three deputy chief admissions benoni belli thank you for being here with us today. want to say thank you for bringing all of these issues to the front burner. thank you very much the atlantic council and the brazil council. we are grateful for you being gracious hosts for us and i also want to congratulate the arts center on the launch of the latest influential report coming out prior to the visit that will advance cooperation between our two countries. ricardo, special congratulations to you for your thought leadership. in advance of the visit. the analysis we believe will provide a great race for us in future cooperation between our two countries and for the larger benefit of the trade discussion taking place between the two countries. sale in the u.s. are at a pivotal moment in the private sector plays a crucial role in helping to define a clear agenda with concrete steps. we've remained engaged as the dirt in conjunction with counterparts in brazil over the last few years as the relationship has taken different twists and turns and we are hopeful for the outcome

i'm sure you don't need to do that but to reporters left is benoni belli, deputy chief of mission at the embassy of brazil when he brings over 20 years of experience. working edward from algiers to buenos aires, in addition to the is a fountain of knowledge. on the u.s.-brazil bilateral relations. i'm setting you up here. to his left is steve long a vice president and general manager of the latin american region at intel corporation. steve leaves intel's work across the region and is an incredibly forward thinking business leaders and one of the areas of most right cooperation between the u.s. and brazil. to steve's left is our very handsome nonresident brazil fellow, ricardo sennes. smiling with the introduction. ricardo, like steve come is joining us from sÃo paulo today. today. industry time when it's not working with atlantic council, regardless to other jobs. is also the managing partner at consulting firm in brazil as well as the general coordinator of a group of international analyst at the university of sÃo paulo. of the if you could get out of black belt in understanding the