Mauro Vieira
Mauro Vieira | |
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Minister of External Relations | |
In office 1 January 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
President | Dilma Rousseff |
Preceded by | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
Succeeded by | José Serra |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 February 1951
Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University |
Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira (born 15 February 1951) is a Brazilian diplomat and Brazil's former Minister of External Relations. 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]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mauro Vieira é embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos desde 2010". Globo. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Ambassador Mauro Vieira". Embassy of Brazil. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
Minister of External Relations 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by José Serra |