Membership

His Excellency Marcos Arbizu de Souza Campos

Federative Republic of Brazil

HE Marcos Arbizu de Souza Campos presented his credentials to the NZ Governor-General on 1st December 2021. Ambassador Marcos has had an extensive diplomatic career, having held many posts globally such as in Tokyo, Lisbon, Washington and Bissau. 

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal and academic background

Born on April 10, 1963

Father of Stella Arbizu Nogueira Campos, born in 2005.

Diploma in International Relations, University of Brasília (June, 1986)

Masters’ Degree, Public Administration and Governmental Management, National School of Public Administration - Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (December 1988)

Diplomatic career

Admission to the Brazilian diplomatic career (March 1^st, 1990)

Third Secretary (December 12, 1991)

Second Secretary (June 25, 1996)

First Secretary (December 27, 2001)

Counsellor (June 20, 2006)

Minister, Second Class (December 27, 2012)

Minister, First Class (December 30, 2019)

Ambassador (2021)

Diplomatic positions abroad

Embassy of Brazil in Wellington (December, 2021)

Embassy of Brazil in Lisbon (July, 1995 to October, 1999)

Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo (October, 1999 to January, 2003)

Delegation of Brazil to the Organization of American States, Washington, USA (January, 2007 to September, 2009)

Temporary mission to the Embassy of Brazil in Bissau (November 16 to December 20, 1997), chargé d’affaires, a.i.

Temporary mission to the Consulate-General of Brazil in Tokyo (August 14 to September 13, 2012)

Positions in Brasília

 Office of the Special Advisor on Federal and Congressional Affairs, Head of Unit, (January 2019 until the present)

Department for Communication and Documentation, Director (December 2016 to January 2019)

Division of Defense Affairs, Head of Unit (September 2016 to December 2016)

Secretariat for Internal Control, General Coordinator for Audit (June 2013 to September 2016)

Secretariat for Internal Control, Deputy General Coordinator for Audit (October 2012 to June 2013)

Department of Administration, Assistant (July 2011 to June 2013)

General Coordination for Budget and Finance, Assistant (September 2009 to July 2011)

Office of the Press Advisor to the Office of the Minister, Assistant (April 2004 to January 2007)

Office of the Advisor for Social Communication, Assistant (March 2003 to April 2004)

Division of Environment, Assistant (December 1991 to June 1995)

Awards and Accolades

First position, XXXVI Diplomat Refresher Course (Rio Branco Institute, Brazilian diplomatic academy, April 12, 1999)

Conclusion of the LIV Course of High Studies with the presentation of the thesis “O Memorando de Entendimento Brasil-EUA para Avançar a Cooperação em Biocombustíveis e a Busca de Convergências com as Agendas Energéticas da OEA e do BID” - “The Brazil-USA Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels and the search for Convergence with the Energy Agendas of the Organization of the American States and the InterAmerican Development Bank” (Rio Branco Institute, Brazilian diplomatic academy, January 1^st, 2009)

Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique), Officer (February 28, 2000)

Order of Rio Branco, Grand Officer (April 18, 2017)