Ambassador Patriota previously served as undersecretary-general for political affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005-07), chief of staff (2004-05) and secretary for diplomatic planning (2002-03) to the minister of foreign relations, as well as deputy diplomatic advisor to the president of Brazil (1992-94) and advisor to the secretary-general of political affairs (1990-92). In addition, he served as minister counselor at Brazil’s Permanent Mission to the international organizations in Geneva (1999-2003)—during which time he was Brazil’s deputy permanent representative to the World Trade Organization (2001-02)—as well as political counselor at Brazil’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York (1994-99), head of the Economic Section at the Brazilian Embassy in Venezuela (1988-90), and political counselor at the Brazilian Embassy in China (1987-88).

After having earned a diploma in philosophy from the University of Geneva, Ambassador Patriota graduated from Brazil’s diplomatic academy, the Rio Branco Institute, in 1979.

He is married to Tania Cooper Patriota and has two sons.