Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima
H.E. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima | |
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Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde  | |
| Assumed office August 2007 | |
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| Born | January 5, 1948 Dakar, Senegal |
Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima (born 5 January 1948, Dakar, Senegal) is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde, taking office August 2007. He is married with five children.
Education
Monteiro-Lima received his education from the University of Paris VIII or University of Vincennes, in Saint-Denis and the Université de Tours, both in France.
Career
Monteiro Lima was the Political and Diplomatic Adviser to the President, and concurrently, Head of State's Permanent Representative to the International Organization of La Francophonie and Chairman of the National Francophonie Committee, prior to his taking office at the United Nations. He also served as Director of the Communications, Compensation and Development Fund of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lomé, Togo, as well as, the Fund's Secretary-General. Other diplomatic and political posts Monteiro Lima has had include, Secretary of State for External Affairs and Emigration; Director-General for Political, Economic and Cultural Affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs; Diplomatic Adviser to the Presidency; non-resident Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Guinea-Bissau (1983–1990) and Algeria (1982–1990); and Chief of the Africa, Asia and Oceania Department in the Directorate-General of Political, Economic and Cultural Affairs at the External Affairs Ministry.
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