Georgina Maria Augusta Benrós de Mello (born December 1, 1953) is a Cape Verdean economist and former director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries from 2014 to 2020.
Georgina Mello | |
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| Born | 1 December 1953 |
Biography edit
Education edit
Georgina Benrós de Mello was born in the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. After her education in Paul in the island of Santo Antão, she studied economics at the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão in Lisbon. After she received her license, she attended at CENFA in Cape Verde, FUNDAP in Brazil and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Later, she graduated in tourist and development studies at the University of Cape Verde with a work entitled "Virtual Museums of the Countryside of Cape Verde: For an Alternative Touristic Model" ("Museu virtual de paisagens de Cabo Verde – Por um modelo alternativo de turismo")[1]
Career edit
After finishing her studies, she worked as an economist, she travelled to East Timor where she was an agent for investitures and exports.[1]
Director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries edit
In February 2014, she became director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.[2] She succeeded the chairman from Guinea-Bissau Hélder Vaz Lopes.[3] In February 2020, she was succeeded as director-general by Armindo de Brito Fernandes of São Tomé and Príncipe.[4]
In 2015, Mello received a Women's Award,[5] an award for outstanding achievement of Portuguese women.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Director General". www.cplp.org. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Director General". CPLP. 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello, New direction in the CPLP" (in Portuguese). CEO Lusófono. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Armindo de Brito Fernandes". CPLP. 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello distinguished with Femina Prize of Honor". A Semana. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello agraciada com Prémio Femina 2015 que distingue mulheres portuguesas e da lusofonia". A Nação (in Portuguese). September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "A força da mulher lusófona: conheça os nomes destacados no Prêmio Femina 2015" (in Portuguese). Conexão Lusófona. Retrieved 21 September 2016.