List of permanent representatives of East Timor to the United Nations

This list includes the permanent representatives of East Timor to the United Nations (UN) in New York and Geneva . The Permanent Mission of East Timor is located at 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 441, New York, NY 10017, USA .

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New Zealand UN vehicles in East Timor (2002)

The proclamation of East Timor's independence on November 28, 1975 was not recognized internationally. On December 7th, Indonesia began the open invasion and occupied the country until 1999. The East Timorese resistance movement had official representatives at the United Nations in New York at this time.

After the successful independence referendum in East Timor in 1999 , the country came under UN administration . The dismissal into independence on 20 May 2002. The accession of East Timor to the United Nations on 27 September 2002. In addition to the Mission in New York East Timor in Geneva a mission that at the same time as a message for Switzerland and Monaco is .

From 1999 to 2012 there was a UN special envoy for East Timor who led the various UN missions in the country.

Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations in New York

Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations in New York

Surname	Term of office	Remarks
José Ramos-Horta	1976-1986	Permanent representative of FRETILIN
José Luís Guterres		Permanent representative of the East Timorese resistance movement
Constâncio Pinto	1999-2003	Senior diplomat , also for the USA
José Luís Guterres	2003-2006	Accreditation on May 8, 2003. First permanent representative of the recognized state of East Timor to the United Nations. At the same time ambassador to the USA .
Nelson Santos	2007-2010	Accreditation: February 7, 2007
Sofia Borges	2010-2016	Accreditation on March 4, 2010
Milena Pires	since 2016	Appointment on February 11, 2016, accreditation on April 12.

Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations in Geneva

Permanent Representative of East Timor to the United Nations in Geneva

Surname	Term of office	Remarks
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Joaquim da Fonseca	2009-2013	accredited as ambassador to Switzerland from May 7, 2009, and ambassador to Monaco from May 28, 2010
Marciano da Silva	since 2013	Appointed on August 6, 2013; since 2015 ambassador in Monaco

See also

• History of East Timor

Web links

Commons : UN in East Timor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of Trade, Industry and the Environment: Biografia Vice Ministro ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 4, 2015. 
2. ↑ UNMIT : List of High State Officials & Senior Civil Servants (Level 6 & 7) , July 2009 , accessed July 14, 2016.
3. ↑ United Nations: NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TIMOR-LESTE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS , February 7, 2007 , accessed July 15, 2016.
4. ↑ Embassies, Missions and Consulates of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Abroad ( English ) Retrieved on June 26, 2014.
5. ↑ United Nations: New Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste Presents Credentials , accessed July 6, 2016.
6. ↑ The President of East Timor's Facebook page: Prezidente Repúblika Taur Matan Ruak fó pose ba Emabixadores , February 11, 2016 , accessed on February 16, 2016.
7. ↑ United Nations: New Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste Presents Credentials , accessed April 13, 2016.