Rubens Ricupero (born March 1, 1937) is a Brazilian academic, economist, bureaucrat and diplomat. He served as the fifth Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development from September 1995 to September 2004.
Rubens Ricupero | |
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | |
In office September 15, 1995 – September 14, 2004 | |
Secretary-General | Boutros Boutros-Ghali Kofi Annan |
Preceded by | Kenneth Dadzie |
Succeeded by | Supachai Panitchpakdi |
Ambassador of Brazil to Italy | |
In office March 19, 1995 – December 12, 1995 | |
Nominated by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
Preceded by | Orlando Carbonar |
Succeeded by | Paulo Pires do Rio |
Minister of Finance | |
In office April 5, 1994 – September 3, 1994 | |
President | Itamar Franco |
Preceded by | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
Succeeded by | Ciro Gomes |
Minister of the Environment and the Legal Amazon | |
In office September 16, 1993 – April 5, 1994 | |
President | Itamar Franco |
Preceded by | Fernando Coutinho Jorge |
Succeeded by | Henrique Brandão Cavalcanti |
Ambassador of Brazil to the United States | |
In office August 25, 1991 – August 25, 1993 | |
Nominated by | Fernando Collor de Mello |
Preceded by | Marcílio Marques Moreira |
Succeeded by | Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[2] | March 1, 1937
Spouse | Marisa Parolari[2] |
Alma mater | University of São Paulo School of Law[1] |
Profession | Diplomat |
Ricupero earned a Bachelor in Law from the University of São Paulo in 1959. He also studied at the Rio Branco Institute, a branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations.[2]
From 1979 to 1995, Ricupero taught courses in international relations at the University of Brasília; and in the same period, he also taught the history of Brazilian diplomatic relations at the Rio Branco Institute.[2]
Ricupero was Chairman of the Finance Committee at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.[3] He was the Brazilian Minister of the Environment and Amazonian Affairs, before becoming Minister of Finance in 1994.[2]
He is credited with providing continuity during the implementation of the Plano Real.[4] This plan encompassed anti-inflationary monetary reform, the introduction of the modern Brazilian real and other measures taken to stabilize the Brazilian economy.[5]
Diplomatic postings have included:
Ricupero's published encompass 48 works in 58 publications in 4 languages and 400 library holdings.[6]