Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations
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Personal Details
- Born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, on June 03, 1942.
- Married to Ana Amorim.
- Four Children: Vicente, Anita, João and Pedro.
Present Position
- Minister of Foreign Relations.
Previous Government Positions
- Minister of Foreign Relations, 1993-1994.
- Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Relations, 1993.
- Director-General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Relations, 1990-1991.
- Director-General for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Relations, 1989-1990.
- Secretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, 1987-1988.
- Director-General of EMBRAFILME (Brazilian Film Corporation), 1979-1982.
Ambassadorial Positions
- Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2002.
- Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, 1999 to 2001.
- President of the Conference on Disarmament – 2000.
- Chairman of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization – 2000.
- Chairman of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body of the Convention on Tobacco Control – 2000 to 2001.
- Chairman of the Council for Trade in Services of the WTO - 2001.
- Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, 1995 to 1999.
- President of the Security Council - January 1999.
- “Friend” of the President of the General Assembly for UN Reform.
- Chairman of the Sub-Group on the working group “An Agenda for Peace”- 1995/1996.
- Chairman of the SCR – Sanctions Committee (Kosovo – Yugoslavia) – 1998-1999.
- Chairman of the UNSC panels on Iraq – February, March 1999.
- Co-Chairman of the Intersessional Group of the Commission on Sustainable Development in preparation for the Special Session of the General Assembly – 1997.
- Head of Delegation to ECOSOC – 1995-1999.
- Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission to the UN, GATT and Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 1991 – 1993.
Studies and Academic Work
- Brazilian Diplomatic Academy, Rio Branco Institute, 1963-1964.
- Post-Graduate diploma in International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, 1967.
- Post-Graduate work in Political Science/International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1968-1971.
- Lecturer of Portuguese Language, Rio Branco Institute, 1976.
- Lecturer of Political Science and International Relations, University of Brasilia, Unb, 1977 to date (on leave).
- Permanent Member of the Area of International Affairs of the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo.
Career
- Third Secretary, 5 February 1965.
- Second Secretary, 3 November 1967.
- First Secretary, 1 January 1973.
- Counsellor, 21 September 1977.
- Minister, 26 June 1980.
- Ambassador, 18 December 1989.
Postings Abroad
- Geneva, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, 1999 to 2001.
- New York, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, 1995 to 1999.
- Geneva, Permanent Representative to the GATT and Chief Negotiator of the Uruguay Round, 1991 to 1993.
- Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, January 1993.
- The Hague, Deputy Head of Mission, 1982 to 1985.
- Washington, Organization of the American States, 1973 to 1974.
- London, 1968 to 1971.
Other
- Member of several commissions, in a personal capacity, including the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (Canberra – New York, 1996) and the International Task Force on Security Council Peace Enforcement (New York, 1997).
Awards and Decorations
- Several national and foreign decorations.
- Foreign Policy Association (USA) Medal, 1999.
Publications
- Several works, in Brazilian and foreign publications, in the field of political theory, international relations, cultural policy, scientific and technological development.
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