U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue

In their Joint Statement of March 19, 2011, Presidents Barack Obama
and Dilma Rousseff called for regular meetings of the major U.S.-Brazil
bilateral dialogues. In this context, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
and Minister of External Relations Antonio de Aguiar Patriota convened
on June 1, 2011 the second U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue
(GPD), which was preceded by senior-level meetings on science,
technology and the environment; education and culture; trilateral
development cooperation and food security; and regional issues.

The
second meeting of the GPD advanced the results of President Obama’s
State visit to Brazil last March. Secretary Clinton and Minister
Patriota recognize the GPD as a venue to strengthen cooperation between
the two largest democracies and economies of the Americas on bilateral,
regional, and global issues. They highlighted the interdependence of
peace, security and development, and reaffirmed that the United States
and Brazil share the common objectives of enhancing their bilateral
partnership and promoting democracy, human rights, sustainable
development, and social inclusion.

The GPD Participants reviewed
progress made since the February meeting of the Economic Partnership
Dialogue, highlighting the implementation of the Memorandum of
Consultation on Air Transport, the entry into force of the Maritime
Transport Agreement, and the importance of the recently-signed
Memorandum of Understanding on Major Global Sporting Events as tools to
promote business and investment. The Participants discussed the
possibility of a joint aviation program between the United States and
Brazil in order to enhance private sector engagement and to better
enable our economies to rise to the challenges of globalization.

The
Participants noted the significance of the Partnership for the
Development of Biofuels for Aviation, under the Memorandum of
Understanding to Advance the Cooperation on Biofuels, the Steering
Committee of which also met on June 1, 2011 in Washington, and
underscored the importance of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the
Americas (ECPA). Brazil reaffirmed its intention to host an ECPA
ministerial meeting in the future.

The Participants renewed their
decision to enhance cooperation on food security and on development
assistance to third countries. They discussed strategies to enhance
their existing efforts on trilateral cooperation, including outreach on
agricultural biotechnology. They welcomed progress in concluding
programs in Haiti and Africa, and expressed their intent to develop a
program in Egypt in the area of decent work in cooperation with the
International Labor Organization. They acknowledged the successful
implementation of joint initiatives in Mozambique in the areas of food
security and agriculture.

The Participants looked forward to
planning the next meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission on Science
and Technology, which features innovation as a key agenda item, at the
earliest possible date. They underscored the role of innovation in
promoting sustained economic growth, competitiveness, and job creation,
and expressed their interest in exploring synergies among existing
bilateral initiatives, and enhancing collaboration among government, the
academic community, the private sector, and civil society in this area.

The
Participants discussed the creation of a working group to foster
bilateral cooperation on satellite-based earth observations,
environmental monitoring, precipitation measurement, and natural
disaster prevention, mitigation and response.

Pursuant to the
decision of Presidents Obama and Rousseff to expand educational
exchanges and promote cooperation on research and development, the
Participants conceived an Action Plan with concrete steps to enhance
substantially the exchange of students at the undergraduate and graduate
levels in science, technology, and other relevant disciplines, and to
engage civil society and the private sector in the training of a skilled
workforce.

The Participants reaffirmed their intention to promote
bilateral cultural cooperation and exchanged views on specific projects
in the areas of music, museums and libraries.

The Participants
reiterated their intention to work closely in preparation for the United
Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development, which will be held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012 (Rio+20). The participants exchanged
ideas on the green economy and reaffirmed their intent to work together
on the Green Economy Partnership and Joint Initiative on Urban
Sustainability in the run up to Rio+20. They also discussed the
upcoming 17th Conference of Parties under the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change in Durban, South Africa and reaffirmed their intention
to work together toward implementing the agreement reached in Cancun,
Mexico. Bearing in mind their common interest in addressing a concrete
environmental and health issue, the Participants explored the
possibility of joining efforts under the Global Alliance for Clean
Cookstoves, an initiative in which the U.S. is a leading partner, and
the Brazil-led Ethanol for Domestic Use Initiative.

The
Participants welcomed the progress achieved under the Joint Action Plan
to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality and
the Memorandum of Understanding on the Advancement of Women. They
encouraged relevant agencies of both nations to devise work plans in
advance of the Joint Action Plan’s high-level steering committee meeting
in Brasilia in July 2011. The Participants commended the work underway
in both countries to implement the MOU for the Advancement of Women, and
in particular efforts aimed to advance women and girls in science and
technology, achieve economic empowerment, and combat gender-based
violence domestically and in third countries.

In seeking to
advance the shared objective of both countries to combat all forms of
discrimination, the Participants also underscored the importance of
safeguarding individuals who experience discrimination due to their
sexual orientation. The participants expressed intent to continue
collaborating to advance the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
& Transgender (LGBT) persons within the international community and
within international organizations.

The Participants welcomed the
creation of a working group to discuss the implementation, both in
Brazil and in the United States, of the 1980 Hague Convention on Civil
Aspects of International Child Abduction, and took note of the results
of the bilateral meetings held in Brasilia on May 18- 19, 2011.

They
noted the increasing flow of travelers between the United States and
Brazil, and decided to work together to facilitate this flow.

They
took note of the upcoming Political-Military Talks, to be held in
Brasilia on June, 3, 2011, during which Brazil and United States will
strengthen their dialogue on bilateral and regional issues regarding
defense and security.

The Participants reaffirmed their shared
objective to promote and protect democracy in the Americas. They
acknowledged the success of presidential elections held in Haiti last
March and noted with satisfaction the inauguration of President Michel
Joseph Martelly in May 2011. They reaffirmed the intention of both
countries to work to facilitate market access for products originated in
Haiti. Minister Patriota reiterated that Brazil intends to extend a
preferential trade program to that country similar to the U.S. Haiti
Economic Lift Program (HELP) act.

The Participants welcomed the
return of Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS). They
stressed the need to make the Inter-American System more transparent and
efficient, and to strengthen and streamline the relationship among the
Summit of the Americas, the OAS, and other institutions of the system.

The
Participants affirmed the valuable contributions towards democracy,
peace, cooperation, security and development made by regional and
sub-regional integration efforts and agreements, including the Union of
South American Nations (UNASUL) and noted the value of dialogue between
UNASUL and the United States.

The Participants decided to continue
discussions on democracy, development, peace, security, and other
shared priorities in Africa and the Middle East.

The participants stressed the need to further cooperate on counternarcotics efforts and combating transnational crime.

The
Participants exchanged views on disarmament, nonproliferation and
peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Both sides look forward to discussing
these issues more in the coming months.

Both countries discussed
important issues and cooperation in the UN Security Council, including
conflict-affected areas around the world and the United Nations
Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).