The White House January 31, 2022 Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America — our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations. Shining a …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 2 February, 2022 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Policy, President of the United States, Social Inclusion
Beijing is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases; the largest source of marine debris; the worst perpetrators of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and the world’s largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 2 October, 2020 | Topics: Environment, Fact Sheets, News, Peace and Security, Policy
FOREIGN MINISTER ARAUJO: (Via translator) Thank you, thank you all for your presence. It is a joy to welcome here in Boa Vista my dear friend Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from the United States of America.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Brazil, Western Hemisphere
One of the single biggest promises I made to the American people was to replace the disastrous NAFTA trade deal. In fact, unfair trade is perhaps the single biggest reason that I decided to run for President.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Speeches
Today, the U.S. and Brazil’s longstanding partnership is advancing concretely for the mutual benefit. Our prosperous cooperation includes four important elements: employment, security, ties between our peoples and democracy.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Business, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities, Western Hemisphere
We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 7 February, 2019 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, Speeches
Well, thank you, Mr. President. And we’ll certainly be cheering for Brazil today and tomorrow. Thank you for the warm hospitality on my first visit to Brazil.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: Embassy, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities | Tags: Mike Pence
It could have taken years. But after more than 190 countries signed the historic Paris climate agreement in December 2015, bringing the accord into force took months.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 7 November, 2016 | Topics: Climate, News, Policy
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced today 11 new foreign airports, located in nine countries, selected for possible Preclearance expansion. If Preclearance operations are expanded to these airports, travelers would undergo immigration, customs, and agriculture inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before boarding a flight to the United States rather than upon arrival.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 4 November, 2016 | Topics: International Security, News, Policy, Travel & Tourism
Today’s Actions include the Designation of 48 National Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors on our Highways The Obama Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. Already, in the past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 3 November, 2016 | Topics: Climate, News, Policy | Tags: renewables
Promoting religious freedom is a vital component of our foreign policy. The rights to exercise one’s freedom of thought, conscience, and religion are fundamental human rights and bedrock American principles.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 27 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Policy
An international coalition of governments and philanthropies today announced they will provide USD18million to combat Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses in Colombia and Brazil. Donor support from USAID, the U.K. Government and two philanthropic partners, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be used to scale up an innovative mosquito control method using …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 26 October, 2016 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Policy
Today, in another major milestone for international climate action, nearly 200 countries reached an agreement to phase down the potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 15 October, 2016 | Topics: Climate, Fact Sheets, News, Policy
Today, I approved a Presidential Policy Directive that takes another major step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with Cuba. This Directive takes a comprehensive and whole-of-government approach to promote engagement with the Cuban government and people, and make our opening to Cuba irreversible.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, Trade and Commercial Affairs, Travel & Tourism, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Barack Obama
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FACT SHEET: Let Girls Learn – A Comprehensive Investment in Adolescent Girls Education “The single best indicator of whether a nation will succeed is how it treats its women. When women have health care and women have education, families are stronger, communities are more …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 11 October, 2016 | Topics: Education, Fact Sheets, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Policy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow access for U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003. Brazil’s action reflects the United States’ negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 1 August, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Policy, Press Releases, Trade and Commercial Affairs, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities
“Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined” The United States and Brazil have much in common: we are the Western Hemisphere’s largest democracies and economies, we believe in human rights and freedom of expression. As we recently celebrated World Intellectual Property Day, I will add that Brazilians and Americans are intensely creative, and that digital technologies give us …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 26 April, 2016 | Topics: Economic Issues, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Policy, U.S. & Brazil, U.S.-Brazil Priorities
Interview by Sergio Lamucci, from Valor Econômico newspaper, published on March 23, 2015. The US Ambassador to Brazil, Liliana Ayalde, says relations between the two countries have indeed changed up a level since January, after the meeting between President Dilma Rousseff and Vice President Joe Biden. On the day she was sworn in, Rousseff indicated …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 23 March, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Interviews/Op-eds, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Brazil, Visas
Interview given to Eduardo Salgado, from Exame magazine, published on February 11, 2015. Liliana Ayalde arrived in Brazil to take over as US Ambassador in September 2013, just as President Dilma Rousseff had told President Barack Obama that she was canceling her visit to Washington in October of that year. The decision was made after …
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 12 February, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Policy, Trade and Commercial Affairs, U.S. & Brazil, Visa Waiver Program