Mauro VieiraA Diplomatic Archive

No. 14 — Relations

International engagements

A register of documented meetings, conferences and summits — each traceable to a published source.

The register is not exhaustive: it lists engagements this archive could verify. Meetings are never inferred from photographs alone.

Type

  1. 24 Feb 2010Washington

    Credentials presented to President Barack Obama

    White House ceremony for newly arrived ambassadors.

    CredentialsBilateral meetings

    Source
    U.S. Department of State (archived)
  2. 30 Sep 2015New York

    Meeting with the President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft

    Refugees from Syria and Haiti, the SDGs, COP21 and Security Council reform.

    UN events

    Source
    United Nations — President of the General Assembly
  3. 11 Nov 2016New York

    Credentials presented to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

    As Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN.

    CredentialsUN events

    Source
    United Nations
  4. 14 Feb 2017New York

    Security Council briefing as Chair of the PBC Guinea-Bissau configuration

    Briefing on peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau.

    UN events

    Source
    UN Peacebuilding
  5. 14 May 2018New York

    Peacebuilding Commission — Guinea-Bissau configuration meeting

    Chaired the configuration's meeting.

    UN events

    Source
    UN Peacebuilding
  6. 17 Mar 2020Zagreb

    Credentials presented to President Zoran Milanović

    As Ambassador of Brazil to Croatia.

    CredentialsBilateral meetings

    Source
    Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
  7. 1–2 Mar 2023New Delhi

    G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

    Under India's G20 presidency.

    Multilateral meetings

    Source
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye
    Consulate-General of the PRC in Kolkata
  8. 2 Mar 2023New Delhi

    Meeting with Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

    Held on the sidelines of the G20; the Turkish minister thanked Brazil for its support after the February 2023 earthquakes.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye
  9. 2 Mar 2023New Delhi

    Meeting with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang

    On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    Consulate-General of the PRC in Kolkata
  10. 22–24 Aug 2023Johannesburg

    15th BRICS Summit

    The summit agreed the group's enlargement from January 2024.

    Summits

    Source
    Brasil 247
    Al Jazeera
  11. 20–25 Oct 2023New York

    Presiding over UN Security Council meetings

    During Brazil's Council presidency, including the ministerial-level open debate on the Middle East on 24 October.

    UN events

    Source
    Security Council Report
    Itamaraty
  12. 10 Dec 2023Buenos Aires

    Inauguration of President Javier Milei

    Represented Brazil. Single-source record.

    RegionalBilateral meetings

    Source
    TV BRICS
  13. 21–22 Feb 2024Rio de Janeiro

    Hosting and chairing the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

    The first ministerial meeting of Brazil's G20 presidency.

    Multilateral meetings

    Source
    G20 Research Group, University of Toronto
    Itamaraty
  14. 17 Mar 2024Ramallah

    Meetings with President Mahmoud Abbas and Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki

    Part of a regional visit; included an address at the Yasser Arafat Foundation.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    Brasil de Fato
    Arab News
  15. 25–28 Aug 2024New Delhi

    9th India–Brazil Joint Commission

    Co-chaired with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

    Bilateral meetingsEconomic

    Source
    All India Radio News
  16. 23 Sep 2024New York

    Global Governance Group (3G) ministerial meeting

    Address on global governance.

    UN eventsMultilateral meetings

    Source
    Itamaraty
  17. 25 Sep 2024New York

    Chairing the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at UN Headquarters

    First G20 meeting held at the UN, open to all members.

    Multilateral meetingsUN events

    Source
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
  18. 27 Sep 2024New York

    “Friends for Peace” ministerial launch, with Wang Yi

    Global South group on the Ukraine crisis, 17 countries attending.

    Multilateral meetingsUN events

    Source
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
  19. 2 Dec 2024Cairo

    Cairo Ministerial Conference on Gaza; meeting with Badr Abdelatty

    Humanitarian response conference hosted by Egypt.

    SummitsBilateral meetings

    Source
    Itamaraty
  20. 20 Feb 2025Johannesburg

    Meeting with S. Jaishankar at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

    Under South Africa's G20 presidency.

    Bilateral meetingsMultilateral meetings

    Source
    DD News
  21. 28–29 Apr 2025Rio de Janeiro

    Chairing the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting

    First ministerial of the enlarged group, under Brazil's chairship.

    Multilateral meetings

    Source
    Brasil de Fato
  22. 24 Sep 2025New York

    Meeting with US Representative Gregory Meeks

    Ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Democrats)
  23. 26 Sep 2025New York

    Meeting with the President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock

    Discussed, among other topics, preparations for COP30.

    UN events

    Source
    United Nations — President of the General Assembly
  24. 26 Oct 2025Kuala Lumpur

    Lula–Trump meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit

    Briefed the press on the meeting afterwards.

    SummitsBilateral meetingsEconomic

    Source
    Al Jazeera
    CNN Brasil
  25. Nov 2025Contested location

    Meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

    Brazil presented proposals on tariffs. Sources differ on whether the meeting took place at Niagara (G7 sidelines) or in Washington.

    Bilateral meetingsEconomic

    Source
    The Tribune (India)
    U.S. Department of State
  26. 17 Jan 2026Asunción

    Signing of the EU–Mercosur agreement

    Represented Brazil at the ceremony.

    RegionalEconomicSummits

    Source
    Al Jazeera
    PBS NewsHour
  27. 26 Mar 2026—

    Signing of the Brazil–UK Strategic Partnership 2026–2030

    Signed with the UK Foreign Secretary.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    GOV.UK
    Itamaraty
  28. 7 Aug 2026Cali

    Inauguration of Colombia's president

    Represented President Lula.

    Regional

    Source
    O Tempo
  29. 6–8 Sep 2026Singapore

    Official visit to Singapore

    Meetings with Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Minister Grace Fu; IISS Raffles Lecture.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
    International Institute for Strategic Studies
  30. 11 Sep 2026New Delhi

    Meeting with S. Jaishankar

    On arrival for the BRICS summit.

    Bilateral meetings

    Source
    The Tribune (India)
  31. 12–13 Sep 2026New Delhi

    18th BRICS Summit (scheduled)

    Travelling to represent President Lula. The summit had not yet taken place when this entry was last reviewed.

    Summits

    Source
    The Tribune (India)

Photographic record

Captions state only what the image or its publisher establishes. Counterparts are named only where the publisher of the photograph identifies them.

Mauro Vieira shaking hands with India’s External Affairs Minister in an ornate reception hall with plants and brass urns
Fig. 01Greeting India’s External Affairs Minister in New Delhi. Supplied image; date not recorded.
Mauro Vieira shaking hands with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister in front of cream curtains
Fig. 02With Türkiye’s then Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, New Delhi, 2 March 2023 — as titled by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mauro Vieira shaking hands with India’s External Affairs Minister in a hotel corridor
Fig. 03A greeting with India’s External Affairs Minister. Supplied image; date and place not recorded.
Mauro Vieira and a counterpart shake hands while each holds a signed document folder
Fig. 04Exchange of signed documents with a counterpart. Supplied image; the agreement, counterpart and date are not identified in the source file.
Mauro Vieira and another man standing in a wood-panelled historic hall, one holding an open presentation box
Fig. 05In a historic hall, with an item presented in a case. Supplied image; the occasion is not identified in the source file.