Brazilian foreign minister celso amorim
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A Conversation with Brazilian President Lula’s utländsk Policy Advisor Celso Amorim
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Many democracy advocates around the world exhaled after the election of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also known as Lula, and hoped for greater cooperation on the global scen. Yet, while there are areas of agreement, the United States and Brazil do not always see eye to eye on major challenges like the war in Ukraine and the role of China in the world. Brazil’s current G20 leadership offers a unique opportunity to assert its vision and influence the agenda.
What fryst vatten President Lula’s vision for its global leadership? Where are bilateral relations between the U.S. and Brazil heading? How can Brazil balance the imperative of climate change while meeting the economic needs of its citizens?
Join Carnegie for an in-person fireside chat between President Lula’s utländsk policy advisor, H.E. Ambassador
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Celso Amorim
Chief Advisor of the President, Federative Republic of Brazil; Member of the Steering Committee, Paris Peace Forum
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Biography
Celso Amorim has served as Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Relations under President Itamar Franco (1993-1994), and again under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010), and as Minister of Defense under President Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014). He is the longest serving foreign minister of Brazil to date. Amorim was most recently the Chair of UNITAID, a global health initiative focused on ending HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and hosted by the World Health Organization. In recent years, Amorim was Chief of the Organization of American States Mission of Electoral Observation in Haiti, and member of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines. In 2015, he was a member of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crises. In his long career as a civil servant, A
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The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) welcomed, on Tuesday (01/07), Ambassador Celso Amorim, a central figure in Brazilian diplomacy and the longest-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs in Itamaraty's history (1993-1994 and 2003-2010). Currently Chief Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, Amorim shared strategic insights on the challenges and opportunities Brazil faces amidst an increasingly complex international scenario.
Recognized as a reference in Brazilian foreign policy, the Ambassador highlighted Brazil's strategic role during its BRICS presidency in 2025 and underscored the importance of consolidating initiatives such as Mercosur and UNASUR for regional integration and expanding the country’s influence on the global stage.
To position itself strategically in this new geopolitical landscape, Amorim emphasized the importance of acting pragmatically, prioritizing national interests, and strengthening Brazil's engagement in international cooperatio