Roberto Azevêdo
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo | |
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Azevêdo in 2020 | |
| 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
| In office 1 September 2013 – 31 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Pascal Lamy |
| Succeeded by | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo 3 October 1957 Salvador, Brazil |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Maria Nazareth Farani |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Brasília Rio Branco Institute |
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈbɛʁtu kaʁˈvaʎu dʒi azeˈvedu]; born 3 October 1957) is a Brazilian career diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2013 until 2020. Since 2020, he has been Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo.
Azevêdo was elected to succeed Pascal Lamy as Director-General of the World Trade Organization in May 2013. On 14 May 2020, he announced publicly via a teleconference that he would resign on 31 August the same year, just a year before his second four-year term as Director-General expired.