Forum Institutional
The world needs a new social contract. Here's why
Fragile trust in institutions threatens to damage society and prevent progress on the biggest challenges we face. That's why we need a new social contract.
Mr. Roberto Azevêdo is the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Azevêdo holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia. He subsequently attended the 'Instituto Rio Branco', the graduate school of diplomacy run by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. He joined the Brazilian Foreign Service in 1984.
From 2006 to 2008 he was Vice-Minister for Economic and Technological Affairs at the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia. In that capacity he was also Brazil's chief trade negotiator for the Doha Round and other WTO issues.
In 2008 he was appointed Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO and other International Economic Organisations in Geneva.
