New York - The Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations (UN), Francisco José da Cruz, presented Wednesday his Letter of Credence to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.
During the ceremony, Francisco da Cruz took the opportunity to reaffirm Angola's engagement and desire to continue to strengthen cooperation with the UN on issues of the international agenda, such as peace and security, development and human rights, within the principle of multilateralism.
Francisco da Cruz also expressed Angola's support for the various initiatives of the UN Secretary-General, with emphasis on the reform of the Security Council, the Common Agenda and the Summit of the Future.
António Guterres, on his turn, said he considered Angola an important pillar of multilateralism in Africa and in a global perspective, having highlighted the leadership and commitment of the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in the continent.
António Guterres stressed that the arrival of the new Ambassador will boost even more the the cooperation relations between Angola and the United Nations.
The accreditation ceremony was witnessed by diplomats of the Angola Permanent Mission and officials of the United Nations Secretariat.
Appointed on March 7, Francisco José da Cruz becomes the 7th Permanent Representative of Angola at the United Nations, in New York, since the country was admitted as a full member on December 1, 1976.
The diplomat has a Master's degree in Business Management, having attended several trainings in International Relations and Human Resources Management.
Francisco da Cruz was, since 2019, Angola's Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission. He also served as Director of the Studies and Analysis Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Director of the America and Europe Directorates, among other functions in various diplomatic representations.
