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  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Brazilian youth participating in the Youth Ambassadors program at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2012. The Secretary celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Youth Ambassadors Program and highlighted the importance of engaging youth worldwide. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

    Secretary Clinton Meets With Youth Ambassadors

    It’s an exciting time to be a young Brazilian. When I look at the changes that have happened in your lifetimes, there probably is no country on earth where more has happened, that have created more opportunities for more people. And you come from across this great, beautiful country of Brazil.

  • Basketball Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will visit Brazil as the first country in is newly appointed position as a Cultural Ambassador.

    Abdul-Jabbar is appointed Cultural Ambassador

    Secretary Clinton met with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the 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.

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  • Science Without Borders students and the US Embassy, Thomas Shannon.

    Science Without Borders: Brazil's Students in the U.S.

    The average university student doesn't find Monday morning very stimulating, but the vibrant young Brazilians who came to the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia to get ready for a year of study in the United States aren't your average students.

  • International Year of People of African Descent

    International Year of People of African Descent

    IRO Carol Brey-Casiano attended and spoke briefly during the International Year of People of African Descent event held in Brazlândia, a satellite city outside of Brasilia.

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