Brazil Leadership Mission

"As you may know the World Affairs Council of CT embarked on a leadership mission to Brazil. The mission embark on its journey tomorrow. This will be an important event for the World Affairs Council of CT. The trip will run from August 8-16th. The objective of the visit is to act as ambassadors from the World Affairs Council and make deep connections between our community and those that we meet with. While there the group will visit Sao Paulo and Brasilia and attend over 20 high level meetings with business leaders, government officials and organizations.

The group will be meeting with: The Sao Paulo (SP) Chamber of Commerce, The SP Stock Exchange, Federation of Industries, National Congress, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of Commerce, among many others. The group is bringing a variety of information on CT including opportunities for trade and investment as well as information on visiting our state. The group consists of the following " (extracted from the CTWAC website)

1. Major General James Battaglini USMC (Ret), Executive Vice President
     Business Development, Colt Defense LLC
2.  Bruce Cliff - Senior Vice President, The Travelers Companies, Inc, World Affairs
    Council of CT Board of Directors .
3.  Michael Phillip CFM, Merrill Lynch, Vice President Global Private Client Group,
   Cuevas/Phillip Group, Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of America
   National Organization
4. Mrs. Elsa Phillip
5.  Jim Connor-, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, World Affairs Council of CT Board.
6.   Mrs. Jacqueline Connor
7.   D. Anwar Al-Ghani, Managing Director, DL Collins Trading, LLC
8.   Abigail Amorim, Executive Director Brazilian Alliance

9.   Megan Clark Torrey - Program Director World Affairs Council of CT
10. Felicity Harley - Executive Director, World Affairs Council of CT

BRAZIL – LEADERSHIP MISSION - Aug 9 – 15, 2009 - Agenda August 10th - Monday
08:00 – 10:00 - Noronha Advogados - Breakfast briefing on Brazil
10:30 – 11:30 – São Paulo State Assembly Palácio 9 de Julho
12:30 – 02:30 – Amcham São Paulo - Meeting and Lunch
08:00 p.m.    Dinner Dr Noronha’s residence (Delegation, US Consulate)

August 11th - Tuesday
08:30 – 10:00 - FIESP – Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo
Dept. of International Affairs and Foreign Trade DEREX - Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Comércio Exterior da FIESP

10:30 – 12:30 – São Paulo Stock Exchange – BM&FBOVESPA

3:00 – 4:30 – São Paulo Chamber of Commerce - International Chamber of the SPCC
August 12th Wednesday
3:00 – 4:00 - Visit to the Secretary of Agriculture of the State of São Paulo
      Secretary João de Almeida Sampaio Filho

BRASILIA August 13-14th - August 13th - Thursday
9:30 – 10:30 - Visit to the National Congress Meeting with Federal Representative Dep. Aldo Rebelo, immediate past president, House of Representatives - Câmara dos Deputados, Anexo IV

10:30 – 12:00 - Visit to the National Congress Chamber
Foreign Relations Committee Palácio do Congresso Nacional
1:00 – 3:00 - Visit to the US Embassy
05:00 – 6:00 - Visit to Ministry of Foreign Relations

Chefe do Departamento das Comunidades Brasileiras no Exterior, Eduardo Gradilone

8:00 – 10:00 – Dinner – Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Brazil, Ambassador YOUSUF ALI AL-USAIMI and a guest from the Arab Chamber of Commerce, Michel Abdo Alaby – Restaurant – Patú Anú

August 14th - Friday
10:00 – 11:00 - Visit to Ministry of Commerce
Meeting – Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade -Welber Barral

3:30 – 4:30 - Visit to the Ministry of Education - Magda Maria Ribeiro Coelho

August 14th SÃO PAULO August 15th back to the US

Feira do Comércio - House & Gift Fair -

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Tulio Maravilha introduz nova camisa do Botafogo de Brasilia . T'ulio gentilmente tirou fotos com seus diretores e alguns participantes da delegação de CT. Tulio diputará a segunda divisão do Campeonato Brasiliense, onde sonha chegar à marca dos 900 gols. Parabéns Tulio!!! A Aliança Brasileira torce por você! Tulio foi convidado por Abigail Amorim a participar do jogo amistoso em celebração do 7 de setembro em CT. Aguardamos vc Túlio!