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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nunes and the second or paternal family name is Amorim.
Celso Amorim
Amorim in 2010
Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil for Foreign Policy
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2023
President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Minister of Defence
In office 5 August 2011 – 31 December 2014
President
Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by
Nelson Jobim
Succeeded by
Jaques Wagner
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2010
President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by
Celso Lafer
Succeeded by
Antonio Patriota
In office 20 July 1993 – 31 December 1994
President
Itamar Franco
Preceded by
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Succeeded by
Luiz Felipe Lampreia
Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom
In office 16 December 2001 – 27 December 2002
Nominated by
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by
Sérgio Amaral
Succeeded by
José Bustani
Secretary General of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 June 1993 – 1 September 1993
President
Itamar Franco
Preceded by
Luiz Felipe Lampreia
Succeeded by
Roberto Abdenur
Personal details
Born
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim
(1942-06-03) 3 June 1942 (age 82) Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party
Workers' Party (since 2009)
Other political affiliations
PMDB (1980–2009)
Spouse
Ana Maria Amorim
Children
4
Alma mater
Rio Branco Institute
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Profession
Diplomat
politician
Signature
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He was Minister of Defence from 5 August 2011 to 31 December 2014 under President Dilma Rousseff.[1][2]
Before his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Lula, Amorim served as Brazil's ambassador to the United Kingdom.[3] On 7 October 2009, Amorim was named the "world's best foreign minister" by Foreign Policy magazine blogger David Rothkopf.[4] On 5 January 2023, Amorim was appointed as Chief Advisor for Foreign Policy by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[5]
^Brazil will not 'sell' Amazon Archived March 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Gulfnews
^Brazil's Defense Minister Is Ousted WSJ. Retrieved on 2011-08-04.
^CV of Celso Amorim on Ministry of External Relations website Archived October 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^David Rothkopf (2009-10-07). "The world’s best foreign minister", Foreign Policy.
^"Ex-chanceler Celso Amorim é nomeado para chefiar assessoria especial de Lula". G1. 5 January 2023.
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