Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima

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Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima
Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde Flag of Cape Verde.svg
In office
August 2007 –February 2014
Succeeded by Fernando Jorge Wahnon Ferreira
Personal details
Born (1948-01-05) 5 January 1948 (age 73)
Dakar, Senegal

Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima (born 5 January 1948) is a Cape Verdean diplomat who was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde from August 2007 to February 2014. Before working for the UN, Monero Lima held multiple positions in External Affairs from 1975 to 1991. He also was an ambassador for Guinea-Bissau and Algeria between 1982 to 1990.

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Early life and education

On 5 January 1948, Monteiro Lima was born in Dakar, Senegal. For his education, he went to France to attend the University of Paris VIII and the Université de Tours. [1]

Career

External Affairs

During his career, Monterio Lima worked in multiple positions for External Affairs. From 1975 to 1981, Monteiro-Lima worked in the External Affairs Ministry as head of the Department of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Later, he was Director-General for the Ministry of External Affairs from 1988 to 1990 and moved on to become External Affairs and Emigration's Secretary of State from 1990 to 1991. [1]

International Relations

Monteiro Lima was an ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1983 to 1990 and Algeria's ambassador from 1982 to 1990. On October 23, 2007, he became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde. [1] In October 2013, Monteiro-Lima signed a letter addressed to Ki-moon that said Cape Verde's government had decided to change the official name of their country to Cabo Verde. [2] In February 2014, Monteiro Lima ended his United Nations position after being replaced by Fernando Jorge Wahnon Ferreira. [3] [4] On the other hand, Monteiro-Lima held multiple positions in diplomacy. His first diplomatic role was as Diplomatic Advisor from 1985 to 1987. Before being appointed as the U.N. ambassador for Cape Verde in 2007, he was a Political Advisor from August 2001 to August 2007. [1]

Music

Monteiro Lima is a member of the musical group Ambassadors Sing for Peace, which released their self-titled album in September 2013. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CAPE VERDE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS". un.org. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cape Verde changes name to "Cabo Verde"". panapress.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Flores Flake, Mary Elizabeth (2018). "Yearbook 2018" (Press release). New York: United Nations. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde Presents Credentials" (Press release). United Nations. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Boesveld, Sarah. "'Music should unite people': Canadian diplomat joins UN ambassadors to 'sing for peace'". news.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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