Luanda - The Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Scott Nathan, arrived in Luanda Wednesday to attend the inauguration of the re-elected President of Angola, Joao Lourenço.
Dispatched by the US President, Joe Biden, Scott Nathan leads a delegation, which includes the US Ambassador to Angola, Tulinabo Mushingi, and the deputy head of the US Military Command for Africa, Andrew Robert Young.
Angola and the United States signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2010 and cooperate in several areas, especially trade, finance, energy, manufacturing, security, health, and justice.
Angola is the third largest U.S. trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa due mainly to crude oil exports.
The inauguration ceremony of João Lourenço, reelected in the August 24 elections, takes place Thursday in Luanda’s Republic Square, in Luanda.
The swearing-in ceremony of the re-elected president of Angola, João Lourenço, will be attended Thursday in Luanda by roughly 15,000 national and foreign guests, including Heads of State and Governments, as well as representatives of several regional, continental and world organizations.
In addition to President João Lourenço, the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança Costa, will also be inaugurated.
MPLA won the fifth general elections held in Angola with 51.17 percent of votes electing 124 deputies to the National Assembly (Angolan parliament).
