Claudio Leopoldino is a career diplomat of the Brazilian Foreign Service since 2003. He holds BA and MA degrees in International Relations from the University of Brasilia. He is the former deputy coordinator-general for Defence Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013-2015). He has also served at the Delegation of Brazil in the United Nations. Claudio is currently serving as the Head of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil.