▁author ▁added ▁that ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁area ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia ▁had ▁a ▁higher ▁concentration ▁of ▁Eth iop ians ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Washington ,