*Lunch
included.
If
you
have
certain
dietary
considerations,
please
let
us
know.
RSVP
Information:
Complete
the
online
reservation
process
below
or
call
704-687-7762
for
payment
by
credit
card.
If
sending
a
check,
please
make
it
payable
to
the
"World
Affairs
Council
of
Charlotte"
and
mail
it to
the
following
address:
World
Affairs
Council
of
Charlotte
UNC
Charlotte
-
227
CHHS
9201
University
City
Blvd
Charlotte,
NC
28223
You must
be a member of the WACC to reserve a seat at this program for $50.
If you are unsure of your membership status, please call Lauren
Branson at 704-687-7757 or e-mail
lbranson@worldaffairscharlotte.org
If you would like to join the WACC, please contact our office at
704-687-7762 or go to our
membership page
Prior to being appointed Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Mauro Vieira was theBrazilian Ambassador to Argentina since 2004. He holds a JD from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and graduated from Instituto Rio-Branco, the Brazilian diplomatic academy. At theBrazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Vieira has had several positions, including Chief of Staff to the Secretary General, and Chief of Staff to the Minister of External Relations. From January 2003 to May 2006, he was the representative of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relationsto the Board of Directors of Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant.
Ambassador Vieira has also held positions at other Brazilian federal agencies, having served as Secretary for Managerial Modernization at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Assistant Secretary-General for Science and Technology, and National Secretary for Management at the National Institute for Social Security at the Ministry Of Social Security and Assistance. Abroad, Ambassador Vieira served at the Embassy in Washington (1978-1982); the Mission to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) in Montevideo (1982 1985); the Embassy in Mexico City (1990-1992); and the Embassy in Paris (1995 1999). Ambassador Mauro Vieira has received decorations from the governments of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, France, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania. He was born in Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro on February 15, 1952.
