Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, December 17, 2009

U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Partnership Steering Group Meeting

U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
December 16, 2009

The Steering Group of the U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels met December 15, 2009, in Washington, DC to assess accomplishments to date and discuss the best ways to advance the partnership.

The Secretary of State’s Coordinator for International Energy Affairs David Goldwyn led the U.S. delegation. Under Secretary General for Energy and High Technology Ambassador AndrĂ© Amado led the Brazilian delegation. The governments discussed progress on bilateral research and development and projects in MOU partner countries, as well as provided updates on domestic policy developments on biofuels.

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