'Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca' (born
17 May 1944) is a
Cape Verdean diplomat and civil servant.
Personal
da Fonseca was born 17 May 1944 in
Santo Antao, Cape Verde. He is married and has two children.
Diplomat
da Fonseca has took a position as the ambassador to
the Netherlands and
European Community from 1987-1991, then
Russia and the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (1991-1994), to
Austria (1999-2001) and the United Nations (2001-2004). Since July 2004, da Fonseca has been the Executive Secretary of the
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
Foreign ministry
From 1995-1997, he served as director general for Political and Cultural Affairs. Then from 1997-1999, da Fonseca was the Director General for Foreign Policy.
Sources
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United Nations biography