March 31, 2006
JS-4147

Assistant Secretary Lowery to Travel to Brazil

Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Clay Lowery will travel to Brazil this weekend to lead the Treasury delegation at the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in Belo Horizonte.

Following the IDB meetings, Lowery will travel to Sao Paulo to deliver a speech on reducing poverty in Latin America.  In Sao Paulo, Lowery will also meet with business leaders, infrastructure investors, bankers and micro-entrepreneurs to discuss how to accelerate economic growth and poverty reduction.  He will tour a Sao Paulo neighborhood to see how innovative anti-poverty programs are improving the lives of Brazil's poor and expanding opportunity for the next generation.

The following events are open to media:

Who  
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Clay Lowery
What  
Press Conference
When  
Monday, April 3, 2 p.m. (Local Time)
Where  
Expominas Convention Center
  Belo Horizonte

Who  
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Clay Lowery
What  
Speech on Poverty Reduction
When  
Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m. (Local Time)
Where  
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Salao Nobre
Av. 9 de Julho, 2029
Bela Vista - São Paulo

Who  
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Clay Lowery
What  
Site Visit to Tiradentes Neighborhood
When  
Tuesday, April 4, 3:30 p.m. (Local Time)
Where  
Cidade Tiradentes City Offices
Estrada do Iguatemi, 2751
  São Paulo