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DIPLOMATIE
BOTSCHAFTER
MOLDOVA
NIGERIA
PORTUGAL
H.E. Victor
Osipov
Born on October 8,
1971, Popeasca village,
Republic of Moldova,
married, three children
H.E. Vivian
Nwunaku Rose
Okeke
Married, four children
H.E. António de
Almeida Ribeiro
born on the 22 nd of
August 1955 in Lisbon
EDUCATION
• 1988 – 1993: State University of
Moldova, Faculty of Journalism and
Communication Sciences
• 2008: European Institute of Political
Science of the Republic of Moldova
within the Council of Europe
• 2015: Special Training in Security
Analyses and Strategies for high
level officials of the Moldavan Government,
George C. Marshall European
Center for Security Studies in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• 2009 –2011: Deputy Prime Minister
(for Country Reintegration), Government
of the Republic of Moldova
• 2011 – 2014: Independent Expert in
politics, electoral and public administration
areas
• 2013 – 2014: CMI Political Expert
(Crises Management Initiative
founded by Martti Ahtisaari)
Program for Transnistrian Conflict
Management
• 2015 – 2016: Deputy Prime Minister
(for Country Reintegration) in two
consecutive cabinets of the Government
of the Republic of Moldova
(PM Chiril Gaburici / PM Valeriu
Strelet)
• 2016-2017: Independent Expert in
politics, electoral and public administration
areas
EDUCATION
• B.Sc. in International studies from
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Nigeria
• M.Sc. in Political Science from the
University of Lagos, Nigeria
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• 1993-1998: First Secretary, Embassy
of Nigeria in Brussels, Belgium
• 1998-2001: Special Assistant to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dubem
Onyia
• 2002-2006: Head of Chancery,
Consulate-General of Nigeria in New
York, United States
• 2006-2008: Special Assistant to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joy
Ogwu
• 2008-2010: Deputy Director of the
First United Nations Division, in
charge of the First Committee
• 2010-2014: Minister (Economic) at
the Nigerian Embassy in Washington
D.C., United States
• 2014-2015: Director of the Joint
Commission, Trade and Investment
Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Nigeria
• since 2015: Director of the America
and Caribbean Affairs Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria
• Since 2017: Permanent Representative
of Nigeria to the United Nations
(Vienna), Ambassador
EDUCATION
• 1976: Graduation from the Faculty
of Law (Legal and Political Sciences),
University of Coimbra.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• 1979: Attaché of Embassy, MFA
• 1981: Adviser for International Relations
at the Office of the President
of the Republic
• 1994: Consul-General in London
• 1998: Deputy DG for Bilateral Relations
at the MFA
• 2002: Ambassador in Argentina; non
resident Ambassador to Bolivia and
Paraguay
• 2007: Ambassador to Egypt; non
resident Ambassador to Jordan and
the Sudan
• 2009: Ambassador to the EU Political
and Security Committee (PSC)
and Permanent Representative to
the WEU.
• 2011: Secretary-General of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
• 2013: Ambassador to the Holy See
• 2013: Ambassador to the Sovereign
Order of Malta
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