Ambassador Roberto Abdalla

Ambassador Roberto Abdalla was born on December 21, 1959, in Recife, Pernambuco. He earned a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) in 1982 and began his diplomatic career in 1984.

In Brazil, he worked as an assistant in the Commercial Promotion Programs Division (1985–1987) and in the Visits Division of the Protocol (1994–1995). He also held the positions of deputy at the Protocol of the Presidency of the Republic (1995–1998), acting head of the Cultural Outreach Operations Division (2002), chief of staff of the Foreign Service Department (2002), coordinator for Personnel Planning (2002–2005), head of the Middle East II Division (2005–2010), and director of the Foreign Service Department (2013–2015). Since August 25, 2025, he has served as Secretary for Europe and North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Roberto Abdalla served at the Consulate General in New York, as Deputy Consul (1987–1990). Between 1990 and 1994, he was head of the Commercial Promotion, Science and Technology, and Administration sections at the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas. From 1998 to 2001, he was posted at the Embassy of Brazil in London, where he served as chief of staff to the Ambassador and head of the Cultural and Academic Cooperation sections. He served as Brazil’s Ambassador to Kuwait and concurrently to Bahrain (2010–2013), Ambassador to Qatar (2015–2019), and Ambassador to Greece (2019–2023). Between 2023 and 2025, he served as Consul General of Brazil in Frankfurt.