João Hall Themido Explained

João Manuel Hall Themido (6 January 1924^[1] – 7 November 2017) was a Portuguese diplomat who was Portugal's Ambassador to the United States from 1971 to 1981,^[2] as well as Portugal's Ambassador to the United Kingdom (from 19 March 1984^[3] to 1989) and to Italy (from April 1968).^[4] He retired in 1989, having begun his career with the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in 1947, and been one of only a few Portuguese Ambassadors to stay in post following the Coup of 25 November 1975.^[5]

Hall Themido was awarded Portugal's Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, Valor, Lealdade e Mérito (Grã-Cruz) in 1984.

Books

• Hall Themido, João (1995), Dez anos em Washington, 1971-1981: As verdades e os mitos nas relacoes luso-americanas (Caminhos da memoria), Publicacoes Dom Quixote,
• Hall Themido, João (2008), Uma autobiografia disfarçada, [Lisboa]: Inst. Diplomático - Min. dos Negócios Estrangeiros.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diplomatic and Consular Year Book. 1985.
2. Hall Themido, João (1995), Dez anos em Washington, 1971-1981: As verdades e os mitos nas relacoes luso-americanas (Caminhos da memoria), Publicacoes Dom Quixote,
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=aGkkAQAAIAAJ The London Diplomatic List
4. Vera Margarida Coimbra de Matos (2010), Portugal e Itália: relações diplomáticas (1943-1974), Imprensa da Univ. de Coimbra, p162
5. José Pedro Castanheira, Expresso, 1 November 2008, Aristides de Sousa Mendes é um "mito criado por judeus"