The Council hosts President Summits on the occasion of official meetings between the presidents of the United States and Brazil:
3rd Brazil-U.S. Business Summit
The Council hosted Her Excellency President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and delegation for the 3rd Brazil – U.S. Business Summit. The summit brought together representatives of both the U.S. and Brazilian governments and the private sector to discuss the economic, trade, and investment partnership, as well as innovation and competitiveness. This summit revealed invaluable progress on trade facilitation, defense and healthcare issues between the U.S. and Brazil private sectors. Participants included Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber; Minister of Finance Joaquim Levy, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Armando Monteiro, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and many other government officials.
Vice President Biden Visit to Brazil
On May 29, 2013, Vice President Joseph R. Biden visited Rio de Janeiro to speak about US efforts to strengthen trade and security ties with Brazil. In Rio, he visited the Petrobras research center and met with Governor Sérgio Cabral and Mayor Eduardo Paes. He also spoke to the business community at Pier Maua on the U.S.- Brazil Partnership, an event with BUSBC members in attendance. BUSBC led a coalition that delivered a list of policy recommendations of the Brazil-U.S. private sector to Vice President Biden. The Coalition included the BUSBC/CEBEU, the U.S. Chamber, American Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce – RJ, Brazil Industries Coalition, and the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry.
2nd Brazil-U.S. Business Summit: Partnership for the 21st Century
On April 9, 2012, the Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other partners from the business and academic communities had the honor of hosting the “Brazil-U.S.: Partnership for the 21st Century” conference, organized by the Government of Brazil. The daylong Partnership21 conference was Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s only public appearance in Washington, D.C. during her official visit to the United States on April 9-10, 2012. The conference also included the participation of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Brazilian Minister of External Relations Ambassador Antonio Patriota, then-U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, as well as other Brazilian ministers, U.S. authorities, and business leaders from both countries. This unique event combined business and education-related discussions in a two-track program.
1st Brazil-U.S. Business Summit
On March 19, 2011, the Council, in conjunction with the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the American Chambers of Commerce for Brazil (AmCham Brazil), hosted the 1st Brazil-U.S. Business Summit. President Barack Obama addressed this historic event that gathered American and Brazilian business leaders to explore progress and goals in the commercial relationship.