Assessing U.S.-Brazil Relations

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Speakers
Julia E. Sweig
Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Director, CFR Independent Task Force Report, Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations
Donna J. Hrinak
President, Boeing Brazil; Member, CFR Independent Task Force Report, Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations
Presider
Edward Schumacher-Matos
Ombudsman, NPR; James Madison Visiting Professor, Columbia Journalism School

Donna Hrinak and Julia Sweig discuss the U.S.-Brazil bilateral relations and prospects for cooperation on a range of global challenges.

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