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Roberto Azevêdo

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Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈbɛʁtu kaʁˈvaʎu dʒi azeˈvedu]; born 3 October 1957) is a Brazilian career diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2013 until 2020. Since 2020, he has been Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo. Azevêdo was elected to succeed Pascal Lamy as Director-General of the World Trade Organization in May 2013. On 14 May 2020, he announced publicly via a teleconference that he would resign on 31 August the same year, just a year before his second four-year term as Director-General expired. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Azevêdo is the 61st most popular diplomat (up from 68th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 596th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Roberto Azevêdo ranks 61 out of 90. Before him are Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Adam von Trott zu Solz, Ernest Mason Satow, Zannanza, Ángel Sanz Briz, and Christiana Figueres. After him are Jules Cambon, Joseph Grew, Vatslav Vorovsky, Ri Yong-ho, Paul Schmidt, and Filippo Grandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Roberto Azevêdo ranks 200. Before him are John Ribat, Achille Mbembe, Éder Aleixo de Assis, Faruk Hadžibegić, Bojan Križaj, and Adri van Tiggelen. After him are Inès de La Fressange, Aliko Dangote, Cécilia Attias, Timothy Treadwell, Michael Foreman, and Kevin Pollak.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Roberto Azevêdo ranks 402 out of 2,236. Before him are Amaral (1954), Maria Quitéria (1792), Amílcar Barbuy (1893), Gilberto Freyre (1900), Lui Morais (1961), and Luís Pereira (1949). After him are Paulo Autuori (1956), Ary Barroso (1903), Paulo César Carpegiani (1949), Canário (1934), Zé Mário (1949), and Paulinho de Almeida (1932).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Brazil

Among diplomats born in Brazil, Roberto Azevêdo ranks 1. 

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