Education
Angelo obtained a master"s degree in sociology from Instituto Superior Economico e Social of the University of Evora, Portugal and studied for a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology at l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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Angelo obtained a master"s degree in sociology from Instituto Superior Economico e Social of the University of Evora, Portugal and studied for a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology at l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
He was appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in January 2008. He started his career as a university lecturer and served as Senior Statistician in the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (INE). Later on, he joined the United Nations, where he served in various capacities, including United Nations Development Programme (United Nations Development Programme) Special Envoy for East Timor and Asia, Deputy Regional Director for Africa at United Nations Development Programme in New York, Resident Coordinator/Resident Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania and the Gambia, and Deputy Resident Representative in the Central African Republic.
He also served as United Nations Population Fund (United Nations Population Fund) Representative in Mozambique and United Nations Adviser in São Paulo Tomé and Príncipe.
His extensive experience brought him to serve on more senior positions at the United Nations. From 2000 to 2004, he served as United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in Zimbabwe.
From 2005 to 2007, he was the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone, as well as the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Freetown.
He was a member of the Electoral Commission of Portugal.