Celso Amorim

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Minister of External Relations

Ambassador Celso Amorim

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, on June 3, 1942.

Ambassador Celso Amorim is married to Ana Maria Amorim and has four children (Vicente, Anita, João and Pedro).

Present Position:

· Minister of External Relations, 2003

Previous Government Positions:

· Minister of External Relations, 1993 -1994;

· Secretary General, Ministry of External Relations, 1993;

· Director-General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of External Relations, 1990-1991;

· Director-General for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of External 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, 2001 to 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

Other Postings Abroad:

· Geneva, 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

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);

· Permanet Member of the Area of International Affairs of the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University os 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

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.