æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈoːɹ ɡɹˈuːp, hiː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd bɹɐzˈɪl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ˌʌndɚ ðə kɹˈɔs kˈʌntɹi ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ʌvðə kˈoːɹ ɡɹˈuːp.
As a member of the core group, he visited Brazil in 2004 under the cross country exchange program of the core group.