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[[File:GeraldoHolandaCavalcanti.JPG|thumb|Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti]]
[[File:GeraldoHolandaCavalcanti.JPG|thumb|Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti]]
”’Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti”’ is a [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] lawyer and diplomat. He was born in [[Recife]], on February 6, 1929. He attended high school at Colégio Nóbrega. He studied law in Recife, graduating in 1951. He interned at the Academy of International Law in [[The Hague]].
”’Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti”’ is a [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] lawyer and diplomat. He was born in [[Recife]], on February 6, 1929.
He is the sixth occupant of Chair No. 29 at the [[Academia Brasileira]]. <ref>[https://www.academia.org.br/academicos/geraldo-holanda-cavalcanti Bio]</ref>
He entered the diplomatic service, by direct competition, in 1954. He served in Washington, Geneva, Moscow, New York, Hong Kong and Bonn. In 1974, he was invited by [[Antonio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira]] to join his Cabinet. In 1978, he was appointed Ambassador to [[UNESCO]]. During his tenure, [[Ouro Preto]] and [[Olinda]] were added to the list of [[World Heritage Sites]]. He was Ambassador to Mexico (1982-1986) and Ambassador to the EC in Brussels (1986-1990). He took early retirement in 1991.
He is the sixth occupant of Chair No. 29 at the [[Academia Brasileira]]. He was elected on June 2, 2010, in succession to [[José Mindlin]], and he was received on October 18, 2010, by [[Eduardo Portella]]. In December 2010, he was elected Treasurer and in 2011 General Secretary of the Academy. In 2013 he was elected Correspondent Member of the [[Lisbon Science Academy]]. He chaired the [[Brazilian Academy of Letters]] in 2014 and 2015.<ref>[https://www.academia.org.br/academicos/geraldo-holanda-cavalcanti Bio]</ref>
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Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti is a Brazilian lawyer and diplomat. He was born in Recife, on February 6, 1929.
He is the sixth occupant of Chair No. 29 at the Academia Brasileira. [1]
