Roberto Azevedo
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (born October 3, 1957 in Salvador da Bahia ) is a Brazilian diplomat and has been Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since September 1, 2013 . He replaced the French Pascal Lamy , who had held this post since 2005.
Azevêdo studied electrical engineering at the Universidade de Brasília , later international relations at the Instituto Rio Branco , the training institute of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 1984 he joined the Brazilian diplomatic service. Between 1988 and 1991 he worked at the Embassy in Washington DC, 1992–1994 at the Embassy in Montevideo and from 1997 to 2001 at the Permanent Mission of Brazil in Geneva. From 2008 to 2013 he was the permanent representative of Brazil to the WTO. Previously, he was head of the economic department in the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . He will step down from his position on August 31, 2020.
literature
- Roberto Azevêdo , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 30/2013 of July 23, 2013, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
Can This Man Stop a Trade War? - Interview of Azevêdo by Stephen J. Dubner on Freakonomics Radio
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_e.htm
- ↑ http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/pl_e.htm
- ↑ a b http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/biography_robertoazevedo_brazil_e.pdf
- ↑ WTO boss Azevêdo resigns in: FAZ, accessed on May 14, 2020
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azevêdo, Roberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azevêdo, Roberto Carvalho de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian Director General of the World Trade Organization |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salvador da Bahia |