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Portuguese diplomat

Francisco Seixas da Costa, GCC, CMG, (Vila Real, 1948) is a retired diplomat who was a member of two governments in Portugal. He is currently a strategic consultant.

• 1975 – 2013 – Career diplomat, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• 1979 – 1982 – Embassy of Portugal in Oslo, Norway;
• 1982 – 1986 – Embassy of Portugal in Luanda, Angola;
• 1986 – 1987 – Head of Division, European Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon;
• 1987 – 1990 – Adviser to the Secretary of State for Development Co-operation, Lisbon;
• 1990 – 1994 – Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Portugal in London, UK;
• 1994 – 1995 – Deputy Director-General for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon;
• 1995 – 2001 – Secretary of State for European Affairs, Lisbon;
• 2001 – 2002 – Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York;
• 2002 – 2004 – Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna;
• 2004 – 2008 – Ambassador to Brazil.
• 2009 – 2013 – Ambassador to France.
• 2010 – 2013 – Also ambassador to Monaco.
• 2012 – 2013 – Also Permanent Representative to UNESCO (United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture)^[1]

• 1987 – 1989 – Portuguese chief negotiator of Lomé IV convention
• 1990 – 1993 – Deputy permanent representative to the Western European Union (WEU)
• 1995 – 2001 – Head of the Portuguese delegations to ministerial meetings of the Council of Europe (CoE), the Organisation for Economic and Development Co-Operation (OECD) and World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• 1995 – 1997 – Portuguese chief negotiator of the EU Amsterdam treaty
• 1997 – President of the Committee of ministers of the Schengen Agreement
• 2000 – President of the Council of ministers of the EU Internal Market
• 2000 – Portuguese chief negotiator of the EU Nice treaty
• 2001 – Vice-president of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• 2001 – 2002 – Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial affairs) of the 56th UN General Assembly
• 2001 – 2002 – Member of the Consultative Board of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships
• 2002 – Vice-president elected of the 57th UN General Assembly
• 2002 – President of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europa (OSCE)
• 2013 – 2014 – Executive Director of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe

• 2009 – 2013 – President of the General Council of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University (UTAD)
• 2010 – 2018 – Member of the Consultative Council of the School of Economics, University of Coimbra
• 2011 – 2013 – Member of the General Council of Guimarães – European Capital of Culture 2012
• 2013 – 2025 – Member of the Board of Directors, Jerónimo Martins, Lisbon
• 2013 – 2018 – Member of the Consultative Council, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• 2013 – 2018 – Member of the Consultative Council, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
• 2014 – 2018 – Invited professor, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
• 2015 – 2018 – Invited professor, Universidade Europeia, Lisbon
• 2016 – 2021 – Member of the Board of Directors of EDP Renewables, Lisboa
• 2018 – 2021 – Member of the Independent General Council, Radio e Televisão de Portugal S. A., Lisbon
• 2021 – 2024 – CNN Portugal commentator in international affairs

• Since 2018 – Member of the Board of Directors, Mota-Engil, Lisbon
• Since 2018 – Chairman of the Advisory Council, Kearney Portugal, Lisbon
• Since 2020 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Tabaqueira, Philipp Morris Portugal, Lisbon
• Since 2016 – Member of the Advisory Council, Chancery for Civil Merit Orders, Presidency of Republic, Lisbon
• Since 2019 – Chairman of the “Club of Lisbon – Global Challenges”, Lisbon
• Since 2021 – Commentator in international affairs, “A Arte da Guerra”, Jornal Económico, Lisboa

• Diplomacia Europeia – Instituições, Alargamento e o Futuro da União [European Diplomacy – the institutions, the enlargement and the future of the Union], Lisbon, 2002;
• Uma Segunda Opinião – Notas de Política Externa e Diplomacia [A Second Opinion – Notes on External Policy and Diplomacy], Lisbon, 2006;
• As Vésperas e a Alvorada de Abril [The vespers and the April dawn], Brasília, 2007;
• Tanto Mar? – Portugal, o Brasil e a Europa [So much sea? – Portugal, Brazil and Europe], Brasília, 2008.
• Apontamentos [Notes], Lisbon, 2008.
• A Cidade Imaginária [Imaginary City], Vila Real, 2021.
• Antes que me esqueça – a diplomacia e a vida [Before I forget – Diplomacy and Life], Lisbon, 2023.