Sérgio França Danese

Sérgio França Danese
Sérgio França Danese in 2016
Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 July 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byRonaldo Costa Filho
President of the United Nations Security Council
In office
2 October 2023 – 1 November 2023
Preceded byFerit Hoxha
Succeeded byZhang Jun
Personal details
Born1954 (age 69–70)
São Paulo, Brazil
Alma materFaculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo (BLitt)
ProfessionDiplomat, writer

Sérgio França Danese (born 1954) is a Brazilian writer and diplomat. In 2023, he was nominated by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to become the Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City.[1][2]

Biography

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Early years and academic history

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Danese was born in São Paulo in 1954. He joined the Letters course of the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences (FFLCH) of the University of São Paulo (USP), where he graduated in 1976.[3] Danese then moved to México, where he got a post-graduation in Latin Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[4]

Diplomacy

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Danese joined the diplomatic career in 1981, becoming student of Rio Branco Institute (IRBr).[4] From 1985 to 1987, he had served as special advisor of the Presidency of the Republic during José Sarney administration.[4] Between 1990 and 1992, Danese worked with the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mexico.[5] In 1993, he became advisor to Rubens Ricupero, while he had served as Ministry of Environment during the presidency of Itamar Franco.[5] Ricupero was Danese's teacher during his studies at IRBr.[5]

With a long diplomatic career, Danese had served as the Brazilian ambassador to Algeria, Argentina and South Africa.[5][6] In 2021, he was nominated as ambassador to Peru, where he headed the diplomatic mission until 2023.[7] After the election of Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president nominated him to represent Brazil in the United Nations.[8] Danese replaced Ronaldo Costa Filho, nominated by former president Jair Bolsonaro.[9][10]

During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, he gained international notoriety.[11][12] On the verge of a conflict, Brazil presided the United Nations Security Council.[13] The country proposed a ceasefire for humanitarian aid in Gaza and a humanitarian corridor for Palestinian civilians to Egypt.[11] Besides Brazilian efforts, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, vetoed the resolution.[14] The Brazilian proposal got 12 favorable votes, 2 abstentions – Russia and the United Kingdom – and the American veto, blocking a ceasefire and the arrival of humanitarian aid.[15][16]

Books

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  • Ricupero, Rubens; França Danese, Sérgio (1998). O ponto ótimo da crise (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Editora Revan. ISBN 8571061513.
  • França Danese, Sérgio (1999). Diplomacia presidencial: história e crítica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Topbooks. ISBN 978-85-7631-680-0.
  • França Danese, Sérgio (2003). A sombra do meio-dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Topbooks. ISBN 978-8574750699.
  • França Danese, Sérgio (2009). A escola da liderança: ensaios sobre a política externa e a inserção internacional do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Editora Record. ISBN 9788501085955.
  • França Danese, Sérgio (2017). O outro lado da lua (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Topbooks. ISBN 978-8574752686.

References

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  1. ^ "Lula troca embaixador do Brasil na ONU". Folha de Pernambuco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Governo Lula indica Sérgio França Danese para representar o Brasil na ONU". Brasil 247 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Governo nomeia embaixador Sérgio Danese como representante do Brasil na ONU". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Sérgio Danese é aprovado no Senado para embaixada do Brasil na África do Sul". Senado Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Assessores são ex-alunos". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 April 1994. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ Peduzzi, Pedro (19 January 2023). "Embaixador Sérgio Danese é designado representante do Brasil na ONU". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Sérgio França Danese é aprovado para chefiar embaixada brasileira no Peru". Senado Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ Gullino, Daniel (19 January 2023). "Governo indica atual embaixador no Peru para representar Brasil na ONU". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ Garcia, Gustavo; Resende, Sara (18 September 2019). "Senado aprova diplomata indicado por Bolsonaro para representante do brasil na ONU". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. ^ Malcher, Ângela (19 January 2023). "Itamaraty escolhe diplomata que vai representar o Brasil na ONU". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b Fassihi, Farnaz (18 October 2023). "The U.S. vetoes a Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ^ "SAD uložio veto na nacrt rezolucije Vijeća sigurnosti UN-a o humanitarnom prekidu vatre u Gazi". Buka (in Croatian). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Brasil preside reunião do Conselho de Segurança da ONU para tratar da guerra no Oriente Médio". Palácio do Planalto (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  14. ^ Wintour, Patrick (18 October 2023). "US vetoes UN's call for 'humanitarian pause' and corridors into Gaza". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  15. ^ Nichols, Michelle (18 October 2023). "US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Veto representa que Conselho de Segurança não conseguiu cumprir seu papel, diz representante do Brasil na ONU". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ronaldo Costa Filho
 Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations
2023–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by President of the United Nations Security Council
October–November 2023 		Succeeded by
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