1991–1993

Head of Section for the Scandinavian Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg) – Office of European Affairs

1993–1998

Appointed Counsellor – Embassy of Angola in Ethiopia

1998–2000

First Secretary – Embassy of Angola in Ethiopia

1999–2000

Chargé d’Affaires – Embassy of Angola in Ethiopia

2000–2003

Head of Department – Responsible for African Union Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003–2005

Counsellor / Chargé d’Affaires / Opening of the Embassy of Angola in Argentina

2003–2005

Appointed Group Counsellor, responsible for the setup and official opening of the Embassy of Angola in Argentina (officially accredited by the Argentinian Government)

2005–2008

Appointed Deputy Head of Mission (Minister Counsellor) – Embassy of Angola in Argentina

2008–2010

Head of Department for South America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2011–2013

Appointed Director of the Office for North and South Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2013–2014

Advisor to the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2014–2018

Director of the Office of Studies and Analysis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2019–2025

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the OPCW in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Governor of the Republic of Angola at the Governing Council of the Common Fund for Commodities

18. Juli 2025

Maria Isabel G.G. De Resende Encoge presented her credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany