Jose Ramos-Horta
Jose Ramos-Horta
José Manuel Ramos-Horta GCL ACis the United Nations' special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. He was appointed to this position on 2 January 2013. Previously, he was special envoy to fellow Lusophone country, Guinea-Bissau, and was the President of East Timor from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012, the second since independence from Indonesia. He is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize and a former prime minister, having served from...
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth26 December 1949
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