Background
Mello-Franco, Affonso Arinos de was born on November 11, 1930 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Son of Affonso Arinos and Anna Guilhermina (Pereira) M.-F.
Mello-Franco, Affonso Arinos de was born on November 11, 1930 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Son of Affonso Arinos and Anna Guilhermina (Pereira) M.-F.
Bachelors degree, Diplomatic Career Preparation Course, Rio de Janeiro, 1954; doctorate, National Faculty Law, Rio de Janeiro, 1955; certified, Superior War School, Rio de Janeiro, 1975; certified, Economics Post Graduate School, Rio de Janeiro, 1975.
State legislator, State Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, 1960-1962; congressman, House of Representatives, Brasilia, Brazil, 1964-1966; secretary, Brazilian Embassy, Rome, 1956-1959; secretary, Embassy, Vienna, 1959-1960; secretary, Embassy, Brussels, 1963, The Hague, 1964; consul, Brazilian Consulate, Geneva, 1966-1969; counsel, minister, Brazilian Embassy, Washington, 1969-1974; consul-general, Brazilian Consulate General, Oporto, Portugal, 1977-1979; ambassador, Brazilian Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia, 1980-1982; ambassador, Brazilian Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela, 1983-1985; ambassador, Brazilian Embassy, Vatican, 1986-1990; ambassador, Brazilian Embassy, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1990-1994.
State legislator Assembly of the State Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, 1960-1962. Congressman House of Representatives, BrasÃlia, Brazil, 1964-1966. Member Brazilian Order Lawyers, Brazilian History Geography Institute, Brazilian Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club.
Married Beatriz Fontenelle de Mello-Franco. August 15, 1955; children: Virgilio (deceased), Cesario, Afranio, Caio, Silvia, Afonso.