Monday, February 24, 2020
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
The Elliott School of International Affairs, Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, and Sustainable GW invite you to join a conversation with His Excellency Isilio Coelho, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to the United States.
This event is public and open to the media.
Moderator:
Linda Yarr, Research Professor of Practice of International Affairs, Director of Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA)
A political scientist and specialist on Southeast Asia, Linda Yarr has for decades fostered academic engagement in international affairs teaching and research with China, Vietnam, Myanmar, and other countries in Asia. She holds an M.A. from Cornell University, an advanced degree in international relations from Sciences Po in Paris, and a B.A. from D’Youville College.
ABOUT AMBASSADOR COELHO:
Ambassador Isilio António de Fátima Coelho da Silva (Isilio Coelho) is the current Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) to the United States of America.
Prior to this position, he served as the Acting Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC) of Timor-Leste, and concomitantly held the position of Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of this Ministry. Prior to these positions, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Timor-Leste to Japan. Before taking up this Ambassadorial post, he served as Director-General for External Relations of MFAC; Director for the Department of Bilateral Affairs; Charge d’Affairs of Timor-Leste Embassy to the Holy See (Vatican), Rome, Italy; Deputy Head of Mission to Timor-Leste Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal; Director of Public Relations and concurrently Director of State Protocol (Chief of State Protocol) of the MFAC.
