the UK as an Ambassador as of 5 May 2021. Vale de Almeida retired on 31 January 2023. Honours and decorations Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry Cross of Merit, Order pro Merito Melitensi. See also European Union and the United Nations EU Delegation to the UK References External links Ambassador's Biography, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations João Vale de Almeida: “Nações Unidas são mais precisas hoje do que há trinta anos”, Observador(12 Abril 2016) External relations role for João Vale de Almeida, European Voice (3 June 2009) Noticias Magazine, Noticias Sunday Magazine (29 November 2015) Vale de Almeida – A Superb Diplomat with Portuguese Passion, Portuguese American Journal (5 February 2015) Interview: João Vale de Almeida, European Union Ambassador to United States, Diplomatic Courier (5 December 2014) Interview with Joao Vale de Almeida, EU Ambassador to the UN, UNTV Global Connection (April 2016) Interview with EU Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, USA Today (October 2014) European Union Has Power to Address Continental Problems, PBS NewsHour (October 2012) Ambassador João Vale de Almeida speaks at UNC, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (October 2013) Interview with Amb. João Vale de Almeida, Global Journalist (April 2014) João Vale de Almeida: Stay cool over war of words, says EU envoy, The Times (22 February 2020) EU's first ambassador to UK settles in for a testing year ahead, The Guardian (1 March 2020) El Brexit y el coronavirus han unido más a los Veintisiete El Mundo (9 May 2020) Europe Day we send a message of solidarity and friendship to British people, The Guardian (9 May 2020) Ist João Vale de Almeida der Brückenbauer nach der Scheidung, Die Welt (12 July 2020) EU Ambassador to the U.K. Sees New Momentum Toward Negotiations (16 July 2020) EU’s first ambassador to London: "We want a Brexit deal with the UK. But the European Union is ready for No Deal", La Repubblica (12 October 2020) UK and EU can now dominate G7 – first ever EU ambassador to Britain hails new 'special relationship', Daily Telegraph (16 January 2021) COVID-19: EU warns of consequences if vaccine orders not delivered, Sky News (2 February 2021) EU ambassador to UK calls for end to point scoring post-Brexit, The Belfast Telegraph (11 March 2021) EU Ambassador to the UK João Vale de Almeida full interview with Peston, ITV (11 March 2021) Ambassadors of