Secretary General of Foreign Affairs (in Portuguese: Secretário-Geral das Relações Exteriores, more commonly known as Secretary General of Itamaraty) is the highest position in Brazil's professional diplomatic career. The position must be occupied by a born Brazilian, admitted to the diplomatic career by public exams, and he or she must be a career ambassador (and not a political appointee). It is generally considered "the most graduated Brazilian diplomat" The Secretary General manages the Itamaraty, Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He or she acts under the guidances of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (who can be a political appointee). As vice-chancellor of Brazil, the Secretary General is the Acting Foreign Minister inside Brazilian borders during all the trips abroad performed by the official, political Minister.
The current Secretary General of Foreign Affairs is Ambassador Otávio Brandelli.
List of former secretaries general
04/06/2021 – Fernando Simas Magalhães
03/01/2019 – 04/06/2021 Otávio Brandelli
25/05/2016 – 31/12/2018 Marcos Bezerra Abbott Galvão
16/01/2015 – 25/05/2016 Sérgio França Danese
27/02/2013 – 18/01/2015 Eduardo dos Santos
04/01/2011 – 26/02/2013 Ruy Nunes Pinto Nogueira
21/10/2009 – 31/12/2010 Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
07/01/2003 – 20/10/2009 Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
29/11/2001 – 02/01/2003 Osmar Vladimir Chohfi
04/01/1999 – 29/11/2001 Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa
02/01/1995 – 04/01/1999 Sebastião do Rêgo Barros Netto
01/09/1993 – 02/01/1995 Roberto Pinto Ferreira Mameri Abdenur
23/06/1993 – 01/09/1993 Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim
08/10/1992 – 23/06/1993 Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia
23/04/1992 – 08/10/1992 Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa
15/03/1990 – 23/04/1992 Marcos Castrioto de Azambuja
15/03/1985 – 15/03/1990 Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima
07/06/1984 – 15/03/1985 Carlos Calero Rodrigues
15/03/1979 – 07/06/1984 João Clemente Baena Soares
14/04/1978 – 15/03/1979 Dário Moreira de Castro Alves
15/03/1974 – 14/04/1978 Ramiro Elysio Saraiva Guerreio
09/12/1969 – 15/03/1974 Jorge de Carvalho e Silva
06/02/1969 – 03/12/1969 Mozart Gurgel Valente Junior
29/03/1968 – 31/01/1969 Mário Gibson Alves Barboza
16/03/1967 – 28/03/1968 Sérgio Corrêa Affonso da Costa
24/01/1966 – 16/03/1967 Manoel Pio Corrêa Junior
23/04/1964 – 24/01/1966 Antônio Borges Leal Castello Branco Filho
11/09/1963 – 23/04/1964 Aguinaldo Boulitreau Fragoso
12/07/1963 – 02/09/1963 João Augusto de Araujo Castro
17/05/1963 – 12/07/1963 Henrique Rodrigues Valle
13/10/1961 – 30/07/1962 Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
03/02/1961 – 31/05/1961 Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
25/10/1960 – 03/02/1961 Edmundo Penna Barbosa da Silva
11/08/1959 – 25/10/1960 Fernando Ramos de Alencar
05/07/1958 – 06/08/1959 Antônio Mendes Vianna
30/11/1956 – 05/07/1958 Décio Honorato de Moura
29/09/1954 – 19/04/1956 Antônio Camillo de Oliveira
23/01/1954 – 29/09/1954 Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
26/03/1951 – 04/01/1954 Mário de Pimentel Brandão
18/02/1949 – 01/02/1951 Cyro de Freitas Valle
13/12/1946 – 18/02/1949 Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto Accioly
01/02/1946 – 13/12/1946 Samuel de Souza Leão Gracie
05/06/1942 – 06/10/1944 Pedro Leão Velloso Netto
23/09/1939 – 05/06/1942 Mauricio Nabuco
07/01/1939 – 21/06/1939 Cyro de Freitas Valle
31/01/1939 – 27/03/1939 Paulo Coelho de Almeida (acting) 03/09/1937 – 04/01/1939 Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto Accioly 06/11/1934 – 03/09/1937 Manuel de Pimentel Brandão 31/07/1934 – 06/11/1934 José Joaquim de Lima e Silva Moniz de Aragão (acting) 12/02/1934 – 31/07/1934 Maurício Nabuco (acting) 20/05/1931 – 26/07/1934 Felix de Barros Cavalcanti de Lacerda