History Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil

Press Releases: Protecting Slave Related Sites and Antiquities

On February 27, cultural heritage professionals from Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Jamaica, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and South Africa will gather in Charleston, South Carolina for a Department of State sponsored workshop on the protection of sites and antiquities associated with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

By U.S. Mission Brazil | 23 February, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, History, News, Public Affairs

Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Vietnam

National Convention Center Hanoi, Vietnam 12:11 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Xin chào! (Applause.) Xin chào Vietnam! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me on this visit. And thank all of you ...

By U.S. Mission Brazil | 24 May, 2016 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, Innovation, Political Affairs, Speeches, Trade and Commercial Affairs | Tags: Barack Obama