Sérgio França Danese

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.

Biography

Early years and academic history 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. Danese then moved to México, where he got a post-graduation in Latin Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Diplomacy Danese joined the diplomatic career in 1981, becoming student of Rio Branco Institute (IRBr). In 1993, he became advisor to Rubens Ricupero, while he had served as Ministry of Environment during the presidency of Itamar Franco. In 2021, he was nominated as ambassador to Peru, where he headed the diplomatic mission until 2023. After the election of Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president nominated him to represent Brazil in the United Nations. Danese replaced Ronaldo Costa Filho, nominated by former president Jair Bolsonaro.

During the Gaza war, he gained international notoriety. On the verge of a conflict, Brazil presided the United Nations Security Council. The country proposed a ceasefire for humanitarian aid in Gaza and a humanitarian corridor for Palestinian civilians to Egypt. 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.

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