HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Assistant Secretary Nichols’ Travel to Brazil hide Assistant Secretary Nichols’ Travel to Brazil Media Note Office of the Spokesperson May 18, 2023 Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols will travel to Brazil, May 21-26. In Brasília, Assistant Secretary Nichols will participate in the U.S.-Brazil Human Rights Dialogue and in meetings on the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER). He will also participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new U.S. embassy building. In São Paulo, Assistant Secretary Nichols will meet with business and industry leaders. He will speak at the Fundacão Getulio Vargas law school. In Recife, Assistant Secretary Nichols will engage with human rights defenders, Afro-Brazilian leaders, and LGBTQI+ rights organizations. For further information, please contact WHAPress@state.gov, and follow @WHAAsstSecty on Twitter. Tags Brazil Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Discrimination Human Rights LGBT Rights Office of the Spokesperson Official International Travel