Roberto Abdenur

Roberto Abdenur entered Brazil’s foreign service in 1963. After early postings in London and Washington, he spent much of the next decade coordinating economic and trade affairs in the Foreign Ministry. He later became ambassador to Ecuador and China, served as the ministry’s secretary-general, and headed the embassy in Germany. ¹

His work included launching Brazil’s strategic partnerships with China and Germany. In Vienna he represented Brazil before international agencies and chaired the Group of 77 and China in 2003. He returned to Washington as ambassador from 2004 to 2007 and retired from the diplomatic service after that posting. He subsequently worked in international consulting, led the Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition, and wrote on foreign policy. ¹