2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Richard L. Lesher (left), then-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Marcus Vinícius Pratini de Moraes, then- Brazil section chair, sign the memorandum of understanding that established the Brazil-U.S. Business Council (Left to right) Mark Smith, executive director, Brazil-U.S Business Council, and Gonzalo Dal Borgo, former chairman, discuss tax reform with President Cardoso. Luiz Felipe Lampreia, minister of External Relations, discusses Brazil’s progress in the midst of unstable global financial markets and its outlook in the near and midterm at the Brazil: Storm Cleared, Moving Strongly Ahead event, March 30, Robert Petterson (left), U.S. section chair, presents the Council’s bilateral policy recommendations to Michel Temer, Brazil’s then-Chamber of Deputies president, during the Brazil Mission – : MOU signed, establishing the Brazil- U.S. Business Council 1988: Constitution of Brazil established 1994: Joint Resolution on the agenda for the Summit of the Americas 2003: Private sector dialogue around the presidential summit 2012–2013: Spirits recognition agreement signed between Brazil and the United States resulting in the recognition of cachaça, Tennessee whiskey and bourbon. 2012–2014: Brazil Council established as BRAZTAC Chair; WTO Cotton Dispute Resolution campaign 2016: Brazil ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement 2013 and 2015: Brazil Council hosted President Dilma Rousseff in Washington, D.C. 1997: Initial exploration toward Bilateral Tax Treaty 2000: Brazil Caucus established within the U.S. Congress Photo Credit: USCC Photography 1976 Photo Credit: USCC Photography – President Barack Obama visits Brazil Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil, welcomes Barack Obama, president of the United States, at Palácio da Alvorada during the Innovation Summit, March 19, : Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC) between Brazil and the United States Photo Credit: USCC Photography 2015 Founding Members

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Richard L. Lesher (left), then-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Marcus Vinícius Pratini de Moraes, then- Brazil section chair, sign the memorandum of understanding that established the Brazil-U.S. Business Council MOU signed, establishing the Brazil-U.S. Business Council Photo Credit: USCC Photography 1976 Founding Members

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members 1988 Constitution of Brazil established

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members 1994 Joint Resolution on the agenda for the Summit of the Americas

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members (Left to right) Mark Smith, executive director, Brazil-U.S Business Council, and Gonzalo Dal Borgo, former chairman, discuss tax reform with President Cardoso. Photo Credit: USCC Photography Initial exploration toward Bilateral Tax Treaty

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members Luiz Felipe Lampreia, minister of External Relations, discusses Brazil’s progress in the midst of unstable global financial markets and its outlook in markets and its outlook in the near and midterm at the near and midterm at the Brazil: Storm Cleared, Moving Strongly Ahead event, March 30, Brazil Caucus established within the U.S. Congress Photo Credit : USCC Photography 2000 Robert Petterson (left), U.S. section chair, presents the Council’s bilateral policy recommendations to Michel Temer, Brazil’s then-Chamber of Deputies president, during the Brazil Mission – 2000.

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members 2003 Private sector dialogue around the presidential summit

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil, welcomes Barack Obama, president of the United States, at Palácio da Alvorada during the Innovation Summit, March 19, President Barack Obama visits Brazil Photo Credit: USCC Photography 2015 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC) between Brazil and

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members Spirits recognition agreement signed between Brazil and the United States resulting in the recognition of cachaça, Tennessee whiskey and bourbon.

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members Brazil Council established as BRAZTAC Chair; WTO Cotton Dispute Resolution campaign Annual advocacy Mission, The Brazil Trade Action Coalition (BRAZTAC) supports a definitive solution to the U.S. Brazil World Trade Organization (WTO). Cotton case advocacy efforts.

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members 2013 and 2015 Brazil Council hosted President Dilma Rousseff in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: USCC Photography 2015

2021 PROGRAM OF WORK 40th Anniversary Timeline Founding Members 2016 Brazil ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement President Dilma Rousseff signed the Trade Facilitation Agreement yesterday during a high-level ceremony at the Palacio do Planalto in Brasilia with the attendance of Roberto Azevedo. Brasilia, 30 March 2016