Roberto Azevedo
Roberto Azevedo
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdois a Brazilian diplomat and the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Azevêdo was elected to succeed Pascal Lamy as Director-General of the World Trade Organization in May 2013. He assumed office on 1 September 2013...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth3 October 1957
CountryBrazil
general miss precise
At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that.
course interests job
My job is to prioritize multi-lateralism, and that of course interests Brazil, which is a global player. I'm representing 159 members, and one of them happens to be Brazil.
within work
We have to learn how to work within the limits that are possible, not what is desirable.
markets trade
Trade liberalization can be contagious, and the opening of markets regionally can spark progress multilaterally as well.