George Washington Memorial Lunch / 28-06-2017
António Neto da Silva, AAPEUA President's 
Welcome Speech
at the George Washington Memorial Lunch
Herro Mustafa began her tour in Lisbon, Portugal as Deputy Chief of Mission in July, 2016, and assumed the role of Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. on January 20, 2017. Previously, she was the Political Minister Counselor at Embassy New Delhi. Prior to working in India, Herro was an Advisor to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden from 2009-2011, providing counsel on issues related to the Middle East and South and Central Asia.
As part of her Foreign Service career, Herro was Deputy Director of the Afghanistan Office, acting Chief-of-Staff for Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns, and an Advisor on the Middle East for former Under Secretary Nicholas Burns, where she was closely involved in the P5+1 talks on Iran.
Herro was Director for Iran, Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, and Jordan at the National Security Council from 2005-2006 and Director for Iraq and Afghanistan from 2004-2005. Before that, Herro was the lead U.S. Civilian Coordinator in Mosul, Iraq; a Consular Officer in Beirut, Lebanon; and a Political Officer in Athens, Greece.
Herro grew up in Minot, North Dakota and speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, and Portuguese. She has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and a Masters from Princeton University. She is married and has a young daughter. A new daughter is arriving!
Ambassador Robert Sherman’s Economic Capstone Remarks
"[...] Anne, Mariana, Sofia, Antonio, thank you so much for the very poignant and overly generous introduction. It’s proof of what I’ve learned the last three-years — there are no more kinder, warmer, or sweeter people, anywhere on the face of the Earth, than here in Portugal. And I want you to know Antonio, that your mentioning the case Spotlight, a case that was very important to me, is particularly timely because this week speaking to the Journalist Congress, the Embassy brought Michael Rezendes, son of Portugal, reporter for the Boston Globe and member of the Spotlight team, to Portugal to talk to journalists throughout Portugal. So right up to the last minute, we’re working on that. [...]"
Source: website of the USA Embassy in Portugal
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Conference-lunch / 24-05-2017
“My life experience”
On May 24, the Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club held a Conference-Lunch featuring Herro Mustafa – the Chargé d’Affaires at the American Embassy in Lisbon.
Conference-lunch / 11-05-2017
“Global economic integration: risks and challenges”
On May 11, the Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club held a Conference-Lunch featuring Dr. Carlos Costa, the Bank of Portugal Governor.
Conference-lunch / January 13 2017
On January 13, AAPEUA, together with the American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal and the American Club, held a Conference-lunch in Lisbon with the participation of the Ambassador of the United States of America in Portugal, Robert Sherman.
Conference subject:
"Confidence Restored - A Bright Future for Portugal and the U.S.-Portugal Relationship."
Conference-lunch / October 10 2016
The Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club held a conference-lunch, featuring Dr. Augusto Santos Silva, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Conference subject:
“As relações Portugal-EUA, presente e perspectivas futuras“
Conference-lunch / July 26 2016
The Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club, held a Conference-Lunch featuring the United States Ambassador to Portugal, Robert A. Sherman.
Conference subject:
"Nonpartisan overview of the 2016 Presidential
Election"
Conference-lunch / June 06 2016
The Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club, held a Conference-Lunch featuring Professor Eduardo Catroga, President of the General and Supervisory Board of EDP.
Conference subject:
“EDP’s internationalization strategy and the US“
Conference-lunch / May 24 2016
The Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club, held a Conference Lunch featuring Dra. Assunção Cristas, Leader of the CDS opposition party and former Minister of Agriculture.
Conference subject:
“My proposal to Portugal“
Conference-lunch / May 10 2016
The Portugal-United States Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the American Club, held a Conference Lunch featuring Dr. Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Heatlh Minister of Portugal.
Conference subject:
“Challenges of the National Health Service 2016-2020“
Friendship Portugal USA
Speech by António Neto da Silva - AAPEUA President,during the 6th anniversary of the Association at the "Clube dos Empresários" in Lisbon
The aims of this Association are not limited to one area. They extend to every field, both vertically and horizontally. We continue to defend the values of freedom, tolerance and solidarity, values that have always characterized the history of the United States, and which continue today, in a more universal form, to be the values that the United States defends intransigently with great resources and the blood of it sons and daughters.
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Raizon D'ètre
The aim of the Associação de Amizade Portugal - EUA (Portugal - USA Mutual Friendship Association) is to promote cultural, social and economic exchange between two communities with historical ties of undeniable importance. The two communities are the Portuguese and Americans living in the USA and Portugal. The Association is simple proof of interdependence at several levels, a positive element in the shared existence of two peoples who, although different in their own special ways, also share the same love of freedom and, consequently, respect for the role of each individual in building societies that aim constantly higher in their human existence.
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