Jolie joins prestigious US think-tank

Updated 17.40 Fri Jun 08 2007
Keywords: Brad Pitt, think-tank, Angelina Jolie

Hollywood A-lister and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has joined a prestigious US foreign policy think-tank.

Jolie, 32, was nominated and recommended for approval by members of the Council on Foreign Relations and joins the likes of presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the CFR.

"Angelina Jolie is accomplished in her field and has demonstrated serious interest in issues such as Darfur, international education and refugees" - CFR spokeswoman Lisa Shields

Spokeswoman Lisa Shields said: "Angelina Jolie is accomplished in her field and has demonstrated serious interest in issues such as Darfur, international education and refugees.

"As such, her profile fits very well with other young professionals we've selected as the next generation of foreign policy leaders."

The Oscar-winning star began her humanitarian work in 2001, when she first joined the UN refugee agency after visiting Cambodia while filming Tomb Raider, the country where she also adopted her first child, five-year-old Maddox.

Jolie says in a forthcoming interview that she wants to be remembered for her humanitarian work.

"I have no animosity toward Hollywood or the demands of the red carpet, all that silliness. That's my job, and I'm happy to have it. But when I die, do I want to be remembered as an actress? No."

Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt, 43, have four children - Maddox, Pax Thien, three, who was adopted from Vietnam; Zahara, two, who was adopted from Ethiopia and Shiloh who was born to the couple a year ago.

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