Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca
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 taken 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). From July 2004 to 2008, da Fonseca was 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.