João Hall Themido
João Manuel Hall Themido was a Portuguese diplomat who was Portugal's Ambassador to the United States from 1971 to 1981, as well as Portugal's Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Italy. He retired in 1989, having begun his career with the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in 1947, and been one of only a few Portuguese Ambassadors to stay in post following the Coup of 25 November 1975.
Hall Themido was awarded Portugal's Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, Valor, Lealdade e Mérito in 1984.Books
- Hall Themido, João, Dez anos em Washington, 1971-1981: As verdades e os mitos nas relacoes luso-americanas , Publicacoes Dom Quixote,
- Hall Themido, João, Uma autobiografia disfarçada, : Inst. Diplomático - Min. dos Negócios Estrangeiros.
