CHANCERIESTHE DIPLOMATIC ATLAS

Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima

Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima joined Brazil’s foreign service in 1955 after legal studies in Rio de Janeiro. He worked on President Juscelino Kubitschek’s staff, served in Rome and at the Latin American Free Trade Association in Montevideo, and led Brazil’s trade office in New York. From 1971 he directed the Foreign Ministry’s trade promotion department, expanding overseas support for Brazilian commerce and investment. 1

He became secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry in 1985 and undertook a special economic and commercial negotiating mission to the United States in 1986. After an ambassadorship in London, he took charge of the Washington embassy in November 1993. A World Bank briefing prepared for his 1996 meeting with President James Wolfensohn listed Mercosur among the anticipated subjects. 1

Washington Appointments

  • Brazil — Ambassador, 1993–1999

Archival Sources

Archival references used in this account; descriptions and access vary by repository.

Sources

  1. President Wolfensohn — Briefing Book: Ambassador Paulo-Tarso Flecha de Lima, October 29, 1996

    Folder 30485770, biography dated February 1995; meeting log

  2. 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.

  3. Career or diplomatic context: Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima

Biography checked 2026-10-28.

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