Francisco Ribeiro Telles
8th Executive Secretary of the
Lusophone Commonwealth
In office
1 January 2019 – 17 July 2021
Preceded byMaria do Carmo Silveira
Succeeded byZacarias da Costa
Personal details
Born (1953-05-10) 10 May 1953 (age 70)
Lisbon, Portugal
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
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Francisco Maria de Sousa Ribeiro Telles GCIHGOMGCM (born 10 May 1953) is a Portuguese diplomat, who served as the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, from January 2019 until July 2021.[1]

Career

Telles Ribeiro served as Portuguese Ambassador to Cabo Verde (2002-2006), Portuguese Ambassador to Angola (2007-2012), Portuguese Ambassador to Brazil (2012-2016) and Portuguese Ambassador to Italy (2016-2018).[1]

Political offices Preceded byMaria do Carmo Silveira Executive Secretary of the CPLP 2019–2021 Succeeded byZacarias da Costa

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