Below you can read the details of Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva international trips in 2013. For details about trips in other years click here .
TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES IN 2013
Activities:
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Countries: Cuba (Havana) / Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) / USA (Washington) Date: January 28 – February 3. 2013
Cuba (Havana)
– Meeting with the President of Cuba, Raul Castro (January 29, 2013)
– Meeting with Ex-President, Fidel Castro (January 19, 2013)
– Laying a wreath at the José Martí Memorial (January 29, 2013)
– Presentation of the book by Fernando Morais “The Last Soldiers of the Cold War” (January 29, 2013)
– Participation in the closing ceremony of the International
Conference for World Equilibrium, organized by Martiano Program Workshop
(January 30, 2013)
– Meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil in Havana, José Felício (January 30, 2013)
– Visit to the Puerto Mariel project (January 30, 2013)
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
– Presentation of the National Youth Award by former President Lula (January 31, 2013)
– Meeting with President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina (January 31, 2013)
– Meeting with Ex-President Leonel Fernandez Dominican Republic and visit to his foundation (February 1, 2013)
-Visit to the corridor Vial del Este project (February 1, 2013)
United States (Washington)
– Meeting with Brazil in Washington, Ambassador Mauro Vieira (February 3, 2013)
– Participation as special guest at the opening of the Congress of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) (February 3, 2013)
– Meeting with UAW President Bob King (February 3, 2013)
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Country: Venezuela (Caracas) Date: March 7, 2013
Activities:
– Funeral of Hugo Chavez. Joined the Entourage with President Dilma Rousseff
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Countries: Equatorial Guinea (Malabo) / Ghana (Accra) / Benin (Cotonou) / Nigeria (Lagos) Date March 13-19, 2013
Activities:
Equatorial Guinea (Malabo)
– Meeting with First Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Ignacio Milán Tang (March 14, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Malabo, Eliana Puglia
Ghana (Accra)
– Discussion of food security and alleviation of hunger with the
formerPresident of Ghana, John Kufuor, and Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Accra, Ernest Aryeetey (organized by FAO/UN) (March 15,
2013)
http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/172410/icode/
– Meeting with President of Ghana, John Mahama Draman (March 15, 2013)
– Meeting with the Ex-President of Ghana, John Kufuor (March 16, 2013)
– Meeting with the President of Lebanon, Michel Suleiman (March 16, 2013)
-Visit to the headquarters of Embrapa in Ghana (March 16, 2013)
– Meeting with leaders of the NDC* National Democratic Congress Party
Johnson Asiedu Nketia (Parliamentary Secretary General) Kofi Attor
(Director of international relations), Professor Kofi Awoonor (Former
Ambassador of Ghana in Brazil in the early 1980s, poet and writer, and
until February 2013, President of the Ghana National Security Council,
historical leader of the NDC), and Kwesi Pratt (former spokesperson of
the President John Atta- Mills and editor of the newspaper “Insight”)
(March 16, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Accra, Irene Vida Gala
– Meeting with representatives of the “Tabom” community
(former-slaves from Brazil) and the daughter of Ex-President Kwame
Nkrumah, President of the Nkrumah Foundation (March 16, 2013)
Benin (Cotonou)
– Seminar for Beninese authorities, private sector and Brazilian
businessmen about opportunities of investment in Benin, organized by the
Government of Benin (March 17, 2013)
– Meeting with the President of Benin, Boni Yayi and his Ministry (March 17, 2013)
– Lunch with the President of Benin, Boni Yayi, and guests (March 17, 2013)
– Meeting with John Kolawole (Secretary General of the Trade Union
Congress of Nigeria), and Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar (President of the
Nigeria Labour Congress) (March 18, 2013)
– Meeting with the writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Wole Soyinka (March 18, 2013)
– Meeting with former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo (March 18, 2013)
– Meeting with former President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote, (March 18, 2013)
– Meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil in Abuja, João André Pinto Dias Lima and Wole Soyinka (Nobel Prize in literature)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Cotonou, Arnaldo Caiche D’Oliveira
– Award of the national order of Benin to Ex-President Lula (March 18, 2013)
http://brasileiros.com.br/2013/03/em-viagem-a-africa-lula-e-condecorado-no-benin/
– Lecture on “Nigeria Summit”, organized by The Economist magazine,
featuring the President of the Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan
(March 19, 2013)
http://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/noticias/presidente-da-nigeria-chama-lula-de-icone
– Meeting with the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan (March 19, 2013)
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Country: Uruguay (Montevideo) Date: April 4-5, 2013
Activities:
– Discussion at the headquarters of MERCOSUR, “Transformations in
risk? The Prospects and Tensions of Progressivism in Latin America”,
with the President of Uruguay, Pepe Mujica; and with the Secretary
General of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Víctor Baéz.
Mediator: Gerardo Caetano (historian and Political scientist) (April 4,
2013)
http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/comunicacion/comunicacionnoticias/mujica-lula-paez
– Meeting with the President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica (April 4, 2013)
– Meeting with the President José Mujica, and with Senator Monica Xavier, President of Frente Ampla (April 4, 2013)
– Meeting with President Jose Mujica and the Secretary General of the Central Union of the Americas, Víctor Baez (April 4, 2013)
– Meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil in Montevideo, João Carlos Souza-Garcia
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Country: England (London) Date: April 8-9, 2013
Activities:
– The opening ceremony of the “Genesis” exhibition, by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado (April 9, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in London, Roberto Jaguaribe
– Meeting with Bono Vox, the lead singer of the band U2 (April 9, 2013)
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Countries: Mexico (Mexico City) / USA (Washington and New York) Date: April 18 – 22, 2013
Activities:
Mexico (Chiapas)
– Visit to cities in the interior of Mexico to launch the “National
Crusade Against Hunger” of the Government of Mexico, together with the
President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, The Minister of Social
Development Rosario Robles and the Governor of Chiapas, Manuel Velasco.
(April 19, 2013)
http://www.gob.mx/presidencia/articulos/encuentro-con-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva
http://www.informantesenred.com/discurso-integro-de-lula-da-silva-en-chiapas/
– Meeting with President of the Republic of Mexico, Enrique Peña Ñieto (April 19, 2013)
– Joaquín López Dóriga-interview, Televisa (Mexico)
– Meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil in Mexico City, Marcos Raposo
United States (Washington)
– Meeting with IDB Director and President Luis Alberto Moreno (April 21, 2013)
– Meeting with the Ambassadors of Latin American countries to the OAS
and their wives, and the ambassadors of Latin American countries in
Washington and their wives (April 21, 2013)
– NGO, Africare’s annual dinner where Lula was honored by the entity for his fight against hunger in Brazil. (April 21, 2013)
– Received the “In Pursuit of Peace” award from the International Crisis Group. (April 22, 2013)
– Dinner hosted by the International Crisis Group (April 21, 2013)
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Countries: Argentina (Buenos Aires) Date: May 15-17, 2013
Activities:
– Meeting with the President of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner (May 16, 2013)
– Opening ceremony for the Metropolitan University for Education and Work (UMET), (16/05/13)
– Award ceremony for 8 titles of Doctor Honoris Causa from the
universities of Cuyo, San Juan, Córdoba, La Plata, Tres de Febrero,
Lanús, San Martín and the Faculdade Latino-americana deCiências Sociais.
The ceremony in honor of the former President took place in the
Argentine Senate (May 17, 2013)
– Meeting with University Deans, intellectuals and Senators (in the Senate) (May 17, 2013)
– Meeting with the Vice-President of Argentina Amado Boudou and with Senator Daniel Filmus (May 17, 2013)
– Meeting with intellectuals and personalities of Argentine culture (May 17, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Enio Cordeiro
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Countries: Colombia (Bogota) / Peru (Lima) / Equador (Quito) Date: June 3–7 2013
Activities:
Colombia (Bogotá)
-Dinner offered by the Colombia Vice President Angelino Garzon and his wife, Montserrat Muñoz (June 3, 2013)
– Meeting with the President of the Republic of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos (June 4, 2013)
– Participates with President Santos in the public announcement of
the policies of the Colombian Government to combat poverty (“Familias en
Accion” and “Mujer Ahorradora”) (June 4, 2013)
– Meeting with the Mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro (June 4, 2013)
Peru (Lima)
– Dinner with the President of the Republic of Peru, Ollanta Humala, and the first lady, Nadine Heredia (June 4, 2013)
– Medal award ceremony for the Gold Medal of Lima, granted by the Prefecture of Lima to honor Ex-President Lula (June 5, 2013)
– Award ceremony for the granting of the title of Doctor Honoris
Causa by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (June 5, 2013)
– Meeting with young people at the National University Mayor de San Marcos (June 5, 2013)
-Visit to the social workers training Program with first lady Nadine Heredia (June 6, 2013)
Ecuador (Quito)
– Meeting with the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa (June 6, 2013)
– Conference: “Progressive Governments and Latin American Integration” (June 6, 2013)
-Receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Universidad Andina
Simon Bolivar and the Polytechnic School of Guayaquil (June 6, 2013)
– Awarded the Ordem Nacional de San Lorenzo, presented by the Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador (June 6, 2013)
(The award was originally established as a military decoration in
1809. Today, it is the highest Award in Ecuador, in both civil and
military fields.)
http://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/correa-es-uno-de-los-lideres-mas-fuertes-que-conozco/
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Countries: Malawi (Lilongue) / Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) / Germany (Berlin and Leipzig) Date: June 28 to July 4 2013
Activities:
Malawi (Lilongue)
-Breakfast with the Executive Director UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé (June 29, 2013)
– Lecture for the meeting of the Joint United Nations Committee on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) UNAIDS Lancet. (June 29, 2013)
– Meeting with the President of the Republic of Malawi, Joyce Banda(June 29, 2013)
-Recording of interview with UNAIDS. (June 29, 2013)
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) Date: June 30 to July 1, 2013
– Participation and lecture at the Forum “Towards the African
Renaissance: new unified approaches to eradicate hunger in Africa by
2025 under the CAADP” (Instituto Lula, FAO, NEPAD and the African Union)
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jul/01/africa-brazil-hunger-lula
– Meeting with the President of the African Union, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
– Meeting with heads of State and officials attending the event (the
President of Benin, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, the President of
Sudan, the Prime Minister of Niger, the Chairman of the NEPAD African
Development Agency)
– Meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria (elected
President of the African Development Bank in 2015), Akinwumi Adhesin,
and representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
– Meeting with the Prime Minister of Niger, Brigi Rafini
– Meeting with the former President of Ghana, John Kufuor
– Meeting with the Director-General of FAO, José Graziano da Silva
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Addis Ababa, Isabel Heyvaert
Germany (Berlin)
– Interview for the documentary “The Lady President” (July 3, 2013)
Germany (Leipzig)
– Lecture at Worldskill 2013 Forum, on the theme: “the
German-Brazilian partnership: A catalyst for closer ties between Europe
and Latin America?” (July 4, 2013)
https://www.worldskills.org/media/news/lula-and-holmes-wow-audience-leaders-forum-leipzig/
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Country: Argentina (Buenos Aires) Date: October 14 and 15, 2013
Activities:
– Meeting with Professor Alessandra Minnicelli (President of
Fundacion Observatorio de Social responsibility) and Bernardo Kliksberg
(President of the Fundación Observatorio de Responsabilidad Social).
(October 14, 2013)
– Meeting with Ex-President of Spain, Felipe González (October 14, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Everton Vargas (October 14, 2013)
– Awarded the title of Doctor Honoris-Causa from the University of Buenos Aires (October 15, 2013)
– Meeting with Director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, Claudio Epelman (October 15, 2013)
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Country: Portugal (Lisbon) Date: October 21–23, 2013
Activities:
– Participated in the introduction of the book “The confidence of the
world” (the former Prime Minister of Portugal José Sócrates)
– Meeting with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Passos Coelho (October 22, 2013)
– Dinner with leaders of the Portuguese Socialist Party (10/23/13)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Lisbon, Mario Nasim
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Country: Chile (Santiago) Date: November 26–29, 2013
Activities:
– Meeting with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet (November 26, 2013)
– International seminar “Development and integration of Latin
America” (organized by the Office and by the Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC) (November 27, 2013)
http://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2013/11/27/internacional/1385589685_900097.html
– Meeting with the former President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos (November 28, 2013)
– Meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador in Santiago, Georges Lamazière
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Country: South Africa (Johannesburg) Date: December 10, 2013
Activities:
– Funeral of world leader Nelson Mandela Member of the Delegation of President Dilma Rousseff
http://noticias.terra.com.br/mundo/africa/nelson-mandela/sarney-collor-fhc-e-lula-irao-com-dilma-a-funeral-de-nelson-mandela,66cc6800398c2410VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html
