Gelson Fonseca
Consul of Brazil in Madrid
Gelson Fonseca is a professional diplomat, since 1970.
Previously, he was a diplomatic adviser to the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil (1990-1991 and 1995-1999) and permanent representative to the United Nations from 1999 to 2003. Following this posting in the permanent mission, he was appointed Ambassador to Chile (2003-2006).
He has also worked as Professor in the “Instituto Rio Branco” in Brasilia and is author of a variety of publications on international issues. Gelson Fonseca is member of the board of directors of the Brasilian Council of International Relations (Conselho Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais) and of the Institute of International Relations of the University of São Paulo.
He is also a member of the editorial section of the journals “Politica Externa” and “Contexto Internacional”.
Last Publications:
“The United States and Latin America: Multilateralism and International Legitimacy”, in David Malone and Yuen F Khong (eds), Unilateralism and US Foreign Policy, London, Lynne Rienner, 2003.
“Rousseau e as Relações Internacionais”, Prefácio, Brasília, Editora UnB, 2004.
“Direitos Humanos como Utopia: comentários a uma conferência de Sergio Vieira de Mello”, in Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Pensamento e Memória, Jacques Marcovitch (ed), São Paulo, EDUSP, 2004.
“Gobernabilidad internacional: apuntes para un análisis sobre el (des) orden contemporáneo”, in ‘
Estudios Internacionales, abril-junio, 2004 (con Benoni Belli)
Geo tags
Europe Latin America & Caribbean
Expert in
Spoken languages
Portuguese, Spanish
Written languages
Portuguese, Spanish
Expert publications
- 09/04/2008 - Considering the future of the international system
