Ana Cândida Perez
{{Short description|Brazilian diplomat (born 1953)}}
Ana Cândida Perez (born 1 March 1953 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian diplomat. She was the Consul-General in Shanghai (2012-2017) and the Brazilian ambassador in Abuja (2009-2012).{{cite book |last1=Santoro |first1=Maurício |title=Brazil–China Relations in the 21st Century: The Making of a Strategic Partnership |date=2022 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |page=31}}{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/Anurios |title=Anuários e Almanaques de Pessoal do Ministério das Relações Exteriores |language=Portuguese}}
Biography
= Training =
In 1975, Perez graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in Portuguese and literature. In 1977, she obtained a master's in comparative literature from the University of Montreal. In 1992, she enrolled in a master's program in international relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, but did not graduate.{{cite web |title=Mensagem No 178, DE 2008 |url=https://legis.senado.leg.br/sdleg-getter/documento?dm=3494873&ts=1567522703255&disposition=inline |publisher=Senado Federal}}
= Diplomatic career =
Perez joined the diplomatic service in 1980 and held various posts abroad, including in Paris, Caracas, Stockholm and London.{{Cite web |title=Observa Convida - Ana Candida Perez {{!}} Observa China 观中国 |url=https://www.observachina.org/en/events/observa-convida-ana-candida-perez |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Observa Convida - Ana Candida Perez {{!}} Observa China 观中国 |language=en}}
In 2009, she became the Brazilian ambassador in Abuja, where she remained until 2012.{{cite web |title=5 Minutes With… Ana Candida Perez – Consul-General of Brazil |url=https://ipwsconnect.com/2016/10/5-minutes-ana-candida-perez/ |website=International Professional Women's Society|date=20 October 2016 }} She represented Brazil at the Economic Community of West African States, where Brazil is a permanent observer.{{cite web |title=ECOWAS Accredits Six Ambassadors For The New Year |url=https://sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=5208 |website=Sierra Express Media}} In 2010, she was promoted to first-class minister, the highest rank in the hierarchy of the Brazilian diplomatic service. Subsequently, she assumed the role of Consul-General in Shanghai from 2012 to 2017.{{cite news |last1=Herrán |first1=Paulina |title=Entrevista con la Cónsul General de Brasil en Shanghai: "El trabajo en el Consulado me gusta mucho porque se ven los resultados prácticos, sobre todo a nivel humano" |url=https://holachina.lat/2014/09/02/entrevista-con-la-consul-general-de-brasil-en-shanghai-el-trabajo-en-el-consulado-me-gusta-mucho-porque-se-ven-los-resultados-practicos-sobre-todo-a-nivel-humano/ |publisher=HOLA CHINA |date=2 September 2014}}
Decorations
Perez was awarded the Tamandaré Merit Medal of Brazil in 1983, and she was made Commander of Sweden's Order of the Polar Star in 2002.{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/Anurios |title=Anuários e Almanaques de Pessoal do Ministério das Relações Exteriores |language=Portuguese}}
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