Celso Amorim

The Ambassador started his diplomatic career in 1963, when he entered Instituto Rio Branco (The Brazilian Diplomatic Academy). He undertook post-graduate studies at The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He was president of Embrafilme (Brazilian Film Corporation), ambassador in Geneva and in London, president of the United Nations Security Council, minister of Foreign Relations during the mandates of Presidents Itamar Franco and Lula da Silva, and Minister of Defence during the first mandate of President Dilma Rousseff, spending in total almost thirteen years in Cabinet posts.  He has received more than fifty Brazilian and foreign medals and decorations. He has written books and articles on subjects ranging from culture to international relations. His more recent works include Conversas com jovens diplomatas, 2011 (Conversations with young diplomats); Breves narrativas diplomáticas, 2013 (Brief diplomatic narratives); Teerã, Ramalá e Doha: memórias da política externa ativa e altiva, March 2015 (Tehran, Ramallah and Doha – Memories of an Active and Proud Foreign Policy).