Fernando Neves

Fernando de Mendonça de Oliveira receives the Ordem de Timor-Leste from Francisco Guterres (2019)

Fernando de Mendonça d'Oliveira Neves (* 1946 or 1947 ) is a Portuguese diplomat and politician.

Career

Neves studied law at the University of Lisbon and entered the diplomatic service in November 1974. He was initially embassy attaché to the Portuguese permanent mission to the United Nations and the permanent mission in Brussels . In May 1997, Neves was appointed Foreign Minister's Mission Representative for East Timor , and in the first half of 2000 he became the spokesman for the Portuguese EU Council Presidency .

Neves was Portuguese Ambassador to Angola (February 26, 2001 - September 27, 2002) and Ireland (October 9, 2002 - January 30, 2005) before becoming Portuguese Ambassador to the Netherlands on February 1, 2005 . However, in March of the same year, Neves was appointed the new Secretary of State for European Affairs. He held the office until 2006. Other offices were President of the Institute for Economic Cooperation and Director of the Foreign Policy Department of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

In 2019, Neves received the Ordem de Timor-Leste (Medal) from East Timor's President Francisco Guterres for his services to East Timor.

Publications

O Negociador , 2019.
To Passeio pela Europa , 2019.

Web links

Commons : Fernando Neves - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c RTP: Fernando Neves, novo secretário de Estado dos Assuntos Europeus -Perfil , March 11, 2005 , accessed on September 16, 2019.
^ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Angola at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 16, 2019.
↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors to Ireland at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on September 16, 2019.
↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in the Netherlands at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 16, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Wook.pt: Fernando d'Oliveira Neves , accessed on September 16, 2019.
^ President of East Timor: PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BESTOWS UPON TEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THE ORDER OF TIMOR-LESTE , September 1, 2019 , accessed on September 3, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Neves, Fernando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neves, Fernando Oliveira; Neves, Fernando de Mendonça d'Oliveira (full name); Neves, Fernando de Mendonça de Oliveira (variant)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese diplomat and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
DATE OF DEATH	1946 or 1947

[RTP-1] RTP: Fernando Neves, novo secretário de Estado dos Assuntos Europeus -Perfil , March 11, 2005 , accessed on September 16, 2019.

[2] List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Angola at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 16, 2019.

[3] List of the Portuguese ambassadors to Ireland at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on September 16, 2019.

[4] List of the Portuguese ambassadors in the Netherlands at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 16, 2019.

[Wook-5] Wook.pt: Fernando d'Oliveira Neves , accessed on September 16, 2019.

[pres2019-09-01-6] President of East Timor: PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BESTOWS UPON TEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES THE ORDER OF TIMOR-LESTE , September 1, 2019 , accessed on September 3, 2019.