Francisco Ribeiro Telles Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Francisco Ribeiro Telles
Office:8th Executive Secretary of the
Lusophone Commonwealth
Term Start:1 January 2019
Term End:17 July 2021
Predecessor:Maria do Carmo Silveira
Successor:Zacarias da Costa
Birth Date:10 May 1953
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Alma Mater:University of Lisbon

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cplp.org/id-2431.aspx CPLP - Francisco Telles Ribeiro