Secretary General of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)

Secretary General of Foreign Affairs (in Portuguese: Secretário-Geral das Relações Exteriores, more commonly known as Secretary General of Itamaraty) is the highest position in Brazil's professional diplomatic career. The position must be occupied by a born Brazilian, admitted to the diplomatic career by public exams, and he or she must be a career ambassador (and not a political appointee). It is generally considered "the most graduated Brazilian diplomat"[1][2][3][4][5] The Secretary General manages the Itamaraty, Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He or she acts under the guidances of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (who can be a political appointee). As vice-chancellor of Brazil, the Secretary General is the Acting Foreign Minister inside Brazilian borders during all the trips abroad performed by the official, political Minister.[6][7]

The current Secretary General of Foreign Affairs is Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha.

Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães, Secretary General of Foreign Affairs between 2003 and 2009

List of former secretaries general

  • 04/01/2023 – Maria Laura da Rocha
  • 04/06/2021 – 04/01/2023 Fernando Simas Magalhães
  • 03/01/2019 – 04/06/2021 Otávio Brandelli
  • 25/05/2016 – 31/12/2018 Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvão
  • 16/01/2015 – 25/05/2016 Sérgio França Danese
  • 27/02/2013 – 18/01/2015 Eduardo dos Santos
  • 04/01/2011 – 26/02/2013 Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira
  • 21/10/2009 – 31/12/2010 Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
  • 07/01/2003 – 20/10/2009 Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
  • 29/11/2001 – 02/01/2003 Osmar Vladimir Chohfi
  • 04/01/1999 – 29/11/2001 Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa
  • 02/01/1995 – 04/01/1999 Sebastião do Rêgo Barros Netto
  • 01/09/1993 – 02/01/1995 Roberto Pinto Ferreira Mameri Abdenur
  • 23/06/1993 – 01/09/1993 Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim
  • 08/10/1992 – 23/06/1993 Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia
  • 23/04/1992 – 08/10/1992 Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa
  • 15/03/1990 – 23/04/1992 Marcos Castrioto de Azambuja
  • 15/03/1985 – 15/03/1990 Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima
  • 07/06/1984 – 15/03/1985 Carlos Calero Rodrigues
  • 15/03/1979 – 07/06/1984 João Clemente Baena Soares
  • 14/04/1978 – 15/03/1979 Dário Moreira de Castro Alves
  • 15/03/1974 – 14/04/1978 Ramiro Elysio Saraiva Guerreio
  • 09/12/1969 – 15/03/1974 Jorge de Carvalho e Silva
  • 06/02/1969 – 03/12/1969 Mozart Gurgel Valente Junior
  • 29/03/1968 – 31/01/1969 Mário Gibson Alves Barboza
  • 16/03/1967 – 28/03/1968 Sérgio Corrêa Affonso da Costa
  • 24/01/1966 – 16/03/1967 Manoel Pio Corrêa Junior
  • 23/04/1964 – 24/01/1966 Antônio Borges Leal Castello Branco Filho
  • 11/09/1963 – 23/04/1964 Aguinaldo Boulitreau Fragoso
  • 12/07/1963 – 02/09/1963 João Augusto de Araujo Castro
  • 17/05/1963 – 12/07/1963 Henrique Rodrigues Valle
  • 13/10/1961 – 30/07/1962 Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
  • 03/02/1961 – 31/05/1961 Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
  • 25/10/1960 – 03/02/1961 Edmundo Penna Barbosa da Silva
  • 11/08/1959 – 25/10/1960 Fernando Ramos de Alencar
  • 05/07/1958 – 06/08/1959 Antônio Mendes Vianna
  • 30/11/1956 – 05/07/1958 Décio Honorato de Moura
  • 29/09/1954 – 19/04/1956 Antônio Camillo de Oliveira
  • 23/01/1954 – 29/09/1954 Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
  • 26/03/1951 – 04/01/1954 Mário de Pimentel Brandão
  • 18/02/1949 – 01/02/1951 Cyro de Freitas Valle
  • 13/12/1946 – 18/02/1949 Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto Accioly
  • 01/02/1946 – 13/12/1946 Samuel de Souza Leão Gracie
  • 05/06/1942 – 06/10/1944 Pedro Leão Velloso Netto
  • 23/09/1939 – 05/06/1942 Mauricio Nabuco
  • 07/01/1939 – 21/06/1939 Cyro de Freitas Valle
  • 31/01/1939 – 27/03/1939 Paulo Coelho de Almeida (acting)
  • 03/09/1937 – 04/01/1939 Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto Accioly
  • 06/11/1934 – 03/09/1937 Manuel de Pimentel Brandão
  • 31/07/1934 – 06/11/1934 José Joaquim de Lima e Silva Moniz de Aragão (acting)
  • 12/02/1934 – 31/07/1934 Maurício Nabuco (acting)
  • 20/05/1931 – 26/07/1934 Felix de Barros Cavalcanti de Lacerda

List of former under secretaries of state

  • 28/07/1919 – 28/02/1921 Rodrigo Octávio Langaard Menezes
  • 18/02/1919 – 28/07/1919 Augusto Cochrane de Alencar
  • 12/01/1918 – 24/04/1918 Raul Régis de Oliveira
  • 14/06/1916 – 07/05/1917 Luís Martins de Souza Dantas
  • 20/08/1915 – 14/05/1916 Gastão da Cunha

List of former directors general

  • 10/05/1910 – 20/08/1915 Frederico Afonso de Carvalho
  • 21/03/1865 – 15/01/1907 Joaquim Thomaz do Amaral
  • 19/02/1859 – 21/03/1865 Joaquim Maria Nascente de Azambuja

List of former major officers

  • 13/04/1849 – 19/02/1859 Joaquim Maria Nascente de Azambuja
  • 13/12/1827 – 13/04/1849 Bento da Silva Lisboa
  • 22/02/1824 – 27/11/1827 Luiz Moutinho de Lima Alvares e Silva
  • 02/05/1821 – 22/02/1824 Simeão Estellita Gomes da Fonseca

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