Ambassador Márcia Donner Abreu will give a lecture about Brazil for GG Summer School at Seoul National University on July 11 (Friday) 2025.
Márcia Donner Abreu is the Ambassador of Brazil to South Korea since July 25, 2022. She holds a B.A. in Law (Candido Mendes College, Rio de Janeiro) and postgraduate degrees in Development (Institut Universitaire d'Etudes du Développement, Geneva) and in International Law (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva).
After
graduating from Brazil’s Diplomatic Academy in 1987, she covered issues such as
environment, sustainable development and trade negotiations. In her stints
abroad, she was posted to Washington D.C. (1991-1995 and 2001-2005), Montevideo
(1995-1997) and Beijing (2005-2007), and served as Deputy Permanent Delegate of
Brazil to UNESCO (2009-2011), Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the
World Trade Organization (2012-2018), Ambassador of Brazil to Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan (2018). Back to Brazil in 2019, she held the
positions of Secretary (Vice-Minister) for Communication and Culture (2019-20)
and Secretary for Asia-Pacific and Russia (2020-22).
She was born in
Florianópolis, southern Brazil, in 1961, and has one adult daughter.
She is so sweet to welcome Alice's arrival in Korea at Incheon International Airport. She will celebrate Alice's achievement on July 11 at Seoul National University.
She also adopted the deserted dog and have been caring for it with love.
Viva Brazil!!!
Hi, I'm Nahyun Kwon majoring French Studies at Yonsei University. As someone currently serving at the Brazilian Embassy in Seoul, you must have a unique perspective on how Brazil is perceived in Korea and how cultural and diplomatic ties are evolving between the two countries. Many Koreans may still know relatively little about the deeper social and political dynamics of the country. From your experience, what are some of the biggest misconceptions people tend to have about Brazil, especially in East Asia? Also, what steps do you think can be taken to build a stronger understanding and interest between Brazil and Korea?
ReplyDeleteHello, I’m Jaehyun Kim from Gyeongin National University of Education.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your introduction. It gave me a lot of interesting things to do as someone who is interested in geography. I think Brazil has an important geographic position and status in South America. Are there any geographic problems that Brazil is facing these days?