Angelina Jolie adopts

Mar 15, 2007, 13:10 GMT

Angelina Jolie - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Angelina Jolie has officially adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy.

The actress travelled to the Tam Binh orphanage, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, to collect Pax Thien earlier today (15.03.07).

Staff and children gathered to welcome Angelina and her adopted Cambodian son Maddox, five, as they arrived in a Toyota minivan with dark windows.

Nguyen Van Trung, director of the orphanage, said: "This morning he woke up at six, just like all the children.

"He put on new clothes, and he was very excited."

Angelina then visited the Department of Justice in Ho Chi Minh City, where she took part in a ceremony granting her official possession of the child.

Trevor Neilson, Angelina's adviser on international affairs, revealed she has changed his name to Pax Thien Jolie.

Pax means peace in Latin, while Thien is Vietnamese for sky.

Angelina is expected to meet with US consular officials who must review the adoption before a passport can be issued for Pax.

Pax has been living at the orphanage since he was abandoned by his parents at a hospital.

Angelina, 31 - who is not married to Brad Pitt - has made a solo application to become the child's parent because it is difficult for unmarried couples to adopt under Vietnamese law.

Angelina and Brad, 43, jointly adopted two-year-old Ethiopian baby Zahara.

Brad is a legal guardian to Maddox, and the couple also have a 10-month-old biological daughter, Shiloh.

(C) BANG Media International