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  • John Boehner, Speaker of the House, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Shannon and State Secretary of Security José Beltrame (Photo: U.S.ConGen-RJ)
    Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Visits Vidigal Community

    As part of the three day-official visit to Brazil, a delegation from the House of Representatives led by House Speaker John Boehner, visited the Vidigal community this morning. Boehner and U.S. Congressmen Dan Boren, Greg Walden, David Camp, Doc Hastings, John Kline and Devin Nunes learned about the Police Pacification Unit (UPP) project deployed by Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Security.  

  • Consul for Minas Gerais, Merry Miller, with participants of the Student Leaders Program. (Photo: U.S.ConGen-RJ)
    Brazilian University Students Participate in a Cultural Exchange Program in the U.S.

    Twenty Brazilian student leaders traveled on Sunday for a 5-week program in the U.S. at the U.S. Institute at North Caroline Central University in a program entitled “The Fight for Civil Rights.” The students will learn about the foundations of U.S. democracy, the institutions that implement the ideals of America's founding documents, and the political and social movements that have contributed to the development of civil rights.  

  • Visa line at the U.S. Consulate-RJ. Saturday, January 7, 2012.
    U.S. Consulate General in Rio Received 1,500 People in the First Visa “Surge” in 2012

    Through the Super Saturday program, the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro promoted a visa surge today to meet the growing demand of Brazilians for a visa. Approximately 1,500 people were present at the U.S. Consulate General in Rio in the first Saturday of the new year to have their visa interviews. Consul General Dennis Hearne was present and talked to the press about the initiative and the overall efforts of the U.S. Mission in Brazil to meet the visa demand in 2012. 

  • Consul General Dennis Hearne welcomes the participants of the Science Without Borders Program in Rio de Janeiro.
    U.S. Consulate in Rio Receives Brazilian University Students from the Science Without Borders Program

    Approximately one hundred Brazilian university students were present at the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, December 19, where EducationU.S.A, the official U.S. government source for higher education, provided orientation sessions on studying in the U.S., and CAPES spoke on the scholarship procedures. Immediately following the orientations, the students had their visa interviews. 

  • Toys for Tots 2011 Campaign. Four U.S. Marines donate toys at Santa Marta community (Photo:U.S.ConGen-RJ)
    U.S. Consulate Organizes Educational Event and Distribution of Toys in Santa Marta

    On December 19, the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro organized an educational program and the donation of toys for 50 kids of the state of Rio’s Rio 2016 project, at Mocidade Unida do Santa Marta samba school. The event was part of the celebrations for the third anniversary of the UPP in Santa Marta. 

  • Andressa Rocha, PAO Mark Pannell and Gláucia Schwartz.
    Public Affairs Officer Visits Espírito Santo to Prepare for “UP with English” Launch

    On December 12-13, Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Mark Pannell visited the cities of Vila Velha and Vitória in Espírito Santo, where three UP with English classes of 20 students each will be launched in March 2012, which will provide 60 high school students from high risk communities English instruction with a focus on practical English and vocational training. 

  • Deval Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    Consul General Dennis Hearne Hosts Massachusetts Delegation

    U.S. Consul General Dennis Hearne hosted the Massachusetts state delegation led by Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick is chiefing a trade mission to Brazil, which includes senior state government officials as well as private company executives. Between December 4-9, the Massachusetts-Brazil Innovation Economy Mission 2011 visited Brazil, including meetings with companies, universities and Brazilian Government officials in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. 

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  • Video: State of the Union Address. January 24.

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  • Visa Pilot Program
    Today the President announced that the Departments of State and Homeland
    Security are working together to improve and speed up the visa process
    for certain categories of travelers.
  • Secretary Clinton Meets With Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Photo: Department of State/Public Domain)
    Clinton Announces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Cultural Ambassador (Press Release)
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Time Leading Scorer and a New York Times’ best-selling author of seven books, to discuss his new role as a global Cultural Ambassador.  During the meeting, Secretary Clinton reiterated the United States’ strong commitment to engaging young people worldwide and to using people-to-people diplomacy as a means to create opportunities for greater understanding.
    Video: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Cultural Ambassador

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