Carlos Alberto Franco França (born 18 April 1964)[1] is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022.

[7] He also worked in the private sector between 2015 and 2017, as Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Business at the Brazilian multinational conglomerate Andrade Gutierrez.

[1] He wrote the book Electrical Integration Brazil-Bolivia: the encounter on the Madeira River in 2015, after accumulated experience while serving in the Brazilian embassy in that country.

[3] According to diplomats, França will maintain Araújo's positions in relation to the United States and Israel, as well the alignment with OECD and the alliances with right-wing countries such as Poland and Hungary, other priorities will be the reforms of international organizations.

[9] In the first days, the Minister seeks to change the command of the Secretariat of Asia, Pacific and Russia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a focus on improving relations with China and India, the main exporters of medical raw materials to Brazil, one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic.