Oliveira e Sousa, Jorge de
05 October 1945 (Lisbon (PT))Identity Area
Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa
Description Area
Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa joined the European Commission in June 1987 as Principal Administrator at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission, responsible for the Relations with the Council of Ministers. From March 1990 to September 1993, he was head of the Unit "Personnel, administrative, budgetary and financial matters; Informatic; Seminars and Training" in the DG XX 'Financial Control'. He also acted as Assistant to the Director-General and was responsible for the sectors connected with the Secretariat-General. He was Head of the Unit "North America" from September 1993 to March 1995 and was in this context in charge of the political relations with USA and Canada. From March 1995 to September 1998, he was Head of the Unit "European Correspondent", and from September 1993 to September 1998, he worked in the DG IA External Political Relations. From October 1998 to December 2000, he was Director of the SCR/B 'Projects in the Southern Mediterranean, Middle East, Latin America, South and South-East Asia - forests and environment, gender issues' in the Common Service for External Relations. From January 2001 to September 2001, he was Director AIDCO/D "Asia" at the EuropeAid Office of Cooperation. From 2001-2003, he was Director SG/D 'Relations with the Council of Ministers' at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission. He was appointed Director General of the DG Press and Communication in 2003.
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Oliveira e Sousa, Jorge de
05 October 1945 (Lisbon (PT))Identity Area
Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa
Description Area
Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa joined the European Commission in June 1987 as Principal Administrator at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission, responsible for the Relations with the Council of Ministers. From March 1990 to September 1993, he was head of the Unit "Personnel, administrative, budgetary and financial matters; Informatic; Seminars and Training" in the DG XX 'Financial Control'. He also acted as Assistant to the Director-General and was responsible for the sectors connected with the Secretariat-General. He was Head of the Unit "North America" from September 1993 to March 1995 and was in this context in charge of the political relations with USA and Canada. From March 1995 to September 1998, he was Head of the Unit "European Correspondent", and from September 1993 to September 1998, he worked in the DG IA External Political Relations. From October 1998 to December 2000, he was Director of the SCR/B 'Projects in the Southern Mediterranean, Middle East, Latin America, South and South-East Asia - forests and environment, gender issues' in the Common Service for External Relations. From January 2001 to September 2001, he was Director AIDCO/D "Asia" at the EuropeAid Office of Cooperation. From 2001-2003, he was Director SG/D 'Relations with the Council of Ministers' at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission. He was appointed Director General of the DG Press and Communication in 2003.