Nina Maria Fite | |
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9th 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 Chargéd'Affaires ad interim Moldova on July 10,2024. [8]
In addition to English,Fite speaks Portuguese,French,Spanish,and Hungarian. [3]