Portuguese Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo Takes Over As Chief Of Staff Of The Navy

LISBON, PORTUGAL - DECEMBER 27: Portuguese Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, ex-Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, is being congratulated by the President of Portuguese Parliament Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues after taking over as Chief of Staff of the Navy in a ceremony presided by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and the President of Portuguese Parliament Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues at Belem Presidential Palace on December 27, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Admiral Henrique Eduardo Gouveia e Melo has previously served as the Adjutant for Planning and Coordination of the Armed Forces General Staff and as coordinator of the Task Force for the national COVID-19 vaccination plan, as Commander of the Portuguese Fleet from 2017 to 2020 and, from 2017 to 2019, as Commander of the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR). (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)