João de Vallera

João de Vallera
João de Vallera
Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
	In office; 19 January 2011 – 1 August 2016
Preceded by	António Santana Carlos
Succeeded by	Manuel Lobo Antunes
Personal details
Born	1 June 1950 (age 74); Malange, Angola
Alma mater	University of Lisbon

João de Vallera is the former Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom. de Vallera was born in Angola and spent 15 years in Brussels working for the EU before becoming a diplomat.^{[citation needed]} He has served as Portugal's ambassador to Spain, Ireland (1998-2001), Germany (2002–07) and to the United States (2007-2010).^[1]

Recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal) on 23 July 1998.^[2]

References

^ Portrait of an Ambassador - João de Vallera Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, embassymagazine
^ "Cidadãos Portugueses Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" [Portuguese Citizens Granted with Portuguese Orders] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2017-03-19. Search result for"Manuel José Pinto Osório".

Political offices
Preceded by António Santana Carlos	Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom 2011–2016	Succeeded by Manuel Lobo Antunes

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[1] Portrait of an Ambassador - João de Vallera Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, embassymagazine

[2] "Cidadãos Portugueses Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" [Portuguese Citizens Granted with Portuguese Orders] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2017-03-19. Search result for"Manuel José Pinto Osório".

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