Joao AGUIAR MACHADO
FMG Member
Professional Experience:
Delegation of the European Union to the World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland
2019 – 2026 Ambassador ofthe European Union to the World Trade Organization
European Commission Brussels, Belgium
2015 – 2019 Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)
2014 – 2015 Director-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)
2009 – 2014 Deputy Director-General for Services and Investment, Intellectual Property and Government Procurement, and responsible for trade relations with Asia, Africa and Latin America (DG TRADE)
2007 – 2008 Deputy Director-General for EU relations with Asia and Latin America (DG External Relations)
2004 – 2006 Director for Trade in Services and Investment, Agriculture and
Sustainable Development, and responsible for trade relations with China, the Americas and the Far East (DG TRADE)
2001 – 2004 Head of Unit, Trade in Services and Investment (DG TRADE)
1998 – 2001 Head of Unit, WTO Trade Dispute Settlement (DG TRADE)
Delegation of the European Union to the International Organizations Geneva, Switzerland
1994 – 1998 Counsellor for WTO Affairs
Delegation of the European Union Tokyo, Japan
1990 – 1994 Trade Counsellor
1989 – 1990 European Communities Executive Training Programme
European Commission Brussels, Belgium
1986 – 1989 Administrator, Japan Division (DG External Relations)
International Monetary Fund Washington D.C., United States
1985 “Young Economists” Programme
Education:
1983 – 1984 Master of Advanced Studies in European Integration, College of
Europe, Bruges, Belgium
1978 – 1983 Bachelor’s Degree in International Economics and Finance, Higher
Institute of Economics (Instituto Superior de Economia), Lisbon,
Portugal
Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (advanced),
Japanese (basic)
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