November 13, 2002
President Bush will welcome President-elect da Silva to the White House on December 10. The United States and Brazil value close cooperation on bilateral, hemispheric, and global issues. This will be an opportunity for the two leaders to review the scope of this important bilateral relationship and discuss its course in the coming years.
George W. Bush, Press Release - President to Welcome Brazilian President-Elect to White House Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/280604