US Senate confirms Elizabeth’s nomination Wednesday (14) frawley Bagley as the country’s ambassador to Brazil. In addition to heading the US embassy in Brasília, Elizabeth will also head diplomatic relations between the two countries.
He will be appointed to a post that has been vacant since 2021. Todd Appointed by former President Donald Trump, Chapman has retired. Since then, the position has been temporarily occupied. fur Charge d’affaires Douglas Koneff.
A few days ago, Democratic senators were vying to reveal Elizabeth Bagley’s candidacy before the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), who was elected president on January 1. The move is another example of the Biden administration prioritizing the relationship with Brazil under the future government.
Who is the new ambassador? Elizabeth Bagley is a lawyer and diplomat. She is currently the director of a telecommunications company in the state of Arizona she. The only experience as ambassador was she was in charge of the US diplomatic representation in Portugal.
The diplomat worked as an adviser to Secretary of State during the Democratic administrations of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. During his diplomatic career, he has also served as a special representative for the United Nations Assembly and global partnerships.
Ana Garcia, professor of international relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), stated that the new ambassador will be an important figure in bringing Brazil closer to the United States.
Loyalty to Amazon and pressure against Chinese Huawei. Elizabeth Bagley stated that while she was on leave in May of this year, the subject of Amazon would be a priority in her business. Information from BBC Brazil.
“One of my top priorities will be to promote efforts to increase climate ambition and significantly reduce deforestation, protect (forest) defenders, and prosecute environmental crimes and related acts of violence,” he said in his keynote speech.
And he praised Brazil’s commitment to zero illegal deforestation by 2025, although he acknowledged that little had been done about it so far. The Bolsonaro administration has collected records to reduce Amazon coverage.
At another time, Elizabeth made it clear that she will continue to pressure Brazil not to adopt Chinese giant Huawei’s technology in its 5G network. While the United States is witnessing the advance of its main enemy, China, in Latin America, it is also experiencing a shortage of interlocutors in the region.
Biden sees Lula as an opportunity to change the situation and move forward on priority agendas for his agenda, such as climate change. Despite pressure from the Americans, Brazil under Bolsonaro chose not to restrict the Chinese company’s participation in telecommunications networks.
Confirmation in the US Senate. elizabeth Bagley was He was nominated by the Democrat Joe Biden government in January, but his name has only now been approved. In the US Senate, the Democratic Party currently holds 48 seats, while the Republican Party has 50. In practice, the government has an advantage because two independent senators support Biden, and in addition to the fact that the speaker of the house, who has tiebreaking power, is Deputy Speaker Kamala Harris.
In this year’s midterm elections, Democrats won a majority in the Senate with 51 seats, guaranteeing greater influence in the main committees. The result is seen as a victory for President Joe Biden. The new composition of the Senate takes effect in 2023.
source: Noticias
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