José Patrício

José Patrício (born 9 March 1954 in Luanda) is an Angolan politician who served as the ambassador of Angola to the United Nations from 2000 to 2001. He replaced Afonso Van-Dúnem M'Binda and preceded Gaspar Martins.

José Patrício served as an Angolan Ambassador to the United Nations and has previously served as Angolan Ambassador to Portugal and also opened the country's embassy in Washington D.C in 1993. Prior to that, Ambassador Patrício served as Information Secretary in the Office of the President. In 1993 he was named by the World Economic Forum as one of the 200 Leaders of the Future. Provided by Wikipedia