António Victor Martins Monteiro

António Monteiro (born 22 January 1944) is a Portuguese diplomat who served as the minister of foreign affairs from 2004 to 2005.

Early life and education Monteiro was born in Angola on 22 January 1944. He received a degree in law from the University of Lisbon in 1967.

Career Monteiro began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs in 1968. He was appointed coordinator of the committee for permanent coordination of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in 1994 and served in office until 1996. Monteiro's term lasted until 12 March 2005, and he was succeeded by Diogo Freitas do Amaral. From 2006 to 2009, he again served as ambassador of Portugal to France. In September 2010, he was appointed by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a member to a UN panel tasked with monitoring the referendum that was held in Sudan in 2011. On 28 February 2012, he became chairman of the board of directors of Fundaçao Millennium company.