President Alberto Fernandez will receive us National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who arrived in the country last night, at the Olivos Residence, according to official reports. Sullivan “will travel to Brazil and Argentina, accompanied by the director of the National Security Council for the Western Hemisphere, Juan González; the Director of Technology and National Security, Tarun Chabra; the director of Cybernetics, Amit Mital; and the director of the State Department’s Western Hemisphere Office, Ricardo Zúñiga.” Gonzalez, one of President Joe Biden’s top advisers for the region, already visited Argentina in April, when he met with President Alberto Fernandez.
“On his first trip to the region, Sullivan will meet with leaders of the main allied countries in the Americas, not belonging to NATO,” said the U.S. diplomatic representation in our country. It was further noted that “during its stay in Brazil, the delegation will meet with leaders to discuss opportunities to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and Brazil, improve regional stability, advance climate goals, collaborate on digital infrastructure, and help forge a path in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.” About his career, it was explained that Sullivan is the 28th presidential assistant for National Security Affairs.
In the eight years of the Obama administration he “served as deputy assistant to the President and National Security Adviser to then-Vice President Biden, director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Cabinet, and deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.” While from his space “he led the negotiations in the initial talks that paved the way for the Iran nuclear deal, and played a key role in the negotiations initiated by the US that led to the ceasefire in Gaza in 2012.”
