# Resumé

Name: José Mauricio de Vasconcelos

Date of Birth: June 15, 1954

Place of Birth: São Domingos do Prata / MG / Brazil

Citizenship: Brazilian

Marital Status: Divorced

1973 to 1976: University Graduation: Social Communication, at the
Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte / Brazil. Bachelor
degrees in Journalism, Publicity and Public Relations.

Apr. 1977 to Apr. 1978: Post-Graduation: Business Administration, at
João Pinheiro Foundation, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Specialization in
Managerial Information Systems.

Aug. 1978 to Mar. 1980: Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, in Brasilia.
Major duties:

\- Market research on the supplying chain of various kinds of beans.

\- Research of information systems, to provide solutions for the data
processing services of the ministry.

Mar. to Jul. 1980: Post-Graduation: International Trade, a program of
the Brazilian ministries of Planning and of Foreign Affairs, in Brasilia
/ Brazil.

Jul 1980 to Jul 1982: Brazilian Embassy in Germany, in Bonn: internship
in the Trade Promotion Section, as part of the previous post-graduation
course. Major duties: Participation in all activities of this Section,
especially promotion of trade fairs in Brazil, trade missions to Brazil
and to Germany, support to Brazilian companies in trade complaints and
reports on the German market for Brazilian products.

Jun. 1983 to Aug. 1984: Belgo Mineira Comercial Exportadora S.A., in
Belo Horizonte / Brazil. Major duties: Responsible for planning and
shipping of export orders of steel products of the Belgo Mineira Group,
including logistics and control of documents. BM is one of the largest
manufacturers of steel products in Brazil.

Sep 1984 to Jul 1987: Hendrikson GmbH, in Eschborn / Germany. Hendrikson
is a consulting company, which was in charge of the business cooperation
program sponsored by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and the
Brazilian government. Major duties were trade promotion of Brazilian
exports to Germany, organization of Brazilian pavilions in trade shows
in Germany, market research for Brazilian companies in Germany,
counseling to Brazilian and German businesspeople on trade matters and
reports on market opportunities for Brazilian products in Germany.

Jul 1987 to Jul 1989: Brazilian Embassy in Sweden, Stockholm / Trade
Promotion Section. Participation in all activities of this Section,
especially promotion of trade fairs in Brazil, trade missions to Brazil
and to Sweden, support to Brazilian companies in trade complaints,
counseling to Brazilian and Swedish businesspeople on trade matters and
reports on the Swedish market for Brazilian products.

Since July 1989: U.S. Embassy in Brazil, at the U.S. Commercial Service
in Belo Horizonte. Major duties: Responsible for the full range of
commercial functions performed by the USCS, covering eight Brazilian
states: Minas Gerais, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Paraíba, RG Norte, Ceará,
Piauí and Maranhão. Organization of trade missions to the U.S. and to
Brazil, organization of U.S. pavilions at trade shows in Brazil,
promotion of U.S. exports to Brazil, reports on the Brazilian market for
U.S. products, support to U.S. companies in trade complaints in Brazil,
market research for U.S. companies in Brazil and counseling to U.S. and
Brazilian businesspeople on trade matters.

LANGUAGES:

Native Language: Portuguese.

English: Proficient in reading, writing and speaking.

German: Proficient in reading, writing and speaking.

Spanish: Proficient in reading and comprehension.