Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres is Brazil's Secretary of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. She graduated with a degree in law and international relations, with a specialization in foreign trade. She holds a master's degree in international law and a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Brasilia and Georgetown University. After entering the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade’s professional body as a foreign trade analyst, she became an official of the United Nations in Geneva. In this position, she worked on international trade issues and on the implementation of foreign trade policy in several countries representing the International Trade Centre (ITC). At Apex-Brazil, she coordinated the international sector, later becoming the general manager. She also worked as an international relations consultant for the Industrial Development Brazilian Agency (ABDI). She has experience as a professor and has published several books on international trade.