Rita Ferro

Rita Ferro (born 1953) is a Portuguese diplomat who has been Portugal's ambassador in Tunisia, Luxembourg and Morocco.

Maria Rita da França Sousa Ferro Levy Gomes was born on 4 August 1953.

After graduating she taught philosophy at a high school before applying to join Portugal's Diplomatic Service in 1978.

She held posts in Portuguese missions in Istanbul, Turkey and Bangkok, Thailand before becoming Consul-General in Madrid, Spain.

Following a re-organization of ambassadorial positions, she ended her assignment in Luxembourg early and at the beginning of 2015 moved back to the Maghreb as ambassador to Morocco.