João de Vallera
Portuguese diplomat (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
João de Vallera (born 1 June 1950) is a Portuguese diplomat. Born in Angola, de Vallera spent 15 years in Brussels working for the European Union before becoming a diplomat.[citation needed] He has served as Portugal's ambassador to Spain, Ireland (1998–2001), Germany (2002–07), the United States (2007–2010),[1] and the United Kingdom (2011–2016).
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João de Vallera | |
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Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 1 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | António Santana Carlos |
Succeeded by | Manuel Lobo Antunes |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-06-01) 1 June 1950 (age 73) Malange, Angola |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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He was a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal) on 23 July 1998.[2]