Ana Cândida Perez (born 1 March 1953 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian diplomat. She was the Consul-General in Shanghai (2012-2017) and the Brazilian ambassador in Abuja (2009-2012).[1][2]
Biography
editTraining
editIn 1975, Perez graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in Portuguese and literature. In 1977, she obtained a master's in comparative literature from the University of Montreal. In 1992, she enrolled in a master's program in international relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, but did not graduate.[3]
Diplomatic career
editPerez joined the diplomatic service in 1980 and held various posts abroad, including in Paris, Caracas, Stockholm and London.[4]
In 2009, she became the Brazilian ambassador in Abuja, where she remained until 2012.[5] She represented Brazil at the Economic Community of West African States, where Brazil is a permanent observer.[6] In 2010, she was promoted to first-class minister, the highest rank in the hierarchy of the Brazilian diplomatic service. Subsequently, she assumed the role of Consul-General in Shanghai from 2012 to 2017.[7]
Decorations
editPerez was awarded the Tamandaré Merit Medal of Brazil in 1983, and she was made Commander of Sweden's Order of the Polar Star in 2002.[8]
References
edit- ^ Santoro, Maurício (2022). Brazil–China Relations in the 21st Century: The Making of a Strategic Partnership. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 31.
- ^ Anuários e Almanaques de Pessoal do Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Mensagem No 178, DE 2008". Senado Federal.
- ^ "Observa Convida - Ana Candida Perez | Observa China 观中国". Observa Convida - Ana Candida Perez | Observa China 观中国. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "5 Minutes With… Ana Candida Perez – Consul-General of Brazil". International Professional Women's Society. 20 October 2016.
- ^ "ECOWAS Accredits Six Ambassadors For The New Year". Sierra Express Media.
- ^ Herrán, Paulina (2 September 2014). "Entrevista con la Cónsul General de Brasil en Shanghai: "El trabajo en el Consulado me gusta mucho porque se ven los resultados prácticos, sobre todo a nivel humano"". HOLA CHINA.
- ^ Anuários e Almanaques de Pessoal do Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese).