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João Vale De Almeida
João Vale de Almeida (born 29 January 1957 in Lisbon) is a former senior European diplomat and Portuguese national. Vale de Almeida was Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations from 2015 to 2019 and Ambassador of the European Union to the United States from 2010 to 2014. He was appointed "the first head of the future EU delegation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" on 1 February 2020. Biography Vale de Almeida read history at the University of Lisbon before pursuing further studies in journalism and management in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. After working as a journalist for seven years, in 1982 he joined the European Commission delegation in Lisbon. During his time in the Commission he worked under presidents Jacques Delors, Jacques Santer, Romano Prodi and José Manuel Barroso. Under Santer, in 1995, he became deputy chief spokesman for the EC. In 1997 he was promoted Director for Information, Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union Delegation To The United Kingdom
The Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom, formerly known as Representative of the European Union (specifically the Representative of the European Commission and the Representative of the European Parliament) in London are the diplomatic missions of the European Commission and the European Parliament in the United Kingdom. They are both located in Europe House, 32 Smith Square. The building was formerly the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party's Conservative Central Office, Central Office from the late 1950s until 2004 and was famous as the place where the Conservatives planned and celebrated their election victories. It was then left vacant until 2009 when the EU chose it as their new London office, along with a new personalised postcode – SW1P 3EU. There was some criticism of the amount spent by the EU in acquiring and updating the interior of the building, with £20 million spent on purchasing the property and £5 million on revamping the building. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
