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SUMMARY:Conversation with Todd Chapman\, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
DESCRIPTION:Join the World Affairs Council of Austin for a special conversation with Todd C. Chapman\, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.  Ambassador Chapman will discuss current events in Brazil as well as the Texas-Brazil relationship with Political Officer Ian Brown at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil. \n \nTodd C. Chapman is the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.  He was nominated by President Donald Trump on October 30\, 2019\, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 20\, 2020 and arrived in Brazil on March 29\, 2020.  A career member of the Senior Foreign Service\, Ambassador Chapman earlier served as U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador from 2016 – 2019. \nAmbassador Chapman’s career has focused on promoting economic development and security partnerships around the world.  He previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs at the Department of State (2014-2016); Deputy Chief of Mission\, U.S. Embassy Brasilia\, Brazil (2011-2014); Senior Deputy Coordinator for Economic Affairs\, U.S. Embassy Kabul\, Afghanistan (2010-2011); and Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy Maputo\, Mozambique (2007-2010).  Earlier assignments included Bolivia\, Costa Rica\, Nigeria\, Taiwan\, and several tours at the Department of State in Washington D.C. \nAmbassador Chapman first came to Brazil in 1974 when his father’s U.S. company transferred the family to Sao Paulo.  He attended Escola Maria Imaculada (Chapel School) where he graduated in 1980.  Before joining the Foreign Service\, he worked as a commercial banker in New York and Saudi Arabia\, and later as a business consultant in Brazil and his hometown of Houston\, Texas.  Altogether\, he has lived in Brazil for 11 years. \nAmbassador Chapman earned an A.B. in History from Duke University in 1983\, and a M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College in 2000. \nHe is joined in Brazil by his wife of 34 years Janetta Chapman and they are the proud parents of two sons\, Joshua and Jason\, and daughter-in-law Brooke\, all who reside in Denver\, Colorado. \n  \nEvent hosted by:
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/conversation-with-todd-chapman-u-s-ambassador-to-brazil/
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CATEGORIES:Ambassador,Americas,Geopolitics
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