Georgina Mello
Georgina Mello | |
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| Born | 1 December 1953 |
Georgina Maria Augusta Benrós de Mello (born December 1, 1953) is a Cape Verdean economist and former director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
Education
Georgina Benrós de Mello was born in the island of
Career
After finishing her studies, she worked as an economist, she travelled to East Timor where she was an agent for investitures and exports.[1]
Director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
In February 2014, she became director-general of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.[2] She succeeded the chairman from Guinea-Bissau Hélder Vaz Lopes.[3] In February 2020, she was succeeded as director-general by Armindo de Brito Fernandes of São Tomé and Príncipe.[4]
In 2015, Mello received a Women's Award,[5] an award for outstanding achievement of Portuguese women.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Director General". www.cplp.org. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Director General". CPLP. 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello, New direction in the CPLP" (in Portuguese). CEO Lusófono. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Armindo de Brito Fernandes". CPLP. 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello distinguished with Femina Prize of Honor". A Semana. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Georgina de Mello agraciada com Prémio Femina 2015 que distingue mulheres portuguesas e da lusofonia". A Nação (in Portuguese). September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "A força da mulher lusófona: conheça os nomes destacados no Prêmio Femina 2015" (in Portuguese). Conexão Lusófona. Retrieved 21 September 2016.