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João Vale de Almeida (born 29 January 1957, Lisbon) is the current European Union (EU) ambassador to the United Nations (UN). He formally assumed the role of Head of the EU Delegation from 16 October 2015〔(Ambassador João Vale de Almeida: Biography ), Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations〕 and presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 3 November 2015. Vale de Almeida previously served as the first EU Ambassador to the United States of America, from 2010 to 2014. In Washington, he actively engaged in strengthening EU/U.S. relations and was critical to the launching of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).〔(EUROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE: VALE DE ALMEIDA, JOÃO ), European Commission〕 ==Early life== Vale de Almeida studied history at the University of Lisbon and studied journalism and management in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. After working as a journalist for seven years he joined the European Commission in 1982 at the European Commission delegation in Lisbon.〔 During his time in the Commission he worked under Presidents Jacques Delors, Jacques Santer and Romano Prodi. Under Santer, in 1995, he became deputy chief spokesman for the Commission. In 1997 he was promoted to Director at the Directorate-General (DG) for Information, Communication, Culture and Audiovisual.〔〔 When President Prodi took office in 1999, Vale de Almeida was a member of his transition team before being appointed as Director at the DG for Education and Culture.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「João Vale de Almeida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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