New U.S. Ambassador
Vows To Boost Ties With Brazil
BRASILIA - New U.S. Ambassador Thomas
Shannon presented his credentials to
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva on Thursday and vowed to boost
bilateral ties.
Ties between the United States and Brazil
are a global relationship, Shannon, whose
nomination was filibustered by Republicans
in Congress for eight months, told
reporters.
Shannon downplayed the effects of the delay
of his nomination, saying the U.S.-Brazil
relationship was too important to be
affected by the absence of an ambassador.
The new ambassador is expected to be a key
player in U.S. policy toward Brazil and
Latin America at large.
U.S. President Barack Obama will pay an
official visit to Brazil in the middle of
the year. Obama waited until congressional
approval of Shannon's nomination to announce
this visit.
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