Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte

Who is Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte?

Sergio de Queiroz Duarte is a former Brazilian diplomat. His last position was as United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. He was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007 and retired in February 2012.

A career diplomat, Duarte served the Brazilian Foreign Service for 48 years. He was the Ambassador of Brazil in a number of countries, including Austria, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia concurrently, China, Canada, and Nicaragua. He also served in Switzerland, the United States, Argentina, and Rome.

In addition, he has been posted as the Brazilian representative to several International organizations, focusing on disarmament issues. In 2005, he was the President of the 2005 Seventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Governor for Brazil at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the IAEA.