▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁deleg ation ▁( com pr ising ▁the ▁“ t ro ika ▁for ▁peace ” ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁Russia ) ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁as ▁an ▁add endum ▁to ▁the ▁L us aka ▁Pro tocol . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Lu ís ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁S ampa io ▁was ▁nominated ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁IP AD ▁– ▁Instituto ▁Portug u ês ▁de ▁A po io ▁ao ▁Des en vol v imento , ▁I . P , ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Government . ▁During ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁he ▁def ended ▁that ▁the ▁co operation ▁for ▁development ▁was ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁foreign ▁policy ▁due ▁to ▁Portugal ' s ▁strateg ic ▁object ives ▁and ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁benef iting ▁from ▁this ▁policy . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 - present : ▁Head ▁of ▁Mission ▁ ▁As ▁Head ▁of ▁Mission , ▁Lu ís ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁S ampa io ▁was ▁first ▁appointed ▁Portuguese ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Al gi ers , ▁Al ger ia ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁more ▁precisely ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Portuguese ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Peace ▁Process ▁( ME PP ) ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli - Pal est in ian ▁conflict . ▁As ▁Co ordin