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Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima (born 5 January 1948 in Dakar, Senegal) is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde, taking office August 2007.
Education
Monteiro-Lima received his education from the University of Paris VIII in Saint-Denis and the Université de Tours, both in France.
Career
External Affairs
During his career, Monterio-Lima worked in multiple positions for External Affairs. From 1975 to 1981, Monteiro-Lima worked in the External Affairs Ministry as head of the Department of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Later, he was Director-General for the Ministry of External Affairs from 1988 to 1990 and moved on to become External Affairs and Emigration's Secretary of State from 1990 to 1991.
International Relations
Monteiro-Lima was an ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1983 to 1990 and Algeria's ambassador from 1982 to 1990. On October 23, 2007, he showed his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. In October 2013, Monteiro-Lima signed a letter addressed to Ki-moon that said Cape Verde's government had decided to change the official name of their country to Cabo Verde.
On the other hand, Monteiro-Lima held multiple positions in diplomacy. His first diplomatic role was as Diplomatic Advisor from 1985 to 1987. Before being appointed as the U.N. ambassador for Cape Verde in 2007, he was a Political Advisor from August 2001 to August 2007.
Music
Monteiro-Lima is a member of the musical group Ambassadors Sing for Peace, which released their self-titled album in September 2013.