Francisco Seixas da Costa
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Order of Christ (Portugal)
The Military Order of Christ previously the Royal Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312...
(Vila Real
Vila Real, Portugal
Vila Real is a city in Vila Real Municipality, Trás-os-Montes, northern Portugal.According to the 2001 census, the city had a total of 24,481 inhabitants.- History :...
, 1948) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
diplomat and former politician. He is the current Portuguese ambassador to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Professional biography
- 1975 - Career diplomat, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 1979/82 - Embassy of Portugal in Oslo, Norway;
- 1982/86 - Embassy of Portugal in Luanda, Angola;
- 1986/87 - Head of Division, European Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon;
- 1987/90 - Adviser to the Secretary of State for Development Co-operation;
- 1990/94 - Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Portugal in London, UK;
- 1994/95 - Deputy Director-General for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon;
- 1995/01 - Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) for European Affairs;
- 2001/02 - Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York;
- 2002/04 - Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna;
- 2004/08 - Ambassador to Brazil.