Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo

Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo (born 15 August 1957) is a career diplomat. She has been the Brazilian Consul General in New York City since 2021.[1]

Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo
Born (1957-08-15) 15 August 1957
Alegre, Espírito Santo
NationalityBrazilian
EducationRio Branco Institute
OccupationDiplomat
Known forBrazilian ambassador to the United Nations at Geneva
SpouseRoberto Azevêdo
Childrentwo

Life

Azevêdo was born in Alegre, Espírito Santo, in 1957. She trained to be a diplomat at the Rio Branco Institute and she joined the diplomatic service in 1982 as a third secretary.[2] She was promoted to second secretary in 1986.[3]

In 2001 she gained her doctorate from the Rio Branco Institute when she defended her thesis on "The Precautionary Principle and the Agreement on the Application of WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - The Implications for the Agricultural Reform Process".

On 14 September 2016 she was appointed her country's ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[4] She succeeded Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop, who went on to be Brazil's Ambassador in The Hague.

She is currently the Consul General of Brazil in the United States, occupying that position at the Consulate General of Brazil in New York since 2021.

Private life

Azevedo is married to Roberto Azevêdo, who served as the director-general of the World Trade Organization from 2013 to 2020.[5][6] They have two daughters, Paula and Luísa.

References
  1. "Ambassador Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo". Americas Society / Council of the Americas. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. Lemos, Ana Amélia (19 October 2016). "Parecer sobre o da Senhora Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, Ministra de Primeira Classe da Carreira de Diplomata do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, para exercer o cargo de Delegada Permanente do Brasil em Genebra". Senado Federal. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. Serra, José (19 October 2016). "Mensagem nº 88/2016, referente à indicação da Senhora Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, Ministra de Primeira Classe da Carreira de Diplomata do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, para exercer o cargo de Delegada Permanente do Brasil em Genebra". Senado Federal. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "Biography: Roberto Azevedo" (PDF). WTO. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. "WTO names Roberto Azevedo as new head". BBC News Online. UK. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.


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