Mauro Vieira
Mauro Vieira | |
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| Permanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations | |
| In office 11 November 2016 – 30 January 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Antonio Patriota |
| Succeeded by | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
| Succeeded by | José Serra |
| Brazilian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 6 January 2010 – 31 December 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Luís Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Antonio Patriota |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
| Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Nominated by | Luís Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | José Botafogo Gonçalves |
| Succeeded by | Enio Cordeiro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University |
Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira (born 15 February 1951) is a Brazilian diplomat who has been serving as Brazil's Ambassador to Croatia since 2020. He was Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs during President Dilma Rousseff's second term. Having succeeded Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, Mauro Vieira took office as foreign minister on 1 January 2015.[1]
Biography[]
Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira was born in Rio de Janeiro. He has a bachelor's degree in Law from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), and graduated from the Brazilian diplomatic academy, the Rio Branco Institute, in 1974.[1][2]
Career[]
As a career diplomat he served at the Brazilian embassy in Washington, D.C., from 1978 to 1982 and at the Brazilian Mission to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) in Montevideo from 1982 to 1985. After a period back in Brasília, he then served at the Brazilian embassy in Mexico City (1990-1992) and at the Embassy in Paris (1995-1999).
He was nominated Brazil's ambassador to Argentina in Buenos Aires from 2004 to 2010 and since then was the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States up until President Dilma Rousseff announced his nomination as Foreign Minister on 31 December 2014.[1][2]
He has worked at other federal agencies including being Assistant Secretary General at the Ministry of Science and Technology and National Administration Secretary in the Ministry of Social Security and Assistance.[2]
Honours[]
Guyana:
Member of the Order of Roraima (O.R.) (2016)[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mauro Vieira é embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos desde 2010". Globo. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Ambassador Mauro Vieira". Embassy of Brazil. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Order of Roraima conferred on Brazil's External Affairs Minister. Stabroeknews.com
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