João Vale de Almeida

João Vale de Almeida is a senior European Union Ambassador who recently retired from active duty after a 40-year international career. He was last posted in London as the first EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom, after Brexit. Previously he was Ambassador to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States. 

Ambassador Vale de Almeida has a vast experience in European and International affairs, including as EU’s “Sherpa” for G8 and G20 Summits and Chief of Staff of the President of the European Commission. He has practiced diplomacy at the highest level over the last two decades combining political, security, environmental and economic aspects. 

In 2023 and 2024, João Vale de Almeida was an Adjunct Professor and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Columbia, in New York, United States, and at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom. João Vale de Almeida is a keen promoter of public diplomacy and civil society engagement and has been an active public speaker in business and academic circles in Europe and in the United States.