House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
News from Congressman Eliot Engel
Representing the Bronx, Westchester, and Rockland Counties
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Contact: Eric Jacobstein or Jason Steinbaum, 202-226-9980
For Release: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Rep. Engel said, I would like to express my congratulations to the governments of the United States and Brazil which are showing the courage to work together to fight ethnic and racial discrimination. The Joint Action Plan is an important first step in the effort to combat the evils of racism and to stand together, as the largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, to promote equality for all people, regardless of race or ethnicity.
The Joint Action Plan was signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008. The plan develops an open dialogue and exchange of ideas for best policy approaches to combating racial discrimination in the United States and Brazil. It also establishes an exchange between ethnic minorities from the U.S. and Brazil on race relations in each country through the creation of opportunities for cultural exchanges in the academic and professional fields.
The United States and Brazil have much in common, and our large vibrant minority communities are simply another trait we share, Rep. Engel said. As Chair of the Brazil Caucus, I believe that working together to stamp out discrimination only helps to bring our countries and peoples closer together, while each nation learns from the others success stories in fighting ethnic discrimination.
Offices in the Bronx, Mount Vernon and West Nyack
2161 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515
Contact: Eric Jacobstein or Jason Steinbaum, 202-226-9980
For Release: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
HOUSE PASSES ENGEL RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE U.S. AND BRAZIL FOR FIGHTING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION
Washington, D.C. Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, announced that the House of Representatives today passed his resolution (H.Res. 1254) commending the United States and Brazil for establishing the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality.Rep. Engel said, I would like to express my congratulations to the governments of the United States and Brazil which are showing the courage to work together to fight ethnic and racial discrimination. The Joint Action Plan is an important first step in the effort to combat the evils of racism and to stand together, as the largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, to promote equality for all people, regardless of race or ethnicity.
The Joint Action Plan was signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March 13, 2008. The plan develops an open dialogue and exchange of ideas for best policy approaches to combating racial discrimination in the United States and Brazil. It also establishes an exchange between ethnic minorities from the U.S. and Brazil on race relations in each country through the creation of opportunities for cultural exchanges in the academic and professional fields.
The United States and Brazil have much in common, and our large vibrant minority communities are simply another trait we share, Rep. Engel said. As Chair of the Brazil Caucus, I believe that working together to stamp out discrimination only helps to bring our countries and peoples closer together, while each nation learns from the others success stories in fighting ethnic discrimination.
