Dilma’s international agenda will take her to summits in the US, Africa and Mercosur, besides hosting RIO+20 Conference

Although president Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to visit every
continent this year, Brasilia’s main international concern is the Rio+20
Conference that will take place in Rio de Janeiro between May 28 and
June 6. No less than 100 heads of state and government are expected.
Rio+20 is set to be a major discussion of environmental protection,
sustainable development and the green economy with the objective of
defining new worldwide standards.

However, before (and after) Rio+20, Brazilian diplomacy will be busy.
In January, Dilma is expected to accompany the minister of Finance to
the World Economic Summit in Davos, between January 25 and 29.

In March, president Dilma will visit the United States. Barack Obama
and his family were in Brazil in 2010, and this is a return trip.

Dilma is scheduled to participate in the South American-Africa Summit
(“ASA”) on the 15th and 16th of May in Malabo, Equatorial Guine. She has
stated a desire to expand relations with African nations, especially in
the northern region of the continent.

In June, Dilma will attend a Mercosur summit in Buenos Aires. Together
with Cristina Kirchner of Argentina, Fernando Lugo of Paraguay and José
Pepe Mujica of Uruguay, she will examine proposals for further
multilateral partnerships in the region.

A visit to England for the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games
is on the table. Brazil will be the next host of the games in 2016.