Brazilian ambassador to US to speak Feb. 2 at Baker Institute

Franz Brotzen
713-348-6775
franz.brotzen@rice.edu

Brazilian ambassador to US to speak Feb. 2 at Baker Institute

Mauro Vieira, the Brazilian ambassador to the United States, will speak Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Who: Mauro Vieira, the Brazilian ambassador to the United States.

What: Lecture on “U.S.-Brazil Relations in the 21st Century.”

When: Thursday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m.

Where: Rice University, Baker Hall’s Kelly International Conference Facility, 6100 Main St.

Before his appointment in Washington, Vieira served as Brazilian ambassador to Argentina. He has also held several positions at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, including chief of staff to the secretary-general and chief of staff to the minister of external relations. From January 2003 to May 2006, he was the representative of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations to the board of directors of the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant.

Vieira has also held positions in the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Social Security and Assistance. His other overseas postings include Montevideo, Mexico City and Paris.

Vieira holds a law degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and graduated from Instituto Rio Branco, the Brazilian diplomatic academy.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the President of Rice University, the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.

The event is by invitation only but open to members of the news media. It will be webcast athttp://bakerinstitute.org/events/united-states-brazil-relations-in-the-21st-century.

Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Franz Brotzen atfranz.brotzen@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.