The Many Ties Between The U.S. And Brazil
August 26, 2013
As part of his first official trip to South America as Secretary of State, John Kerry visited Brazil, a country we partner with across a wide range of issues.
More than one million Brazilians requested visas to the United States last year, and the U.S. consulate in Sao Paolo, which processed most of them, is our busiest in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens travel to Brazil. Many of these visitors are students, taking part in educational exchanges under the auspices of programs such as the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, which aims to send 101,000 Brazilian students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study abroad by 2015– 47,000 of them to the United States— so they can use their newly acquired knowledge in science and technology to benefit their home country.
This program complements President Barack Obama's 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative, which promotes increased international educational exchanges between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean, including Brazil. The goal is to reach 100,000 exchanges annually in each direction. During their academic visits abroad, the students increase their understanding of their host countries, forging stronger ties between our peoples.
But the United States and Brazil cooperate on myriad issues, said Secretary Kerry. “We work together to advance economic opportunity, human rights, environmental protection, regional peace and security, democracy, as well as major global challenges in the Middle East and elsewhere.”
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