Description
An economist and career diplomat since 1991, Ambassador Sarquis is currently Brazil’s representative to the OECD and other international economic organisations in Paris.
Previously, he was Secretary for Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs and G20 Sherpa (2020-2023) and Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at the New Development Bank (2018-2020). Earlier in his diplomatic career he served as head of economic international organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was deputy chief of mission at the Embassy in Japan and economic Counsellor at the Embassies in London, Germany and France.
Ambassador Sarquis has worked in the fields of macroeconomics, finance, growth, international trade, investment, and development. He has also authored papers, taught undergraduate and graduate courses, and participated in international and academic conferences in fields.
He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), MSc in Economics from the LSE, and a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is also a graduate of Brazil’s diplomatic academy - Instituto Rio Branco.
