Roberto Azevêdo

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Azevêdo.
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo
Azevêdo in 2020
6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
In office
1 September 2013 – 31 August 2020
Preceded byPascal Lamy
Succeeded byNgozi Okonjo-Iweala
Personal details
Born
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo

(1957-10-03) 3 October 1957
Salvador, Brazil
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMaria Nazareth Farani
Children2
EducationUniversity of Brasília
Rio Branco Institute

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.

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