Desarmamento e temas correlatos
The author's principal standalone authored work and the natural entry point to his writing.
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Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte (1934–2024) was a Brazilian career diplomat who served as ambassador to Canada, China, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and later as the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. His authored book on disarmament collects writings on international security and related diplomatic themes. He also translated and edited literary works, which are excluded from this bibliography because they were not authored works.
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Sérgio Duarte, whose full name was Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte, was a Brazilian career diplomat and author known for his work on international security, nuclear disarmament, and arms control.
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He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He studied public administration at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, law at Fluminense Federal University, and diplomacy at Brazil’s Instituto Rio Branco.
He served as Brazil’s ambassador to Nicaragua, Canada, China, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia. From 2007 to 2012, he was the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at the Under-Secretary-General level.
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His work focused on multilateral disarmament, nuclear and conventional arms control, non-proliferation, nuclear security, and international cooperation. These subjects reflected his long diplomatic experience in international security forums.
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In 2021, he received the International Uranium Film Festival’s Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to nuclear disarmament. He also served as president of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs from 2017 until 2024, strengthening his legacy as a champion of nuclear disarmament.
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