Nina Maria Fite
United States Ambassador to Angola
In office
February 14, 2018  November 8, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byHelen La Lime
Succeeded byTulinabo S. Mushingi
Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, Canada
In office
September 9, 2014  August 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Personal details
EducationCarnegie 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]

Personal life

Fite speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Hungarian.[3]

References

  1. "Ambassador Nina Maria Fite - U.S. Embassy in Angola". 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. Bruemmer, Rene (July 26, 2017). "Outgoing U.S. consul general praises Montreal, bemoans Habs trades". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017 via National Archives.
  4. 1 2 "PN906 - Nomination of Nina Maria Fite for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. November 2, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. "Nina Marie Fite - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. "Chargé d'Affaires Greg Segas". Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. "Consul General Nina Maria Fite". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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