Francisco Maria de Sousa Ribeiro Telles GCIH • GOM • GCM (born 10 May 1953) is a Portuguese diplomat, who served as the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, from January 2019 until July 2021.[1]
Francisco Ribeiro Telles | |
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8th Executive Secretary of the Lusophone Commonwealth | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 17 July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Maria do Carmo Silveira |
Succeeded by | Zacarias da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 10 May 1953
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Career
editTelles Ribeiro served as Portuguese Ambassador to Cabo Verde (2002-2006), Portuguese Ambassador to Angola (2007-2012), Portuguese Ambassador to Brazil (2012-2016) and Portuguese Ambassador to Italy (2016-2018).[1]