Mauro Vieira
Mauro Vieira studied law at the Federal Fluminense University and graduated from the Rio Branco Institute in 1974. An early Washington assignment as second secretary, from 1978 to 1982, preceded work in Montevideo, Mexico City, and Paris. In Brasília he held senior staff positions in the Foreign Ministry and also worked in science policy and social security administration. 1
After serving as ambassador to Argentina, he returned to Washington as ambassador in 2010. He moved from that post to become foreign minister in 2015–2016, then represented Brazil at the United Nations and served as ambassador to Croatia. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed him foreign minister again beginning in January 2023. 1
Washington Appointments
- Brazil — Ambassador, 2010–2014
Sources
- Ambassador Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira - Minister of Foreign Affairs
ZOPACAS symposium biography
- Embassy of Brazil: official ambassadors, mission dates and acting-service footnote
Retrieved as full public HTML on 22 October 2026. Start/End of Mission fields, with Nestor Forster’s separate acting appointment.
- Career or diplomatic context: Mauro Vieira
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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