Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa (born 1964) is a Portuguese diplomat who serves as the European Union Ambassador to Venezuela. She has been the ambassador since February 2018.[1]

Career

Brilhante Pedrosa had served as Portugal's Consul General in Caracas[2] as well as Portugal's ambassador to Namibia (she presented her credentials on July 20, 2016)[3] and Libya.[4]

In February 2018, she became the European Union Ambassador to Venezuela.[1] On June 29, 2020, Nicolás Maduro expelled Brilhante Pedrosa, giving her 72 hours to leave the country,[5] but the decision was later reversed.[6] On 24 February 2021, the ruling party controlled National Assembly in Venezuela called on the government to expel her, following new sanctions by the bloc against 19 Venezuelan officials.[7] Maduro's government declared her persona non grata afterwards, and once more gave her 72 hours to leave the country.[8] Brilhante Pedrosa left after a week.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Portuguesa Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, chefe da diplomacia da UE em Caracas, já não vai ser expulsa da Venezuela". Expresso. July 2, 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "El dictador venezolano Nicolás Maduro expulsó del país a la embajadora de la Unión Europea". Infobae. June 29, 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Presentation of Credential Letters". Embassy of Portugal in Namibia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa será la nueva delegada de la UE en Venezuela". Correio de Venezuela. May 27, 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country". BBC News. June 30, 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Venezuela to allow EU ambassador to remain in Caracas - foreign ministry". Reuters. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Venezuela's National Assembly asks government to expel EU ambassador". neweurope.eu. 24 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Maduro provoca a la Unión Europea con la expulsión de su embajadora". El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela leaves country". Daily Herald. March 2, 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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