Washington - Actress Angelina Jolie became an official member of the Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday.

The honour of being a member of the council has been conferred on Jolie for her invaluable contribution to the advancement of charitable works around the world.

She is now among former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, ABC's Diane Sawyer, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and journalist Tom Brokaw who comprise in the membership of the prestigious think tank.

Jolie, already a UN Goodwill Ambassador, was nominated and recommended for approval by the CFR membership earlier this year.

"Angelina Jolie is accomplished in her field and has demonstrated serious interest in issues such as Darfur, international education and refugees," says People magazine quoted Lisa Shields, Vice President of communications at CFR, as saying.

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

In the recent publication of a magazine, Jolie has expressed her desire to be remembered for her humanitarian work, not as an actress.

"When I die, do I want to be remembered as an actress? No." Esquire quoted her as saying.

"I recently had a column published in a newspaper and at the end it didn't say I was an actress. It said that I was a UN Goodwill Ambassador - that's all. And I was really proud," she added.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921. Through its membership, meetings, and studies, it has been called the most powerful agent of United States foreign policy outside the State Department.