H.E. Mr. Francisco Duarte Lopes
Permanent Representative (DPC: 13 September 2017)
- Office of the Permanent Representative
Mr. Nuno Vaultier Mathias
Minister Counsellor
Deputy Permanent Representative
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Mr. Stefano Guerra
- Office of the Deputy Permanent Representative
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2912 - Email: dpr.ny@mne.pt
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Mr. José Ataíde Amaral
Minister Counsellor
- Political Coordinator
- UNGA: 1st Committee
- Americas
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2238 - Email: jose.ataideamaral@mne.pt
Mr. Paulo Martins dos Santos
Minister Counsellor
- UNGA – 5th Committee
- UN reform; UNSC reform and UNGA revitalization
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2918 - Email: paulo.santos@mne.pt
Mr. Paulo Lopes da Graça
Counsellor
- Africa
- PBC, PBF and PBSO
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2911 - Email: paulo.graca@mne.pt
Mr. Ivo Fernandes Inácio
First Secretary
- UNGA – 4th Committee
- Europe, Maghreb and Middle East
- Counter-terrorism
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2917 - Email: ivo.inacio@mne.pt
Mr. João Correia Camilo
First Secretary
- Election Officer
- Asia
- Humanitarian Affairs; Refugees and Indigenous Peoples
- Education
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2805 - Email: joao.camilo@mne.pt
Mrs. Joana Estrela
First Secretary
- UNGA - 3rd Committee
- UNSC - “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) and “Youth, Peace and Security” (YPS)
- ECOSOC - Commission on the Status of Women (CSW); NGOs Committee; Commission for Social Development (CSocD) and ECOSOC Youth Forum
- UNODC, UN-Women
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2909 - Email: joana.estrela@mne.pt
Mr. Afonso Lages dos Santos
First Secretary
- UNGA - 2nd Committee: Migrations and IOM
- 2030 Agenda / SDGs
- ECOSOC: Commission on Population and Development; Social development; Development Policy Committee; Poverty Reduction
- Environment
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Funds and Programmes: UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UN-HABITAT, UNICEF
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2801 - Email: afonso.lages@mne.pt
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Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Thó Monteiro
Military Counsellor
- Peacekeeping
- Military Staff Committee (MSC)
- Special Committee on PKOs (C34)
- Reform of the Security Sector
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2803 - Email: francisco.monteiro@mne.pt
Mr. Jorge Castelbranco Soares
Technical Counsellor
- UNGA - 2nd Committee: Macroeconomic Issues, Funds and Programs: WFP
- ECOSOC: Science and Technology for Development; UN Forum on Forests; UNAIDS; UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN); Statistical Commission
- Financing for Development; Tax matters; Agriculture; Health; Transports and road safety; Globalization
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2809 - Email: jorge.castelbranco@mne.pt
Mr. Sérgio Alves de Carvalho
Legal Advisor
- UNGA - 6th Committee
- International Law Commission; International Tribunals
- Sanctions (legal issues)
- Special Committee on the Charter
- Sea and Oceans
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2808 - Email: sergio.carvalho@mne.pt
Mr. José António Palma
Technical Counsellor
- ICT - Information and Communications Technology
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2815 - Email: jose.palma@mne.pt
Mrs. Angelina Maria Fernandes
- Administration
Tel: +1 212 759 9444 Ext. 2903 - Email: angelina.fernandes@mne.pt


