Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is the executive head and highest representative of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth.Office
The Executive Secretary is charged with leading the Executive Secretariat, the CPLP's executive branch responsible for creating and implementing the CPLP's agenda of projects and initiatives.
The Executive Secretary, who must be a high-ranking diplomat or politician from one of the member states, is elected for a mandate of two years at the biennial CPLP Summit, and can be reelected once to a second term. The Executive Secretariat is headquartered at Penafiel Palace in Lisbon, Portugal.List
