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Portugal PORTUGAL - H.E. Jorge Manuel da Silva Lopes Credentials: 09.09.2025 Born on March 14, 1962 Two children PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2025-presently Ambassador of Portugal to Austria and Permanent Representative to the UN agencies in Vienna 08/2023 Ambassador (full rank) 11/2022 Head of State Protocol 11/2021 Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 10/2020 Executive Director for North-South Centre of the Council of Europe 09/2016 Ambassador of Portugal to Croatia 08/2013 Minister Plenipotentiary 09/2012 Deputy Head of the State Protocol, MFA 10/2008 Minister-Counsellor/ Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Portugal in The Hague (Diplomatic Mission to the Kingdom of The Netherlands, to the OPCW, to all the International Courts and to all the International Organisations in The Hague). Chargé d’Affaires a.i. (November 2007- April 2008) 02/2008 Coordinator of the 2008 Summit of the Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) 06 – 12/2007 Coordinator of the 1st EU-Brazil Summit (July 2007), the EU- Russia Summit (October 2007), and of the II EU-Africa Summit (December 2007) 11/2006 European Correspondent / Head of CFSP (European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy) Department, MFA 09/2005 Head of the Asia and Oceania Department, MFA 09/2004 Director of the Ceremonial and State and Official Visits Department at the State Protocol, MFA 04/2002 Counsellor of Embassy 09/2000 Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Portugal in Copenhagen (accredited to the Kingdom of Denmark and to the Republic of Lithuania). Chargé d’Affaires a.i. (September 2000-December 2000) 10/1995 Counsellor at the Embassy of Portugal in Paris (accredited to the French Republic and to International Organisations in Paris) 10/1999 Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime-Minister of Portugal (XII Portuguese Constitutional Government) 07/1992 Secretary of Embassy 01/1990 Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime-Minister of Portugal (XI Portuguese Constitutional Government) 02/1990 Attaché of Embassy 07/1989 Junior Officer at the State Protocol EDUCATION Degree in Legal-Political Sciences by the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law AWARDS Grand Cross of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, Portugal Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Portugal Commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, Portugal Colar of the Order of Duke Branimir, Croatia Commander of the Order of Rio Branco, Brazil Commander of the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, Denmark Commander of the Order of Pio IX, Holy See Commander of the Order of Merit, Lithuania Venera (Commander) of the Order of the Aguila Azteca, Mexico Commander of the Order of Merit, Peru Commander of the Order of Merito Civil, Spain Officer of the Order of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil Officer of the Order of Bernardo O`Higgins, Chile Officer of the Order of Merit, Côte d’Ivoire Officer of the Order of Merit, Germany Officer of the Order of the White Rose, Finland Officer of the Order of the Ouissam Alauite, Morocco Officer of the Order of the Republic, Tunisia Knight of the Order of Merit, Cyprus Knight of the Order of the Legion d’Honneur, France Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, The Netherlands Medal D. Nuno Álvares Pereira – Merit, of the Republican National Guard (GNR), Portugal LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish Fotos: Ronja Klima und Peter Lechner/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Portugal

PORTUGAL - H.E. Jorge Manuel da Silva Lopes

Credentials: 09.09.2025

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Born on March 14, 1962
Two children

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2025-presently Ambassador of Portugal to Austria and Permanent Representative to the UN agencies in Vienna

08/2023 Ambassador (full rank)

11/2022 Head of State Protocol

11/2021 Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023

10/2020 Executive Director for North-South Centre of the Council of Europe

09/2016 Ambassador of Portugal to Croatia

08/2013 Minister Plenipotentiary

09/2012 Deputy Head of the State Protocol, MFA

10/2008 Minister-Counsellor/ Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Portugal in The Hague (Diplomatic Mission to the Kingdom of The Netherlands, to the OPCW, to all the International Courts and to all the International Organisations in The Hague). Chargé d’Affaires a.i. (November 2007- April 2008)

02/2008 Coordinator of the 2008 Summit of the Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)

06 – 12/2007 Coordinator of the 1st EU-Brazil Summit (July 2007), the EU- Russia Summit (October 2007), and of the II EU-Africa Summit (December 2007)

11/2006 European Correspondent / Head of CFSP (European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy) Department, MFA

09/2005 Head of the Asia and Oceania Department, MFA

09/2004 Director of the Ceremonial and State and Official Visits Department at the State Protocol, MFA

04/2002 Counsellor of Embassy

09/2000 Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Portugal in Copenhagen (accredited to the Kingdom of Denmark and to the Republic of Lithuania). Chargé d’Affaires a.i. (September 2000-December 2000)

10/1995 Counsellor at the Embassy of Portugal in Paris (accredited to the French Republic and to International Organisations in Paris)

10/1999 Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime-Minister of Portugal (XII Portuguese Constitutional Government)

07/1992 Secretary of Embassy

01/1990 Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime-Minister of Portugal (XI Portuguese Constitutional Government)

02/1990 Attaché of Embassy

07/1989 Junior Officer at the State Protocol

EDUCATION

Degree in Legal-Political Sciences by the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law

AWARDS

Grand Cross of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, Portugal Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Portugal

Commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, Portugal Colar of the Order of Duke Branimir, Croatia

Commander of the Order of Rio Branco, Brazil

Commander of the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile

Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, Denmark

Commander of the Order of Pio IX, Holy See Commander of the Order of Merit, Lithuania

Venera (Commander) of the Order of the Aguila Azteca, Mexico

Commander of the Order of Merit, Peru

Commander of the Order of Merito Civil, Spain

Officer of the Order of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil

Officer of the Order of Bernardo O`Higgins, Chile

Officer of the Order of Merit, Côte d’Ivoire

Officer of the Order of Merit, Germany

Officer of the Order of the White Rose, Finland

Officer of the Order of the Ouissam Alauite, Morocco

Officer of the Order of the Republic, Tunisia

Knight of the Order of Merit, Cyprus

Knight of the Order of the Legion d’Honneur, France

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, The Netherlands

Medal D. Nuno Álvares Pereira – Merit, of the Republican National Guard (GNR), Portugal

LANGUAGES

English, French, Spanish

Fotos: Ronja Klima und Peter Lechner/HBF

Portugal PORTUGAL - H.E. Jorge Manuel da Silva Lopes

Credentials: 09.09.2025

Portugal

PORTUGAL - H.E. Jorge Manuel da Silva Lopes