Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue

09 Apr 12

On 9 April 2012, President Obama and President Rousseff reviewed the accomplishments of the presidential-level Strategic Energy Dialogue (SED).  On the occasion of President Obama’s March 2011 visit to Brazil, they announced the creation of this Dialogue to support the two countries’ common goals of developing safe, secure and affordable supplies of energy for economic growth, energy security, and the transition to a clean energy economy.  Priority areas of cooperation in the SED include oil and natural gas, biofuels, clean energy and efficiency, and clean energy.  Since then, the United States and Brazil have undertaken collaborative activities with the goal of strengthening our energy relationship, increasing bilateral trade in energy-related goods and services, and enhancing national and shared energy security.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/09/fact-sheet-us-brazil-strategic-energy-dialogue

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