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. Patriota took office as foreign minister on January 1, 2011, and remained in office until August 26, 2013.
Antonio Patriota | |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2023 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Frederico Arruda |
| Brazilian Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 4 July 2019 – 14 June 2023 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Ruy de Azevedo Amaral |
| Succeeded by | Paulino de Carvalho Neto |
| Permanent Representative of Brazil in the United Nations | |
| In office 27 August 2013 – 11 November 2016 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
| Succeeded by | Mauro Vieira |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 26 August 2013 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Celso Amorim |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
| Brazilian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 21 December 2006 – 19 October 2009 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Roberto Abdenur |
| Succeeded by | Mauro Vieira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio de Aguiar Patriota 27 April 1954 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse |
Tania Cooper (m. 1993) |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva (PhB) |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit (Commander - Comendador) |
A graduate in philosophy from the University of Geneva and later international relations by the Rio Branco Institute, Patriota has taken prominent positions within the foreign service such as Brazil's ambassador to the United States between 2007 and 2009, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations, Cabinet Chief of Foreign Minister Chancellor Celso Amorim and Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations. He was replaced as Minister of External Relations by Luiz Figueiredo. This replacement was caused by Patriota's deemed responsibility in the operation that transported Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto Molina from the Brazilian Embassy in La Paz to the Brazilian border. Senator Molina had sought refuge in the Brazilian Embassy for 15 months.