Leading in the Americas: Opportunities for the U.S.-Brazil Partnership

Featured Speaker: Shane Christensen, M.P.A.

As the Western Hemisphere’s largest democracies
and economies, Brazil and the United States have
a unique opportunity to tackle regional and global
challenges. From combating climate change and
promoting clean-energy transitions to supporting
sustainable agriculture, health, and public security,
the combined resources and expertise of our nations
can forge a path towards a more inclusive and
sustainable future.

Presenter Biography

Shane Christensen earned an M.Phil.
in International Relations from Cambridge
University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and
an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School, where he was
a Harvard Presidential Scholar. He is the first U.S.
diplomatic fellow at the Institute of the Americas,
based on the UCSD campus. He comes to the
Institute from Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he was
the U.S. Consul General responsible for diplomatic
relations with southern Brazil. Christensen has
served at the U.S. embassies in Mexico City,
Havana, and Kabul; the United Nations in New
York; the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development in Paris; and the U.S. Consulate
General in Dubai.

Coordinator: Steve Clarey