At the ceremony, which took place on Monday morning, in the Noble Hall of the Presidential Palace, the head of state began by wishing "many successes" in the performance of these new functions.
"To the Secretary of State, to the ambassadors, to the vice-governor, I would like to take this opportunity to simply wish them much success in the roles they will now play," he said, in a speech released by the Presidency of the Republic and to which VerAngola had access.
According to João Lourenço, the newly appointed will occupy "functions in different areas", and the important thing is to "enhance" Angola.
"They will occupy positions in different areas. The important thing is to enhance our country, wherever you are, whether here within the country – in the case of the Secretary of State and the Vice-Governor – or outside the country, in the case of our ambassadors," he said.
The President of the Republic ended his speech by wishing everyone "great success".
At the ceremony on Monday, the head of state swore in Domingos da Silva Filipe, for the post of Secretary of State for Public Administration of the Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security, as well as Clara Vieira Tavares, for the post of vice-governor of Cuanza Sul for the Political, Social and Economic Sector.
The four new ambassadors sworn in are: Agostinho Tavares da Silva Neto (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Cape Verde); Evaristo Malheiros Dias da Silva (Permanent Representative of the Republic of Angola to the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries); Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Italy); and Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Hungary).
The ceremony, says the Presidency's note, was attended by the Vice President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, Ministers of State and Ministers, as well as Secretaries of the President of the Republic.
