Lord Jim of Dilling - Diplomat Magazine

NEW ARRIVALS | DIGNITARIESbegan his term, Mr. Barrio Terrazas wasappointed to head of the federal comptroller’ssecretariat, a position he held forthree years. In 2003, he served as a federaldeputy and coordinated the parliamentarygroup of the National Action Party, ofwhich he was an active member. In 2005,he joined the presidential leadership racein advance of the federal electoral campaignof 2006.Also in politics, Mr. Barrio Terrazashas served as mayor of Ciudad Juárezand governor of the State of Chihuahua,a post he held from 1992 to 1998. Duringthe 1980s he led the opposition party inChihuahua.Pedro Luis Baptista Moitinho de AlmeidaAmbassador of Portugalmonths in 2007.Mr. Almeida has an economics degree.He is married and has two daughters.Enrique DelgadoAmbassador of UruguayMr. Delgado joined the ministry of foreignaffairs in 1975 as third secretary andworked in the ministry in various capacitiesbetween postings. In 1979, he was appointedUruguay’s consul to Sao Paulo,Brazil, and in 1988 as minister-counselor tothe mission in Venezuela.The following year, he took the sameposition in Argentina. In 1997, he was appointedambassador to Nicaragua (basedin El Salvador) and a year later, he becamechief of the Uruguay delegation to theFree Trade of the Americas market accessgroup. In 2004, he became ambassador toMexico.Mr. Delgado has a master’s degree ininternational law from the University ofSao Paulo, Brazil. He is married to LidiaDe Leon de Delgado and has two children.Khaled Mahfoodh BahahAmbassador of YemenBefore becoming ambassador to Canada,Mr. Bahah spent two years as minister ofoil and minerals where he managed someMr. Almeida is a career diplomat whojoined the ministry of foreign affairs in1975 as an attaché. Four years later, hewas posted to Greece and in 1984, he wassent to Cape Verde. Back at the ministry,he worked as head of the multilateraldepartment and then director of the Africandesk before going to Barcelona asconsul-general in 1993. He then workedas head of several delegations and missionsincluding the EU’s monitoring missionfor the Balkans, and the East Timorspecial administrative mission. He wasconsul-general in Hong Kong in 2003 andserved as a special representative of thePortuguese presidency of the EU for sixdiplomat and international canada 39