Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca
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Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca (born 17 May 1944 in Santo Antao
) is a Cape Verde
an diplomat and civil servant.
Fonseca has taken a position as the ambassador to the Netherlands and European Community from 1987-1991, then Russia
and the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) (1991-1994), to Austria
(1999-2001) and the United Nations (2001-2004). From July 2004 to 2008, da Fonseca was the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
From 1995-1997, he served as director general for Political and Cultural Affairs. Then from 1997-1999, da Fonseca was the Director General for Foreign Policy.
He is married and has two children.
Santo Antão
Santo Antão , or Sontonton in Cape Verdean Creole, is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. The nearest main island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by a channel named Canal de São Vicente...
) is a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an diplomat and civil servant.
Fonseca has taken a position as the ambassador to the Netherlands and European Community from 1987-1991, then Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
(CIS) (1991-1994), to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(1999-2001) and the United Nations (2001-2004). From July 2004 to 2008, da Fonseca was the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
From 1995-1997, he served as director general for Political and Cultural Affairs. Then from 1997-1999, da Fonseca was the Director General for Foreign Policy.
He is married and has two children.