João Hall Themido

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João Manuel Hall Themido (6 January 1924[1] – 7 November 2017) was a Portuguese diplomat who was Portugal's Ambassador to the United States from 1971 to 1981,[2] as well as Portugal's Ambassador to the United Kingdom (from 19 March 1984[3] to 1989) and to Italy (from April 1968).[4] He retired in 1989, having begun his career with the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in 1947, and been one of only a few Portuguese Ambassadors to stay in post following the Coup of 25 November 1975.[5]

Hall Themido was awarded Portugal's Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, Valor, Lealdade e Mérito (Grã-Cruz) in 1984.

Books[]

  • Hall Themido, João (1995), Dez anos em Washington, 1971-1981: As verdades e os mitos nas relacoes luso-americanas (Caminhos da memoria), Publicacoes Dom Quixote, ISBN 978-9722012621
  • Hall Themido, João (2008), Uma autobiografia disfarçada, [Lisboa]: Inst. Diplomático - Min. dos Negócios Estrangeiros.

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Hall Themido, João (1995), Dez anos em Washington, 1971-1981: As verdades e os mitos nas relacoes luso-americanas (Caminhos da memoria), Publicacoes Dom Quixote, ISBN 978-9722012621
  3. ^ The London Diplomatic List, H.M. Stationery Office, 1988, p54
  4. ^ Vera Margarida Coimbra de Matos (2010), Portugal e Itália: relações diplomáticas (1943-1974), Imprensa da Univ. de Coimbra, p162
  5. ^ José Pedro Castanheira, Expresso, 1 November 2008, Aristides de Sousa Mendes é um "mito criado por judeus"
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