Celso Amorim

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Celso Amorim
Amorim in 2010
Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil for Foreign Policy
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2023
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Minister of Defence
In office 5 August 2011 – 31 December 2014
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Nelson Jobim
Succeeded by	Jaques Wagner
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2010
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Celso Lafer
Succeeded by	Antonio Patriota
In office 20 July 1993 – 31 December 1994
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Succeeded by	Luiz Felipe Lampreia
Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom
In office 16 December 2001 – 27 December 2002
Nominated by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Sérgio Amaral
Succeeded by	José Bustani
Secretary General of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 June 1993 – 1 September 1993
President	Itamar Franco
Preceded by	Luiz Felipe Lampreia
Succeeded by	Roberto Abdenur
Personal details
Born	Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (1942-06-03) 3 June 1942 (age 82) Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party	Workers' Party (since 2009)
Other political affiliations	PMDB (1980–2009)
Spouse	Ana Maria Amorim
Children	4
Alma mater	Rio Branco Institute Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Profession	Diplomat politician
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Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He was Minister of Defence from 5 August 2011 to 31 December 2014 under President Dilma Rousseff.^[1][2]

Before his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Lula, Amorim served as Brazil's ambassador to the United Kingdom.^[3] On 7 October 2009, Amorim was named the "world's best foreign minister" by Foreign Policy magazine blogger David Rothkopf.^[4] On 5 January 2023, Amorim was appointed as Chief Advisor for Foreign Policy by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.^[5]