Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta
Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta (born January 20, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian diplomat .
Life
Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta is the son of Maria Augusta Rapesta and Enrique Wilson Libertário Rapesta gymnastics official. In 1980, he graduated in law from at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2007 he completed a preparatory course at the Rio Branco Institute . In 1983 he became third class diplomatic secretary, second class in 1987 and first class in 1996. In 2003 he became director at Itimaraty. He became second class envoy in 2007 and first class in 2010.
From 1987 to 1991 he was legation secretary in Rome . From 1997 to 1999 he was consul in the consulate general in Cayenne . From 1999 to 2003 he was Secretary of the Embassy at the Representation of the Brazilian Government to the European Union in Brussels. From 2004 to 2009 he was head of the trade promotion department at Itimaraty. On December 29, 2006 he was appointed Ambassador to Helsinki .
He was awarded the Order of Infante Dom Henrique , the Ordem do Mérito Militar (Brazilian Military Merit Order), the Ordem do Mérito Naval (Brazilian and French Navy Order ), the Dannebrogden , the Order of Orange-Nassau and the Order Rio Branco .
Mello Rapesta was ambassador to Angola since March 31, 2015 , his successor in Angola was Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto . On August 17, 2016, he was appointed Ambassador to Kuwait with responsibility for Bahrain , succeeding Antonio Carlos do Nascimento Pedro .
Publications
- Exportação de produtos defesa: importância estratégica e promoção comercial
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mensagem (SF) n ° 88, de 2011 - Pesquisas - Senado Federal. In: leg.br. www25.senado.leg.br, accessed May 17, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Mensagem (SF) n ° 94, de 2014 - Pesquisas - Senado Federal. In: leg.br. www25.senado.leg.br, accessed May 17, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Angola: New Brazilian Ambassador to Angola Appointed . In: Angola Press Agency (Luanda) . September 12, 2016 (English, allafrica.com [accessed May 17, 2018]).
- ^ Brazil replaces ambassador in Kuwait. In: ccab.org.br. Câmara de Comércio Árabe-Brasileira, August 18, 2016, accessed on May 17, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luiz Henrique Pereira da Fonseca |
Brazilian ambassador in Helsinki 2006–2015 |
Antonio Francisco da Costa e Silva Neto |
| Ana Lucy Gentil Cabral Petersen |
Brazilian ambassador to Luanda 2015–2016 |
Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto |
| Antonio Carlos do Nascimento Pedro |
Brazilian Ambassador to Kuwait City 2016– |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mello Rapesta, Norton de Andrade |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th January 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |