BORN:
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27 May 1958, Lisbon
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AGE:
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54
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MARITAL STATUS:
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Married to Mdm Rocio del Pilar Mesia Medina
Three children |
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EDUCATION:
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Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Nice, France
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Master of Science in Economics, University of Paris I- Sorbonne, France
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Diplôme d’Études Supérieures (Specialised Graduate Degree) in International Marketing, University of Paris I- Sorbonne, France
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CAREER:
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1983 - 1985
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Directorate General (DG) for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Lisbon;
Advisor to the Secretary of State for International Cooperation
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1985 - 1986
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Department of International Marketing, Banque Franco-Portugaise, Paris, France
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1987
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Officer in charge of bilateral cultural affairs, DG for Political Affairs, MFA, Lisbon
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CAREER:
(Cont’d)
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1988 - 1990
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Administrator for the European Development Fund (ERDF), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium - responsible for Portugal's desk
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1990 - 1992
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DG for Multilateral Affairs, MFA (in charge of UN Economic Commission, UNIDO-United Nations Industrial Development Organization and IAEA-International Atomic Energy Agency)
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1993 - 1996
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Head of the Orient Foundation in Goa, India;
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University Lusíada, Lisbon and Chair of International Cooperation and Development
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1996
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Advisor to the Director-General for Political Affairs, MFA
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1997 - 1999
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Head of the Office of Special Political Affairs: Timor-Leste, MFA
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1999 - 2000
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Head of the Advanced Portuguese Observation Mission on the referendum for the independence of Timor-Leste, Interests Section of Portugal in Jakarta;
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Portugal, Jakarta
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Mar - Aug 2001
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Auditor, NATO's Defence College Senior Course, Rome
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2001 - 2005
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Counsellor, Delegation of Portugal to NATO, Brussels
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2005 - 2008
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Consul-General in Marseille, France and Monaco
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CAREER:
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2008 - 2011
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Head of the Asia-Pacific Department, MFA;
Asia-Europe Meeting Senior Official
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2 May 2011
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Chargé d’Affaires en pied, Embassy of Portugal, Singapore
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16 Mar 2012
to date
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Governor for Portugal, Asia-Europe Foundation
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25 Apr 2013
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Ambassador of Portugal to Singapore
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LANGUAGES:
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Fluent in Portuguese, French, English and Spanish
Basic German
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