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MONTGOMERY, Ala.- The Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S. Nestor Forster Jr. visited Faulkner University on August 25, 2022, in order to speak to the student body about Brazilian business and trade and the strong economic and diplomatic relationships between Brazil and the United States.Forster\u2019s visit to Faulkner coincided with his official state visit to Alabama to meet with Alabama Governor Kay Ivey at the State Capitol later in the afternoon. \u201cThis is a historic day for Faulkner University,\u201d Faulkner President Mitch Henry said. \u201cYou are the first students in Faulkner\u2019s history to have the honor and privilege of being visited by a dignitary of state from Brazil.\u201d While on campus, Forster also had an opportunity to speak with and hear from 10 Brazilian students attending Faulkner in a separate event hosted by President Mitch Henry and more than a dozen of Faulkner\u2019s Harris College of Business faculty and staff. Seated at the head of the table, l-r Ambassador of Brazil to the USA, Nestor Forster, Jr, sits next to President Mitch Henry and Men’s Soccer Head Coach Gabriel De Queiroz as he talks to Faulkner’s Brazilian students during a visit on August 25, 2022.Forster, who has more than 30 years of diplomatic experience, has served in Canada, Costa Rica, and the United States, where he was posted three times to the Embassy in Washington, as well as to the Brazilian consulates in Hartford, Connecticut and New York City, New York. His diplomatic experience covers such areas as trade negotiations, intellectual property and financial policy, political affairs, international law, consular affairs, administration and information technology. Forster has scheduled speaking engagements at universities all across the United States in order to maintain Brazil\u2019s historically long-standing relationship with the United States as well as foster new partnerships between the different states. Today\u2019s speaking engagements act as the catalyst for future discussions and opportunities to create strong economic and educational ties between Brazil and Alabama, specifically. Center, Ambassador of Brazil to the USA, Nestor Forster, Jr, poses with Harris College of Business faculty during a visit on August 25, 2022.Forster expressed his admiration for Faulkner\u2019s Harris College of Business and his desire to create an educational exchange pathway for Brazilian students seeking business opportunities in America and vice versa. \u201cWhen we visit a particular area, we look for good universities to go to. We selected Faulkner University today because of your good reputation, and also for your values,\u201d Forster explained. \u201cYou have a very good reputation with your college of business, and your new college of health sciences and at the same time you are a Christian school. I\u2019m honored to be here because there is something deeper that we share with Faulkner university, our mutual values and love for democracy.\u201dr-l Ambassador of Brazil to the USA Nestor Forster, Jr. speaks to Dean of the Harris College of Business and Executive Education, Dave Khadanga and Vice Chancellor Wayne Baker during his visit August 25, 2022.In his discussion with Faulkner\u2019s Brazilian students, Forster answered their questions about foreign investments in Brazil, voting in Brazil\u2019s upcoming election in October and obtaining a tourism visa. He also offered his advice to the students at the table on what career to pursue after graduation. \u201cIf you are looking to go into a particular field, because people say you are guaranteed a job after graduation, or you will be earning more money, it doesn\u2019t always work,\u201d Forster said. \u201cDo what you are good at and pursue your vocation. At Faulkner, a Christian university, you have a sense of a higher calling and when we deviate from that and follow business trends and where people tell you to find jobs, you will find yourself feeling frustrated. Instead, pursue your vocation and the job will come. Follow your higher calling.”Ambassador of Brazil to the USA Nestor Forster, Jr. poses with the Faulkner Men’s Soccer team, many of whom are from Brazil. "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, Nestor Forster, Jr. visits Faulkner University","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/ambassador-of-brazil-to-the-united-states-nestor-forster-jr-visits-faulkner-university\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]