João Clemente Baena Soares

Background

Soares, João Clemente Baena was born on May 14, 1931 in Belém, Pará, Brazil. Son of Altevir and Alice Macedo (Baena) Soares.

Education

Graduate, Rio Branco Institute, Brazilian Academy Diplomacy, 1953; graduate advanced course diplomats, Rio Branco Institute, Brazilian Academy Diplomacy, 1955; B Law, Pontifical Catholic U., Rio de Janeiro, 1953; D Public Law, National Law School, Rio de Janeiro, 1962; D Honoris Causa, U. Quebec, 1992.

Career

3d secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1953; 2d secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1960; 1st secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1968; counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1968; minister counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1972; ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil, 1976; secretary to embassies, Asunción, Lisbon, Guatemala City, Brussels consul, Florence, Italy counselor to Brazilian Mission, United Nations, New York City secretary-general, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1979-1984; special secretary policy & economic matters, 1977-1979; chief department international organizations, 1974-1979; secretary general, Organization of American States, Washington, 1984-1994. Delegate XX, XXIII, XXIV, XXVI, XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII United Nations General Assembly. Member delegate Brazil to 1st meeting United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1964, XLVII United Nations Economics & Social Council, 1970.

Alternate representative Brazil United Nations Security Council, 1968. Member Brazil del.Spl. Committee Peaceful Use Outer Space, Special Committee Peacekeeping Operations, Special Committee Sea & Oceanic Resources of United Nations.

Representative Brazil conference ministers of foreign affairs of nonaligned countries, Lima, 1975, Belgrade, 1978, conference chiefs of state & government nonaligned countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1976. Delegate XX General Conference International Atomic Energy Agency. Head Braziliandel. to IX, XI, XII meetings Joint Germany-Brazilian Committee Technology Cooperation.

Head Brazilian delegate to 9th, 10th, 12th regular sessions General Assembly Organisation American States, 1979, 80, 82. Head delegate 1st meeting Special Brazilian-Chilean Coord. Committee, 1979, meeting American Foreign Ministers to commemorate450th anny. founding Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 1983.

Represented Ministry Foreign Affairs Interministerial Commission Marine Resources, national board directors Red Cross. Member of advisory county Environmental, Brazilian Committee Spatial Activities.

Achievements

• João Clemente Baena Soares has been listed as a noteworthy Ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Aspen/Italy Counselor Institute.

Connections

Married Gláucia Lima. Children:Cláudia, Clemente, Rodrigo.

Father:

Altevir Soares

Mother:

Alice Macedo (Baena) Soares

Spouse:

Gláucia Lima

child:

Clemente Soares

child:

Cláudia Soares

child:

Rodrigo Soares