Fernando de Oliveira Sena

Fernando de Oliveira Sena studied law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro before completing diplomatic training at the Rio Branco Institute. His early assignments included presidential protocol, Brazil’s UN mission in New York, and political work at the embassy in Pretoria. At the UN he took part in negotiations on management reform and the organization’s budget. ¹

In Brasília he led the United Nations Division and the International Peace and Security Division, and served as vice-president of Brazil’s National Committee for Refugees. He joined the UN’s Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in 2015. His later service included deputy consul general in New York and deputy chief of mission in Washington. In May 2025, the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce honored his work supporting business relations between the two countries. ^{1, 2}