Nina Maria Fite
Nina Maria Fite | |
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United States Ambassador to Angola | |
In office February 14, 2018 – November 8, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Helen La Lime |
Succeeded by | Tulinabo S. Mushingi |
Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, Canada | |
In office September 9, 2014 – August 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Personal details | |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University National Defense University Thunderbird School of Global Management |
Nina Maria Fite is an American diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from 2018 to 2021.[1] Prior to assuming her role as ambassador, Fite served as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, Canada.[2] Since becoming a diplomat in 1990, Fite has served at seven U.S. overseas missions.[3] On September 2, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Fite to serve as an ambassador of the United States to Angola.[3] On September 5, 2017, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] Her nomination was reported favorably out of committee on October 26. She was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on November 2, 2017.[4] She presented her credentials on February 14, 2018.[5] Her term as ambassador ended on November 8, 2021.[6] Fite's diplomatic assignments have included posts in Lahore as Consul General, in Kabul as Deputy Economic Counselor, and in Luanda as the Political/Economic Section Chief. She has also been on assignment with the Office of the United States Trade Representative.[7] She appointed Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Moldova on July 10, 2024.[8]
Personal life
Fite speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Hungarian.[3]
References
- ^ "Ambassador Nina Maria Fite - U.S. Embassy in Angola". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Bruemmer, Rene (July 26, 2017). "Outgoing U.S. consul general praises Montreal, bemoans Habs trades". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b "PN906 - Nomination of Nina Maria Fite for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. November 2, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Nina Marie Fite - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires Greg Segas". Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Consul General Nina Maria Fite". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ https://md.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/
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Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Angola 2018–2021 | Succeeded by |
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