Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho is an Angolan diplomat who was the ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union[1] from 2009 to 2018. She was replaced by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti.[2]
Simbrão studied at Angola's Agostinho Neto University where she earned a degree in law. She joined the Ministry of External Relations in 1976, where she undertook several notable assignments, in particular serving as the president's secretary for foreign affairs from 1986 to 1990. After a period as counselor at the Angolan Embassy in Bonn, she served as director general of Legal and Consular Affairs and Litigation at the Foreign Ministry from 1994 to 1999. She was then appointed consul general in Lisbon where she served until 2007.[3]
She was appointed Angolan ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union in April 2009. In January 2013, on Angola's National Culture Day, she emphasized the need for investment in arts courses, the preservation of built heritage and cultural research in Angola.[4]
After nine years of service, Simbrão was relieved of her functions as Belgian ambassador by President João Lourenço in February 2018.[5] She was replaced by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti who served until March 2020.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Diplomat in Belgium highlights Angola's contribution to peace". Angola Press. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
"Angola: Diplomat in Belgium Highlights Angola's Contribution to Peace". All Africa. Angola Press. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2022. - ^ "Appointment of H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, as the Head of Mission of the Republic of Angola to the European Union to replace H.E. Ms Maria Elizabeth Augusto Simbrão de Carvalho" (PDF). General Secretariat of the Council. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Nova embaixadora na Bélgica apresenta sexta-feira cartas figuradas" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Angola: Ambassador Elizabeth Simbrão Speaks of Angolan Culture in Belgium". All Africa. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Angola: President Sacks Ambassadors". All Africa. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Bultynck, Guy. "You knew him as Ambassador of Angola, come and meet him as the future Secretary General of the ACP, H.E. Dr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti !". CBL ACP. Retrieved 27 February 2020.