Antonio Patriota

Brazilian diplomat
Antonio Patriota
Brazilian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byFrederico Arruda
Brazilian Ambassador to Egypt
In office
4 July 2019 – 14 June 2023
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byRuy de Azevedo Amaral
Succeeded byPaulino de Carvalho Neto
Permanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations
In office
27 August 2013 – 11 November 2016
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byLuiz Alberto Figueiredo
Succeeded byMauro Vieira
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 January 2011 – 26 August 2013
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byCelso Amorim
Succeeded byLuiz Alberto Figueiredo
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
In office
21 December 2006 – 19 October 2009
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byRoberto Abdenur
Succeeded byMauro Vieira
Personal details
Born
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

(1954-04-27) 27 April 1954 (age 69)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
Tania Cooper
(m. 1993)
Alma materUniversity of Geneva (PhB)
ProfessionDiplomat
AwardsOrder of Military Merit ' Order of Military Merit (Commander - Comendador)

Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (born April 27, 1954) is the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Patriota took office as foreign minister on January 1, 2011, and remained in office until August 26, 2013.

A graduate in philosophy from the University of Geneva and later international relations by the Rio Branco Institute, Patriota has taken prominent positions within the foreign service such as Brazil's ambassador to the United States between 2007 and 2009, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations, Cabinet Chief of Foreign Minister Chancellor Celso Amorim and Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations. He was replaced as Minister of External Relations by Luiz Figueiredo. This replacement was caused by Patriota's deemed responsibility in the operation that transported Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto Molina from the Brazilian Embassy in La Paz to the Brazilian border. Senator Molina had sought refuge in the Brazilian Embassy for 15 months.[1][2]

History

Positions held within the foreign service

  • 1979-1982 Diplomat at the United Nations office in Brasília
  • 1990-1992 Diplomat at the Foreign Policy Secretariat of the Ministry of External Relations
  • 1992-1994 Diplomatic Adviser to the Presidency
  • 1994-1999 Diplomatic Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York, USA
  • 1999-2003 Minister at the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2003-2004 Secretary of Diplomatic Planning of the Ministry of External Relations
  • 2004-2005 Cabinet Chief of the Minister of External Relations
  • 2005-2007 Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations
  • 2007-2009 Ambassador of Brazil to the United States in Washington, D.C.
  • 2009-2010 Secretary General of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
  • 2011-2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
  • 2013-2016 Ambassador of Brazil to the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York, USA
  • 2016-2019 Ambassador of Brazil to Italy in Rome
  • 2019-2023 Ambassador of Brazil to Egypt in Cairo
  • 2023- Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom

Biography

Antonio de Aguiar Patriota was born in Rio de Janeiro on April 27, 1954. He was Deputy Foreign Minister from October 2009 to December 2010; Ambassador of Brazil to the United States from 2007 to 2009; Under Secretary General for Political Affairs at the Foreign Ministry from 2005 to 2007; Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister, in 2004; and Secretary for Diplomatic Planning at the Foreign Ministry, in 2003.

Overseas, he also served at Brazil's Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Geneva (1999-2003), having acted for two years as Deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization; at Brazil's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (1994-1999), where he was a member of the Brazilian Delegation to the U.N. Security Council; at the Embassies of Brazil in Caracas (1988-1990) and Beijing (1987-1988); and at Brazil's Permanent Mission in Geneva (1983-1987).

From 1992 to 1994, he was Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to then President Itamar Franco.

He graduated from Brazil's Diplomatic Academy, the Rio Branco Institute, in 1979. His thesis for the Advanced Studies Course at the Rio Branco Institute, titled “The Security Council After the Gulf War: articulating a new paradigm for collective security”, was published in 1988.

Minister Antonio Patriota is married to Tania Cooper Patriota, who is currently the Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bogotá and Caracas, and they have two sons, Miguel and Thomas.

References

  1. ^ "Brazil's top diplomat resigns amid soaring tensions with Bolivia over asylum for politician". The Sydney Morning Herold. 2013-08-27.
  2. ^ "Brazil foreign minister quits over Bolivia senator row". BBC News. 2013-08-27.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120116041132/http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/o-ministerio/curriculos/ministro-das-relacoes-exteriores/view

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Patriota.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Roberto Abdenur
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ruy de Azevedo Amaral
Brazilian Ambassador to Egypt
2019–2023
Succeeded by
Paulino de Carvalho Neto
Preceded by
Frederico Arruda
Brazilian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
2023–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011–2013
Succeeded by
  • v
  • t
  • e
Minister of Agrarian Development
  • Afonso Florence (2011–12)
  • Pepe Vargas (2012–14)
  • Miguel Rossetto (2014)
  • Patrus Ananias (2015–16)
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
  • Wagner Rossi (2011)
  • Mendes Ribeiro Filho (2011–13)
  • Antônio Andrade (2013–14)
  • Neri Geller (2014–15)
  • Kátia Abreu (2015–16)
Minister of Cities
Minister of Communications
Minister of Culture
Minister of Defence
Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
  • Fernando Pimentel (2011–14)
  • Mauro Borges Lemos (2014–15)
  • Armando Monteiro (2015–16)
Minister of Education
Minister of the Environment
  • Izabella Teixeira (2011–16)
Minister of Finances
Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Health
Minister of Justice
Minister of Labour and Employment
Minister of Mines and Energy
Minister of National Integration
Minister of Planning, Budget and Management
  • Miriam Belchior (2011–15)
  • Nelson Barbosa (2015)
  • Valdir Simão (2015–16)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations
Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger
Minister of Social Security
Minister of Sports
  • Orlando Silva (2011)
  • Aldo Rebelo (2011–15)
  • George Hilton (2015–16)
  • Ricardo Leyser (2016)
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Transports
  • Alfredo Nascimento (2011)
  • Paulo Sérgio Passos (2011–13)
  • César Borges (2013–14)
  • Paulo Sérgio Passos (2014–15)
  • Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (2015–16)
Minister of Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights
Secretary of Civil Aviation
  • Wagner Bittencourt (2011–13)
  • Moreira Franco (2013–15)
  • Carlos Gabas (2015–16)
Secretary of Human Rights
Secretary of Institutional Affairs
Secretary of Micro and Small Business
Secretary of Politics for Women
Secretary of Promotion of Racial Equality
Secretary of Ports and Water Transports
Secretary of Social Communication
  • Helena Chagas (2011–14)
  • Thomas Traumann (2014–15)
  • Edinho Silva (2015–16)
Secretary of Strategic Affairs
Vice President
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
Attorney General
Comptroller General
  • Jorge Hage (2011–15)
  • Valdir Simão (2015)
  • Luiz Navarro de Britto (2016)
Secretary of Government
Secretary of Institutional Security
Chief of Military House of the Presidency
Secretary-General of the Presidency
  • Gilberto Carvalho (2011–15)
  • Miguel Rossetto (2015)
President of the Central Bank
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • ISNI
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany
  • United States
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
Other
  • IdRef