▁Al me ida ▁S ampa io ▁joined ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Portugal ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁became ▁an ▁Emb ass y ▁attach é . ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 7 : ▁Br uss els ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁NAT O ▁( DE L N AT O ) ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Wall ▁and ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y - Direct or ▁to ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁then ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁NAT O , ▁Man fred ▁W ör ner . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Diplom atic ▁and ▁Political ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁João ▁de ▁De us ▁Pin he iro , ▁former ▁Portuguese ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁European ▁Commission er ▁for ▁International ▁Co operation , ▁Human itar ian ▁A id ▁and ▁Cris is ▁Response ▁in ▁the ▁San ter ▁Commission ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Co operation ▁with ▁the ▁A CP ▁countries ▁( A fr ican , ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Group ▁of ▁States ). ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Commission er ▁Pin he iro ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁Carlos ▁Costa ▁who ▁currently ▁serves ▁as