{"id":332378,"date":"2023-07-10T19:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/sidney-romeiro-assume-embaixada-do-brasil-em-abu-dhabi\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:44:21","slug":"sidney-romeiro-takes-post-at-brazilian-embassy-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/sidney-romeiro-takes-post-at-brazilian-embassy-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney Romeiro takes post at Brazilian embassy in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Diplomat Sidney Leon Romeiro<\/strong> (pictured above<\/em>) is the new Brazilian ambassador to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. He will take the post in August. The Senate approved Romeiro\u2019s nomination last week, on July 4. Romeiro was serving as director of the Middle East Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2019. This will be the 61-year-old diplomat\u2019s first post as ambassador.<\/p>\n

This Monday (10), Romeiro visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in S\u00e3o Paulo, where he was welcomed by ambassador Osmar Chohfi, president of the organization, and Fernanda Baltazar, director of Institutional Relations. Romeiro gave an interview to ANBA.<\/p>\n

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Chohfi (left) delivered a gift to Romeiro (right)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am thrilled; it is a position that, as my first assignment, will be quite challenging and has a significant economic dimension of promoting trade and strengthening other areas of bilateral relations, such as culture, which opens many pathways for our work; science and technology \u2013 the UAE presently stand out for investments in science, technology, and innovation, especially in artificial intelligence \u2013 so I am very motivated to work on this many fields and be able to give a greater dimension to this relationship,\u201d said Romeiro to ANBA.<\/p>\n

According to the diplomat, the relationship between Brazil and the UAE is already at a level of strategic partnership. \u201cThis means our relationship has long-term goals and objectives, and a greater commitment in different areas, not only in promoting trade and investment, but also in defense, tourism, and multilateral affairs as well \u2013 the UAE are now occupying a seat on the [UN] Security Council, so do we \u2013 hence, there is greater understanding between the two countries,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

The biggest challenge as ambassador to Abu Dhabi for Romeiro could be dealing with the already extensive work schedule. \u201cThere is great interest from many sectors, governments, and private and public entities; [We have] an increasingly important consular dimension as well; there are already 10,000 Brazilians working there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the UAE, Romeiro only visited Dubai. \u201cI\u2019ve been preparing a lot since I received this honorable nomination from the president. I\u2019ve been reading a lot, talking to different stakeholders in the country, and I\u2019m very excited. I think a modern country awaits me, one of the most promising of the 22 Arab League nations, one facing the future, and that gives a new perception to the region of modernity, audacity, and initiatives. I think I will find a country sharing similarities with Brazil at this moment, a moment of growth and reforms. It\u2019s a perfect marriage between what they expect from us and what we can offer and vice versa,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The ambassador\u2019s primary goals are to strengthen the ties and numbers in trade and investment, explore other sectors, such as culture, and increase the number of tourists traveling from the UAE to Brazil.<\/p>\n

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(left to right) Romeiro, Chohfi, and Baltazar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the topics of his meeting with Chohfi and Baltazar was the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP28<\/strong>), to take place in Dubai later this year. Parallel activities are expected to occur concurrently with the event, and Romeiro wants to see more projects from Brazilian companies linked to energy transition, sustainability, and ESG. Baltazar suggested Emirati businesspeople visit Bel\u00e9m, where COP30 will occur in 2025. UAE-based investment funds, like Mubadala and Adia, could also invest in the green economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited to work ahead of the Brazilian embassy. There will be COP28 and possibly the president\u2019s visit with many state governors. I hope to have the energy to carry out all this demand and agenda of initiatives,\u201d declared Romeiro.<\/p>\n

The ABCC president stated Romeiro would find a favorable environment for the relationship between the countries to grow productively, and the ABCC is available to help, including its international office in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Career<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sidney Leon Romeiro was born in the city of S\u00e3o Caetano do Sul, in the S\u00e3o Paulo metropolitan area, in 1962. He has an undergraduate degree in Law from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), where he also obtained his master\u2019s degree in International Law. He entered Brazil\u2019s diplomacy school, Rio Branco Institute, in 1995. In the national capital Bras\u00edlia, Romeiro served in the offices of the President of the Republic and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

He was the economic minister counselor at the Brazilian Embassy in London, United Kingdom, from 2015 to 2018. He was also deputy consul general of the Consulate General in London from 2018 to 2019. He also held mission posts at the United Nations in New York (2002-2006) and at the Brazilian embassies in Tel Aviv, Israel (2006-2010), and Amman, Jordan (2010-2013).<\/p>\n

Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruna Garcia\/ANBA<\/div>\n
Bruna Garcia\/ANBA<\/div>\n
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