Mauro Vieira

Mauro Vieira
Mauro Vieira
Permanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations
	In office; 11 November 2016 – 30 January 2020
Nominated by	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Antonio Patriota
Succeeded by	Ronaldo Costa Filho
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1 January 2015 – 12 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
Succeeded by	José Serra
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 6 January 2010 – 31 December 2014
Nominated by	Luís Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Antonio Patriota
Succeeded by	Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina
	In office; 2004–2009
Nominated by	Luís Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	José Botafogo Gonçalves
Succeeded by	Enio Cordeiro
Personal details
Born	15 February 1951; Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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]

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References

"Mauro Vieira é embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos desde 2010". Globo. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
"Ambassador Mauro Vieira". Embassy of Brazil. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Antonio Patriota	Permanent Representative of Brazil in United Nations 2016–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Antonio Patriota	Brazilian Ambassador to the United States 2010–2014	Succeeded by Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
Preceded by José Botafogo Gonçalves	Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina 2004–2009	Succeeded by Enio Cordeiro
Political offices
Preceded by Luiz Alberto Figueiredo	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2015–2016	Succeeded by José Serra

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[globo-1] "Mauro Vieira é embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos desde 2010". Globo. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

[emb-2] "Ambassador Mauro Vieira". Embassy of Brazil. Retrieved 9 January 2015.