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NATO Permanent Representative of Portugal

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Ambassador Antnio Martins da Cruz

1995 -

Born 28 December 1946

Married 1977 Rose-Marie Champ. One daughter born 1985

1965-'70 :

University of Lisbon, Law School

1970-'71 :

University of Geneva, International and European Relations

1972 :

Joined Portuguese diplomatic service

1972-'74 :

• Department of International Economic Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  
• Attaché 1972
  
• Third, later Second Secretary 1974

1975 :

Mozambique (Embassy)

1976-'79 :

Cairo (Embassy)

1979-'84 :

• Geneva (Permanent Mission to the United Nations).
  
• First Secretary 1979.
  
• Counsellor 1984.

1984-'85 :

Director of the European Communities Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

1985-'94 :

Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Portugal and Head of the Diplomatic Department at the Prime Minister's Office.

1990

Minister plenipotentiary

1995

Ambassador

January 1995

Permanent Representative to the Western European Union

Jan. 1995 - Jul. 1995

President of the Permanent Council of the Western European Union

Jul. 1995 - Jul. 1996

President of the Transatlantic Forum of the Western European Union

Professor of International Relations (Lusiada University, Lisbon).

Ambassador Martins da Cruz took up his functions in January 1995.

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