Biography of Dr. Paulo Barretto

Dr. Paulo Barretto is a former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director for Technical Cooperation programs for Europe, Latin America and West Asia who currently serves as a consultant on international nuclear projects. He has also served as a Geophysicist with the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, an Associate Professor of Geophysics at the University of São Paulo, First officer in the Division of Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle with the IAEA, Consultant to the Brazilian National Security Council, Head of the Latin American Section of the IEAE's Department of Technical Cooperation, and Chief of the Multidisciplinary Inspections in Iraq for the UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC). Dr. Baretto holds a B.Sc. in Geology/Geophysics from the University of São Paulo, and he earned M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Nuclear Geophysics from Rice University in Houston, Texas, in addition to a degree from the Brazilian War College. He also trained at the C.E.A. in France and at the U.S. Department of Energy.