Bernardo Ribeiro Da Cunha

Experience

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  Juridical Services at the Directorate General for European Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

  Jun 1987 - Sept 1990

  First Secretary

  - Responsible for the coordination of several dozen processes initiated by the European Commission in the areas of Taxes, Infrastructures, Transports, Military and Dual-use Materials, and Environment.- Redacted juridical opinions on themes related to European Commercial Policy, Cooperation, and overseas territories.

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  Cabinet of the Ministry of Environement

  Sept 1990 - Jun 1991

  Advisor

  - Negotiator of the Agreement for the Protection of the Northeast Atlantic’s Coasts and Waters between Portugal, France, Morocco, Spain and the European Community.- Secretary-general of the CILPAN - International Action Centre for Pollution Incidents Response in the North-east Atlantic.- Juridical adviser to the Minister.

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  Embassy of Portugal in Moscow

  Jun 1991 - Aug 1995

  Political and Economic Counselor

  - Responsible for Economic Affairs. Leaded the EU Economic Counselors meetings during the Portuguese presidency of the EU, 1st Semester 1992.- Reported on the situation of the CIS countries and internal Russian republics following the implosion of the USSR, including the first Chechen war.- Responsible for Cultural Affairs. Idealized and helped create the "Catedra Camões" at Lomonossov University.- Responsible for the Portuguese Communities in ex-USSR. Suggested and helped implement a fellowship to the Portuguese students in the ex-USSR. Show less

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  Embassy of Portugal in Brasília

  Sept 1995 - Jul 1999

  Political and Economic Counselor

  - Reported on the macroeconomic situation of Brasil, the hemispheric integration processes of Mercosul and ALCA, and the bilateral relation of Brasil with the USA.- Responsible for Strategic Affairs, Environment, and Portuguese Communities. Created a network of contacts.

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  East-Timor / Cabinet for Special Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon

  Jul 1999 - Apr 2002

  Chief

  - Advised the Portuguese Ambassador responsible for the negotiations with Indonesia in the last three years leading to the independence of East Timor.- Involved in the U.N. negotiations towards the formation of the multinational forces INTERFET and UNTAET.- Involved in the forming of the Portuguese positions in the "Core Group" at The U.N..- Advised on the Portuguese position towards the U.N. Human Rights sessions in Geneva concerning East Timor.- Coordinated the political aspects of the East-Timor refugees with the UNHCR, NGO's and other organizations.- Selected the Portuguese Observation Team to the first free elections in East-Timor.- Responsible for the political aspects of the military and internal affairs cooperation of Portugal with East-Timor. Show less

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  Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities

  Apr 2002 - Jul 2004

  Advisor

  - Coordinated the Consular Emergency activities, and updated the Evacuation Plans for Portuguese communities around the globe.- Leaded Consular Emergency Visits to evaluate "in loco" the situation of endangered Portuguese communities in several countries.- Collected statistical data concerning all the Portuguese Consulates and advised on the guidelines for the Consular Reform.- Coordinated the webpage for the Consular services.

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  Juridical Services at the Directorate General for European Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

  Jul 2004 - Apr 2007

  Chief

  - Coordinated the Pre-Contentious processes initiated against Portugal by the European Commission for violations of European Law.- This involved coordinating a team of several specialized jurists and contacting different Ministries and Government Agencies in order to establish a plan of action and guidelines to answer the Commission.- Built a specific software application destined to control the different phases of the several hundred Pre-Contentious processes.

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  Embassy of Portugal in Washington

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2012

  Financial and Economic Counselor

  - Helped build a medium and long-term economic growth narrative for Portugal.- Provided the US Administration, economic Think Tanks, and selected press with a narrative of the macroeconomic and financial situation of Portugal. - Reported on the macroeconomic and financial situation of the USA and on the US views on the Euro Crisis.- Followed and reported on the US-Russia bilateral relation with emphasis on the Strategic Nuclear Disarmament negotiations and Missile Defense, until the signing of the New-START Treaty (April 8, 2010).- Coordinated the European Union political counselor meetings on Russia during the Portuguese Presidency of the EU, 2nd semester of 2007.- Advisor to the Head of Mission on the Portuguese Presidency of the Community of Democracies, and representative of Portugal at the Convening Group. Developed a ring of contacts with NGOs and country members.- Alternate Observer to the Organization of American States. Represented Portugal at the 37th Assembly General of the OAS.- Created a network of contacts. Show less

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal

  Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

  Real Estate and Construction Chief

  Responsable for the planning and construction of 4 Embassies and Oficial Residences, totaling 12,5 Milllion€. Generated an income of 23,4 Million€ on selling properties. Managed to achieve annual savings of 0,5Million€ on leases.

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  SEGIB - Iberoamerican General Secretariat

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2019

  Director of Planning and Head of Cabinet of the Adjoint Secretary
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  Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

  Nov 2019 - now

  • Coordenador Nacional Adjunto Ibero-americano

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Chargé d'Affaires in Azerbaijan

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Instituto da Defesa Nacional

  Nov 2020 - now

  Auditor