Tag: President Barack Obama

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Obama promises Brazil will be treated the same way as China and India

  

  Addressing the Brazilian Industry Federation, in Brasilia President Barack Obama emphasized the possibilities for partnership between the two countries mentioning trade, energy, infrastructure and education. The US leader said that “the future has arrived in Brazil” and promised the US would deal with the country in the same way it does with China and India.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 07:23 UTC

  Obama praises Brazil but falls short of backing bid for UN Security Council

  

  US President Barack Obama heralded Brazil's “extraordinary” rise on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 00:06 UTC

  Brazil wants an equals relation with the US, says Foreign minister Patriota

  

  Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Antonio Patriota said that the visit of US president Barack Obama represents a significant reset in bilateral relations. What Brazil wants, declared the minister, ‘is to be treated as an equal, in a more seamless relationship without confrontations’.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 00:03 UTC

  Obama’s Rio Sunday’s public speech moved from an open plaza to a theatre

  

  President Barack Obama has cancelled a public speech he was scheduled to deliver Sunday in Rio’s main square during his visit to Brazil, the US embassy in Brasilia said.
  The speech in the historic plaza known as Cinelandia, in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, “is cancelled” said an embassy spokesperson.

• Friday, March 18th 2011 - 18:55 UTC

  Brazil “could be important partner” for the US, says President Rousseff

  

  Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said that Barak Obama’s visit this weekend strongly consolidates the perception that Brazil “could be an important partner” for the United States, during a press interview.

• Friday, March 18th 2011 - 18:29 UTC

  Jobs at top of Latin America agenda

  

  By President Barack Obama
  In recent weeks, we've seen how turmoil and tragedy around the globe can affect our own prosperity and security; how events abroad often have implications for everything from markets on Wall Street to families' wallets on Main Street. And as a nation, we will continue to do everything we can both to promote stability and democracy in the Middle East and help the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 07:28 UTC

  Brazil’s unofficial ‘job-aid’ for President Obama coming visit

  

  Rio do Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral said he expects US president Barack Obama to announce during his trip to Brazil that he supports Brasilia’s aspiration to hold a seat in a reformed UN Security Council.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 00:51 UTC

  Hours before Obama arrives, Brazil reaffirms its commitment is with Mercosur

  

  When US president Barack Omaba lands in Brazil next Saturday the emphasis of the visit will be on deepening economic relations and potential business opportunities, but Brazil has made it plain clear that any free trade talks with the United States can only take place in the framework of Mercosur.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 15:00 UTC

  US Travel Association urges Brazil and Chile be included in the Visa Waive Program

  

  Citing an opportunity to advance national security, economic competitiveness and public diplomacy, the U.S. Travel Association has urged President Obama to discuss prospects for including Brazil and Chile in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) when he visits South America this month.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 04:23 UTC

  Reviving the US economy and trade relationship, main objectives of Obama’s visit

  

  US President Barack Obama's trip to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador beginning this week is still on, despite fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan and turmoil in the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday.