Agostinho Domingos Caholo Duarte, Deputy Director

Born in Malange Province, Mr. Duarte has been Deputy Director for Technical Affairs since August 2002. Currently preparing his doctoral thesis on fishing communities in Angola, he holds a degree in Biology from the Angolan University and an MSc degree in marine biology from the University of Cape Town. Before his appointment as Deputy Director, Mr. Duarte has worked as senior researcher at the Institute of Marine Research in Luanda for 10 years. Following his post-degree studies in botany at the Agronomy University Institute in Portugal, he worked in the National Centre of Scientific Research as a botanist. He has also worked as an agricultural technician, and has served in the Angolan army’s maritime war section. Mr. Duarte is fluent in Portuguese, speaks English and French, and has excellent computer skills.