CURRICULUM VITAE

FLAVIO MAREGA

BRAZILIAN, MARRIED, DIPLOMAT

BORN MAY 28 1960.

EDUCATION:

GRADUATION IN LAW - CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO (PUC). SÃO PAULO/BRAZIL, 1983.

GRADUATION RIO BRANCO INSTITUTE (BRAZILIAN DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY). BRASÍLIA/BRAZIL, 1986.

POSITIONS:

• THIRD SECRETARY.TRADE PROMOTION DEPARTAMENT - MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS.BRASILIA/BRAZIL, 1987/1989.

• THIRD SECRETARY.HEAD OF THE TRADE PROMOTION AND CONSULAR SECTIONS – EMBASSY OF BRAZIL. RYADH/SAUDI ARABIA, 1990/1992.

• SECOND SECRETARY.TRADE NEGOTIATOR IN SERVICES – PERMANENT MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (GATT/WTO). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 1992/1996.

• FIRST SECRETARY.TRADE NEGOTIATOR IN THE COMMON MARKET OF THE SOUTH (MERCOSUL) PERMANENT MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION (ALADI) AND MERCOSUR. MONTEVIDEO/URUGUAY, 1996/1999.

• FIRST SECRETARY. DEPUTY HEAD OF MERCOSUR DIVISION – MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS. BRASILIA/BRAZIL, 1991/2001.

• FIRST SECRETARY. DEPUTY HEAD OF THE DIVISION ON TRADE IN SERVICES AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS - MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS. BRASILIA/BRAZIL, 2001/2002. (DURING THIS PERIOD, HELD THE POSITION OF NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR TRADE IN SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AT WTO, FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA) AND MERCOSUR/EUROPEAN UNION)

• COUNSELLOR.TRADE POLICY DESK – EMBASSY OF BRAZIL. WASHINGTON/USA, 2002/2005.

• MINISTER. GENERAL COORDINATOR FOR WTO DISPUTES - MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS. BRASILIA/BRAZIL, 2006/2008.

• MINISTER-COUNSELLOR. HEAD OF ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL SECTORS EMBASSY OF BRAZIL. LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM, 2008/2010.

• DEPUTY HEAD OF MISSION, EMBASSY OF BRAZIL, LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM, 2010/2014.

• AMBASSADOR- EMBASSY OF BRAZIL. RIYADH/KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, 2014 - PRESENT.

MULTILATERAL CONFERENCES AND NEGOTIATING ROUNDS:

• UNIDROIT CONFERENCE ON THE CONVENTIONS FOR "INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LEASING" AND "INTERNATIONAL FACTORING". (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). OTTAWA/CANADA, 1988.

• NEGOTIATING GROUPS ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, TELECOM AND MARITIME SERVICES OF WTO. (HEAD OF DELEGATION).  GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 1994/1996.

• WORKING PARTY FOR THE ACCESSION OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO WTO. (HEAD OF DELEGATION). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 1994/1996.

• CONFERENCE FOR THE CREATION OF THE WTO. (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER, 1994.

• NEGOTIATING GROUP OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND BOLIVIA. (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). MONTEVIDEO/URUGUAY, 1996.

• NEGOTIATING GROUP OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND CHILE. (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). MONTEVIDEO, 1996.

• NEGOTIATING GROUP OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND MEXICO. (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). MONTEVIDEO/URUGUAY, 1996/1997.

• NEGOTIATING GROUP OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEEMENT BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND EUROPEAN UNION. TRADE IN SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. (HEAD OF DELEGATION).BRASILIA/BRAZIL AND BRUSSELS/BELGIUM, 2001/2002.

• NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE IN SERVICES OF THE FTAA. (HEAD OF DELEGATION). PANAMA CITY/PANAMA, 2001/2002.

• WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. (MEMBER OF DELEGATION). DOHA/QATAR, NOVEMBER 2001.

• WTO DISPUTE BRAZIL X EUROPEAN UNION – EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON SUGAR. IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES. (HEAD OF DELEGATION). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 2006.

• WTO DISPUTE BRAZIL X UNITED STATES - SUBSIDIES ON UPLAND COTTON. IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. (HEAD OF DELEGATION). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 2007/2008.

• WTO DISPUTE EUROPEAN UNION X BRAZIL – MEASURES AFFECTING IMPORTS OF RETREADED TYRES. (HEAD OF DELEGATION). GENEVA/SWITZERLAND, 2007/2008.

• SPRING AND AUTUMN SESSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE COUNCIL. INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION (ICO). (HEAD OF DELEGATION). LONDON/UK, 2008/2009.

• SPRING AND AUTUMN SESSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA COUNCIL. INTERNATIONAL COCOA ORGANIZATION (ICCO). (HEAD OF DELEGATION). LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM, 2008/2009.

• SPRING AND AUTUMN SESSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUGAR COUNCIL. INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANIZATION (ISO). (HEAD OF DELEGATION). LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM, 2008/2009.

• OECD HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE (DAC). LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM, DECEMBER 2012.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIRS:

• DIRECTOR OF THE BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT ECUADOR INTERNATIONAL FAIR. GUAYQUIL /ECUADOR, 1987.

• DIRECTOR OF THE BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT ABRA'1989 (ARGENTINA/BRAZIL TRADE FAIR).BUENOS AIRES/ARGENTINA, 1989.

• DIRECTOR OF THE BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT REBUILD KUWAIT TRADE FAIR. MANAMA/BAHREIN,1991.

ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS:

• ORDER OF RIO BRANCO, COMMANDER. BRAZIL, 2007.

• TAMANDARÉ MERIT MEDAL. BRAZIL, 2009.

• ORDER OF NAVAL MERIT, COMMANDER. BRAZIL, 2010.

• ORDER OF AERONAUTICAL MERIT, COMMANDER. BRAZIL 2012.

LANGUAGES:

PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN