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Ambassador Josefina Pitra Diakit�
Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to the United States, Washington, DC, USA

Angola’s ambassador to the United States, Josefina Pitra Diakité, presented her letters of accreditation to the US Secretary of State Colin Powell on March 23, 2001 and formally presented her credentials to US President George W. Bush on June 20.

Ambassador Pitra Diakité came to the United States from Sweden where she served as Angola’s ambassador to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland for seven years. She is the third Angolan Ambassador to the United States since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1993.
Ambassador Pitra Diakité holds a law degree from the Agostinho Neto University in Angola.

She began her professional career in the Secretariat of State for Cooperation rising to become the national director of technical assistance before moving to the Ministry of External Affairs. She has spent the last decade working on issues related to Europe and North America.

Ambassador Pitra Diakité is married to Mr. Mamadou Diakité and has two sons.

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Angola extends for more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) along the Atlantic Ocean. Bié province, which is located at the geodesic center of Angola, is sometimes called "The Heart of Angola."

Currently, less than 1% of Bié high school students can pursue higher education.

The Thinker is the national symbol of Angola and depicts King Ekuikui (19th century). He was famous for solving problems by sitting on a stone and thinking.

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