Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado (born 17 July 1955) is a diplomat who is currently serving as the Brazilian Ambassador for Climate Change since February 2023. He was the former Minister of External Relations, having succeeded

Antonio Patriota Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (born April 27, 1954) is the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He took office as foreign minister on January 1, 2011, and remained in office until August 26, 2013 ...

and was succeeded by

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. Figueiredo took office as

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on August 28, 2013., and left office on December 31, 2014.

Biography

Early life

Luiz Figueiredo was born on July 17, 1955, in

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holds a degree in law of the

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(UFRJ) in 1977 and graduated at the

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(IRBr) in 1980.

Career

First assigned to New York in 1986 until 1989, he continued his professional career at Brazil's diplomatic missions in

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, serving until 1992. He has also held diplomatic positions in

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from 1996 to 1999,

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from 1999 to 2002 and

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, as representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (

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), from 2003 to 2005. He served as Director-General in the Ministry's Department of Environment and Special Affairs, and previously headed its Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development Divisions, as well as its Division on Sea, Antarctic and Outer Space Affairs. He came Under-Secretary for Environment, Energy, Science and Technology in Brazil's Foreign Ministry since 2011. From June to August 2013 he was the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations. In February 2023, he was appointed to serve as the Brazilian Ambassador for

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