José Filipe Moraes Cabral
José Filipe Moraes Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1950 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Lydia Reinhold |
| Alma mater | University of Brussels |
José Filipe Moraes Cabral(born 6 December 1950) is aPortugueseacademic, author and diplomat who currently serves as the Portuguese Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Career in the Diplomatic Service
[edit]Cabral joined Portugal's diplomatic service in 1979. From 1982 to 1991 he worked in diplomatic positions in Portugal's missions toCanada,Morocco,Saudi Arabia,and theEuropean Union.
From 1992 to 1993, Moraes Cabral was an advisor to the Portuguese Permanent Representation to theEuropean Union.
In 1999 he became Portugal's ambassador toIsrael,and held this post until 2001, when he became chief of staff toPortuguese PresidentJorge Sampaio.From 2004 to 2008 he was Portuguese ambassador toSpain,and in December 2008 he became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, the most prestigious post in the Portuguese Diplomatic Service.
In November 2011, Cabral wasPresidentof theUnited Nations Security Council.[1]
Education
[edit]The ambassador attended theUniversity of Brussels,graduating with a degree in 'Sciences Politiques et Diplomatiques' which would translate into a present-day degree inInternational Relations,in 1973.
Personal life
[edit]Moraes Cabral married Lydia Reinhold and together they are parents to three children. He holds many honourable distinctions from various countries he has served in including theCommandeur de la Légion D'Honneur,from the French Government.
Notes
[edit]- ^"Security Council Press Statement on Liberia Elections".www.un.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-11-10.
References
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