Washington, DC - President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Brasilia to attend the Inauguration of Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff as President of the Federative Republic of Brazil on January 1, 2015.

• The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

• The Honorable Liliana Ayalde, United States Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, Department of State 
• The Honorable Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• The Honorable Ricardo Zuniga, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council