CURRICULUM VITAE

 Ambassador Henrique Valle

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married to Joan Margaret Thompson

Four children

Mr. Valle graduated from Instituto Rio Branco - the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy in 1962.

Previous recent assignments abroad:

             Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent

            Representative of Brazil to the United Nations. (1996-1999)

            Ambassador of Brazil to Canada (1999-2003)

 Assignments at the Ministry of External Relations:

            1963-1964 - Assistant to the Secretary-General for International Organizations

            1972-1975 - Assistant to the Secretary-General for External Relations

            1979-1983 - Head of the United Nations Division

            1987-1989 - Head of the Department of Cultural Affairs

            1989-1990 - Head of the Department of Special International  Affairs

            1990-1994 - Head of the Department for Environmental Affairs

Assignments abroad:

            1965-1967 - Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC

            1967-1969 - Brazilian Embassy in Lisbon

            1969-1972 - Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires

            1975-1976 - Brazilian Mission to the United Nations

            1983-1987 - Brazilian Mission to the United Nations

            1994-1999 - Brazilian Mission to the United Nations

1999-2003 - Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa

2003-         - Brazilian Mission to the United Nations