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POTUS VISIT TO MEXICO: FACT SHEET
-POTUS notified the Congress on Sept. 25 that the U.S. and Canada
intended to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) (gradual
elimination of trade barriers)
-U.S. and Mexico share a 2000 mile border, one of the longest bi-
lateral borders in the world.
-Trade between our two nations is expected to swell to an all-
time high of 60 billion this year.
-Mexico is our third largest trading partner and third largest
export market- behind only Canada and Japan.
-Total U.S. direct investment totals over 5.5 billion, and total
Mexico investment over 1 billion.
-Increased U.S. exports means more jobs: every 1 billion of
exports generates roughly 22,000 U.S. jobs.
-A GATT agreement is near completion.
-the trend towards greater trade cooperation between our nations
has been spurred in recent years by a General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade in 1986, the U.S./Mexico Framework Agreement in
1987, and the Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement in
1989.
-Recently, Secretary Mosbacher and Mexican Secretary of Commerce
and Industrial Development Serra established the Joint Committee
for Investment and Trade (JCIT)
-U.S. exports to Mexico were up 20% in 1989 to $25 billion.
Imports grew by 17% to $27 billion.
-In '89, 82% of U.S. exports to Mexico and 72% of imports were
manufactured good.
-total trade between the two nations has risen by 75% since 1986.
-Mexico recently concluded a new debt agreement with
international creditors; this will free resources for continued
economic modernization and increased imports.
-Mexico's economy has continued to improve throughout 1989 and
'90, with the Gross Domestic Product growing by 3% over this
time. Employment has been rising. Furthermore, since the
signing of the Economic Solidarity Pact ("the Pact") was
announced in December of 1987, public sector deficit has been
declining, and the annual inflation rate has fallen from 160% in
1987, to 52% in 1988, to 20% in 1989. The 1990 figure is
expected to be something like 25-27%.
-Mexico has been helping alleviate the oil crisis in the past few
weeks, increasing its exports by 100,000 barrels/day over this
time.
& MEXICO
annershiptor Grovin
A Message to U.S. Exporters
From Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher
An exciting new era in U.S.-Mexico relations is beginning as President Bush
formally notified Congress on Sept. 25 of his intent to enter free trade nego-
tiations with Mexico.
This issue of Business America is devoted to the evolving commercial cli-
mate in Mexico. I strongly encourage you to take a close look at the
magazine-and at the Mexican market. Economic reforms in Mexico are
rapidly translating into growth for Mexico and business opportunities for
U.S. exporters and investors. President Bush has said of our relations with
Mexico, "Together we've improved opportunities for bilateral trade and
investment and nurtured our environment." A free trade agreement would
continue to improve our economic relations and foster substantial rewards
for the United States and Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Commerce, with its Mexico division, 67 domestic
field offices, and three commercial offices in Mexico, stands ready to help
you take advantage of this new U.S.-Mexico partnership.
2 Business America, October 8, 1990
11 30
16:26
003
/
SIGNATURE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Washington 00 20230
of STATES
REVISED 11/8/90
6:00 PM
INVITATION STATUS
SECRETARIAL/PRESIDENTIAL MEXICAN FTA MEETING
ACCEPTS
Maurice Greenberg
Chairman, President and CEO
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
212/770-7000
Heinz Prechter
Chairman
ASC INC.
313/246-0201
Riley Bechtel
President and CEO
BECHTEL GROUP, INC.
415/768-1234
Kay R. Whitmore
Chairman, President and CEO
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
716/724-4000
Trammell Crow
Chairman
TRAMMELL CROW COMPANIES
214/979-5110
Robert J. Stempel
Chairman and CEO
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
313/556-5000
Thomas H. Cruikshank
Chairman and CEO
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
214/978-2600
Sam E. Barshop
Chairman, President and CEO
LA QUINTA MOTOR INNS INC.
512/366-6000
Gary Jacobs
President
LAREDO NATIONAL BANK
11/09/90
16:26
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PAGE TWO
ACCEPTS (Continued)
Robert Day
Chairman
TRUST COMPANY OF THE WEST
213/683-4000
Jerry K. Pearlman
Chairman and President
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
708/391-7000
REGRETS
William W. Adams
Chairman and President
ARMSTRONG 717/397-0611 WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
James K. Baker
Chairman and CEO
ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
812/379-3000
William D. Ruckelshaus
Chairman and CEO
713/870-8100 BROWING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
Chairman and CEO
E.I. 302/774-1000 DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Ken Lay
Chairman, President and CEO
ENRON CORP.
713/853-6161
John F. Welch, Jr.
Chairman and CEO
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
203/373-2211
Edwin L. Artzt
Chairman and CEO
THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
513/983-1100
Document No.
90 OCT 23 A WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/23/90
NOON TODAY
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SIX SPEECHES FOR STATE VISIT TO MEXICO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
WINSTON
FITZWATER
PINKERTON
GRAY
BOSKIN
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON TODAY, Friday, November 23, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OMB Phone in comments
NB
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CASINO MEETING
MONTERREY, MEXICO
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990
11:45 A.M.
Secretary Serra, Secretary Mosbacher, Mrs. Hills, friends.
Thank you, Mr. President, for that kind introduction and for the
warm friendship that has grown between our families and our
countries.
You know, forty-seven years ago, the last American President
to visit Monterrey, Franklin Roosevelt told of his hopes that one
day every Mexican and American President would feel at "liberty
to visit each other just as neighbors visit each other"-- just as
neighbors talk things over and get to know one another."
Today, that dream of a special relationship between the United
States and Mexico is no longer a dream. It is as real as the
spirit and drive, the compassion and courage of this great
Mexican President and his people.
Bernal Diaz, a great 16th Century writer, once wrote of
Mexico "that never in the world would there be discovered other
lands such as these." The Mexico of 1990 lives up to that early
vision. Yours is a land of beauty and the boundless energy of a
creative people. It is a land of optimism and a land of infinite
opportunity.
You are a nation proud of yesterday and hopeful for the
future, and it is a future the United States wants to share.
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It is easy to see why Mexico is so strong- and why the
relationship between our two nations has never been more
important or interrelated. Today, more people are crossing the
borders joining our countries than ever before - crossing legally
and establishing strong social, cultural and economic ties.
Today, our governments are working closely to win the war on
drugs -- a war that takes a terrible toll on the lifeblood of
both Mexico and the United States. And our efforts are beginning
to pay off as we see more illegal drugs seized than ever before.
We also see more and more universities on both sides of the
border developing exchange programs as we work to encourage
intellectual achievement and better understanding between our
peoples. And we have committed ourselves to protect our
environment.
But it is difficult to imagine any theme more vital than the
one you are discussing this morning -- how the private sector can
create and expand the economic resources that sustain our
relationship as a whole.
I can tell you that I am convinced that the most important
step we can take together as nations and as two peoples with
drive and determination is the passage of a Free Trade Agreement
between the United States and Mexico.
You know that free trade means more jobs and productivity
for both Mexicans and Americans. You understand the economic
importance of the United States; and America, too, realizes the
economic importance of Mexico. Consider that Mexico is now
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THU 22 NOV 90 19:43
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America's third-largest trading partner -- $52 billion in trade
in 1989, and this year's number should be even higher. Since
every billion dollars of exports creates roughly 25,000 jobs,
more cooperation means more prosperity for more people.
I know there is no blueprint; no one size fits-all approach
to progress and reform. Each nation in this region must decide
how best to achieve economic growth. But it was President Salinas
who said in his recent State of the Union Address, "Mexico
doesn't want to the be a third world nation. It wants to be a
first world nation.
He understands that prosperity in this hemisphere depends on
trade not aid. Already, your automotive, electronic, tourism and
other industries have shown world-class productive capability and
when you grow, we grow. A Mexico that wants to get out and
compete has selling power, but it also has buying power. That's
good for Mexico and good for America.
Negotiating a Free Trade Agreement won't be easy. We will
hear criticism -- just as we did when we negotiated the Free
Trade Agreement with Canada. But we should remember what trade
liberalization can and already has done.
In 1988, Mexico entered the GATT-- and bilateral trade
duio
soared to $52 billion -- up $17 billion from the year before,
phoned in
The bond industry took hold and reached growth rates of 20
percent a year, creating half-a-million jobs. Virtually,
everyone favors free trade, but not everyone has the vision to
make it a reality. I believe Mexico and the United States do --
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and I ask you not only to help make it happen but to make it
succeed.
Both our peoples can then look to a future of peace and
prosperity. A proud future for two nations sharing not just
common borders -- not just common ideals but a friendship that
last generations.
Thank you for your kindness and a truly wonderful visit.
Thanks to my good friend President Salinas -- and God bless the
great nation of Mexico.
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ness worlds -- to state my absolute and unequivocal commitment to
the Federal Trade Agreement. III This precedent-setting,
bilateral compact is a tremendously exciting proposition that
will be good for all our peoples. It will bring a dynamic new
future of prosperity for our countries. What could be a more
powerful idea than a two-nation committment to creating jobs and
business opportunities by involving the private sector? 111
There is one aboslutely crucial element for the FTA's
success. And that is you. You can play a major role in making
this work. 11 You can play a major role in our nations'
economic futures. For the FTA to succeed, we must build a
coalition of cooperation that will bridge our borders. 111
The FTA has my full committment -- and that of the Mexican
government. Now we need the same from you. We need the top
businessmen from both countries to show their unconditional
enthusiasm for this venture. And we need to hear your voices of
support in the halls of Congress, too. 11 The FTA matters deeply
to the U.S. I pledge to do all I can to make it a dramatic
success. And I do so trusting that all of you will be behind me.
Abraham Lincoln left legacies of powerful words which have
been adopted and admired by both our countries. Something he said
struck me as relevant to the work we are beginning -- together
-- today. This great man of the people said: "Towering genius
disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. "\\
We're looking toward the FTA to lead us -- all of us -- as
we venture together into more unexplored regions of economic
creativity. Thank you, good luck, and God Bless our countries.
(Hinchliffe)
November 23, 1990 2 p.m.
CEO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AMERICAN-MEXICAN CEO BREAKFAST
Tuesday, November 27, 1990
Monterrary, Mexico
Thank you for that warm welcome. I'm glad to be here, among
friends who understand the very special bond our two countries
share. 11 You know, there's something else we share, too: a trad-
ition where people turn their backs on work, close their eyes and
go to sleep. You call it a "siesta." We call it "Congress." III
I've always felt a kinship with Mexico -- I spent so much of
my life just over the border, in Texas. But I tell you, coming
here now feels different. There's a kind of excitement in this
country today -- and it's made up of pride in your very real
accomplishments -- confidence in your strength -- and optimism
that says: "bring on the future, we're ready, we can't wait.' " 111
We want to share that future with you. As we share so much
already. Together, we've improved opportunities for bilateral
trade and investment -- spurred by our agreements in 1986, 87 and
89. As a result, trade between our nations is expected to swell
to an all-time high of $60 billion this year. 11 Mexico is our
third largest trading partner and third largest export market: as
a matter of fact, trade between our countries has risen by 75%
since the first of those agreements was signed four years ago.
U.S. businesses have invested over $5.5 billion in Mexico; and it
has invested over $1 billion in our country. 11
And this is going to increase. I am delighted to have this
opportunity to meet with you -- the leaders of our nations' busi-
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our Commerce secretaries have recently established the Joint
Committee for Investment and Trade.
We're excited to watch -- and learn from -- the growth of
your economy. The GDP has grown 3% in just a year; employment
has risen; and in two years the inflation rate has fallen from
160% to 20%. I recall President Salinas' pledge in his recent
State of the Union address: "Mexico doesn't want to be a third
world nation. It wants to be a first world nation." Well,
already under his gifted leadership, economic reforms here have
rapidly translated into growth for Mexcio and business
opprortunities for U.S. exporters and investors.
We see lessons accomplished here that we want to tell the
world about. With courage and political determination Mexico has
stared down the threat of economic collapse and has wrestled that
crisis into control. We know it wasn't easy. Tax reform and
cuts in spending can be difficult at first. But now your
country's budget is for all intetnsna nd purposes balanced. What
a tremendous example.
And at the same time you have reversed tracks and moved from
protectionist view of trade to becoming one of the most open
ecnomics in the world. You've reduced importa barriers and have
become a world player in industries like computer chips,
satellite components, teleivision, and cars. And by liberalizing
regulations, you have opened up to foreign capital in a broad-
based way.
And one more dramatic point: Mexico has always met its
payments on foreign debt. This dependability has encouraged bond
market financing of new understakings in this country.
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
October 28, 1990
MEMORANDUM
TO:
DAVID DEMAREST
CHRISS WINSTON
SPEECHWRITER/RESEARCHER TO BE ASSIGNED
FROM:
CAROLYN CAWLEY
SUBJECT: PREADVANCE TO MONTERREY, MEXICO
President Bush will be traveling to Monterrey, Mexico
November 26 -27, 1990. Mrs. Bush and Secretary Baker will
accompany him.
The proposed schedule is as follows:
November 26, 1990
11:45 a.m.
Arrive Monterrey, Mexico.
Welcomed by Foreign Minister Solano
12:00 p.m.
Helicopter departure to Agua Leguas, hometown of
President Salinas
12:30 p.m.
Meet President and Mrs. Salinas at an
informal arrival
12:50 p.m.
Rodeo demonstration at the local corral
1:45 p.m.
Barbecue for the townspeople hosted by
President Salinas. 5000 attendees expected.
Very brief remarks -- Hello, thank you for
the hospitality, etc.
3:15 -
Downtime and private meetings
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Depart for Monterrey
5:30 p.m.
POTUS and President Salinas arrive Monterrey
for official arrival ceremony with full
honors
5:40 -
Government Palace -- they'll be received by
6:30 p.m.
thousands of citizens in the Plaza. Firework
displays and brief remarks by both Presidents.
6:30 p.m.
End of official day
November 27, 1990
9:00 a.m.
Private One on One Meetings between the two
Presidents. Photo opportunities.
9:20 a.m.
Expanded bilateral meetings
10:40 a.m.
City Theatre ---- 15 minutes of remarks by each
President. 1400 attendeees representing a cross
section of the citizens of Monterrey.
11:45 a.m.
Casino Monterrey --- join the end of a meeting
between Mexican business leaders hosted by Secretary
Mosbacher and Trade Representative Hills.
250 attendees. Very brief remarks.
12:30 -
Palacio Gobierno - Dedication Ceremony for a
12:45 p.m.
new Mexican - American Studies Institute. Very
brief remarks.
1:00 -
Palacio Gobierno -- Official Luncheon. 150
2:05 p.m.
attendees. Toasts.
2:30 p.m.
Arrive Airport
2:45 p.m.
Depart Monterrey, Mexico for Andrews AFB
PREADVANCE NOTES -- MONTERREY, MEXICO
Contacts:
Bob Earle, Embassy PAO (Mexico City)
Bob Gibbons, US Consulate in Monterrey
On economics: Paul Trivelli, US Embassy in Mexico City
Don McConnell, US Embassy in Mexico City
Notes of Interest:
The Agua Leguas Rodeo and Barbecue:
Agua Leguas means "Far Waters". It is President Salinas'
ancestral home. It's located about 1 1/2 hours from
Monterrey by car. Extremely rural small town. The town
square is about all there is.
The BBQ is expected to draw 5,000 people, many of whom
will be Mexican children. This is really down home
entertainment by President Salinas -- any remarks should
acknowledge POTUS' pleasure at having been invited to this
small town, the wonderful hospitality, etc. Draw on the
years he spent in Texas etc.
The BBQ plaza is down the street one half block from the
Salinas home.
-- Benito Juarez is known as the Father of Mexico. The
dedication ceremony room at the Palace is named for him.
-- You may also want to check up on Octavio Paz, recent
Nobel Prize winner for literature. I was told he
is very popular with the Mexican people and also
very quotable for POTUS.
-- A major landmark in Monterrey is Saddle Mountain.
It does resemble a saddle and is visible from
virtually everywhere. See photos.
-- Note that Monterrey is a very small city that is
far from everything else in Mexico. It's flat, but
surrounded by hills. The countryside around it
is almost desert-like, strewn with sagebrush and tumble
weed. The land between Monterrey and Agua Leguas
is virtually unpopulated, except for shack once in
a great while.
Monterrey is located in "Estado de Nuevo Leon"
the state of the new lion. (check this translation!)
Though it's far from everything else, Monterrey
is Mexico's #2 industrial center. It's the home
of a group of 10 conglomerates in steel, glass,
and beer. The story says two guys decided to
produce beer and decided they should also produce
the bottles, then the caps, etc. All of Mexico's
major brands of beer are made here.
It's boom came in the 1890's with the railroad,
though it has been a trading center since the
16th century.
-- The national symbol, seen in all the government buildings
including the facade above the podium for the Palace/
firework speeches is: an eagle landing on a cactus.
It is an Aztec symbol for the founding of Mexico.
--- I was told that FDR was the last US President to
visit Monterrey, in April 1943. Reagan visited
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Mexico, though not Monterrey. Check on Bush's
visits as VP.
- You may want to look into Lincoln quotes for these
speeches. I saw several quotations of his displayed
in various buildings, though they were in Spanish and
I didn't have time to write them down.
The City Theatre is a very modern structure. The main
auditorium, site of the speeches, is gray and black and
fairly nondescript. It's mainly used for performing
arts. There are two tiers of seats, just like any
performance hall.
Palacio Gobierno is a huge and magnificent structure at
one end of a major plaza. The plaza has a big fountain
in the center and has 4 statues of historical figures.
See photos. The mountains in the distance appear larger
than life. The two Presidents will appear on the front
steps of the Palace and will make brief remarks there
following a fireworks display.
Palacio Gobierno Luncheon. Luncheon for 100-150
guests. It will be held either in an open courtyard
or an enclosed one topped with stained glass.
Salon de Benito Juarez. Room for the dedication ceremony
for the Mexican-American Studies Institute. The program
is a joint venture between the University of Nuevo Leon/
the Monterrey Technical Institute and US Universities.
I couldn't find anyone to tell me more. Best to check
with Bob Earle, PAO at the Embassy in Mexico City!
United States
Information
Service
(mbass) of the United States of
647-8386
Me.ru. 01
USIS
November 8, 1990
MEMORANDUM TO:
ARA - Ms. Salley Grooms Cowal
ARA - Mr. Richard Howard
FROM:
CPAO - Robert L. Earle Ri
SUBJECT:
Draft Presidential Public Remarks and
State Luncheon Toast
I have prepared drafts for all the President's public
remarks during the State visit, including "contingent"
remarks for various sites where he may or may not be asked
to speak. All these texts have been cleared by the
Ambassador and Country Team.
The attached drafts are presented in the order in which I
expect they will be delivered. They are:
CONTINGENT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS SHOULD ARRIVAL STATEMENT
BE NECESSARY AT MONTERREY AIRPORT
CONTINGENT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS IF ARRIVAL CEREMONY IS
HELD AT AGUALEGUAS
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS AT FIESTA FOLLOWING CHARREADA
IN AGUALEGUAS
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS ON STEPS OF GOVERNOR'S PALACE
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS ON RECEIVING KEYS TO MONTERREY
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS ON CREATION OF U.S. - MEXICO
COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR USE AT MEETING WITH
BUSINESSMEN IN MONTERREY CASINO
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL TOAST AT STATE LUNCHEON
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT FOR USE, IF NECESSARY AT
MONTERREY AIRPORT DEPARTURE CEREMONIES
Attachments
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT FOR USE, IF NECESSARY AT
MONTERREY AIRPORT DEPARTURE CEREMONIES
NOVEMBER 27, 1990
President Salinas, Governor Trevino, friends and neighbors:
1 leave Monterrey more firmly convinced than ever before
that Mexico and the United States are seizing every
opportunity to prepare our bilateral relationship for the
global competition of the 1990s.
In my talks with President Salinas, we agreed on the need
to advance both the Uruguay Round of GATT and our
biloterol Free Trade Agreement as expeditiously as
possible.
There's no time to lose in modernizing our economic
cooperation and putting it to work in creating Jobs,
raising productivity, and facilitating cost-effective
- investments.
A strong Mexico is good for the United States, a strong
United States is good for Mexico, and free trade Is a sure
path to greater prosperity for us both.
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At the same time, we discussed ways to ensure that our
societies are as healthy as our economies are dynamic,
The war against drugs, educational and environmental
cooperation, and close coordination all along our 2,000
mile border are ways to reach this goal.
President Salinas, your leadership has done $0 much to
make a strengthened partnership between Mexico and the
United States possible. Your for-sighted commitment to
modernization, eloquently expressed in your recent State
of the Nation address, points the way to biloterol
cooperation that simply is better than ever,
My impression these lost two days persuade me that 0 new
Mexico is in the making. Monterrey's industrial
resilience, Agualeguas' heart, and Nuevo Leon's energy
give Mexico's future unique promise. Our relationship,
our hemisphere, and our world are sure to be the
benficiaries of your success.
Barbara and I thank you and Cecello for your wonderful
hospitality, and we look forward to receiving you both
when we next meet in the United States.
Thank you very much.
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL TOAST AT STATE LUNCHEON
NOVEMBER 27, 1990
President Solinas, If 1 may, I would like to raise my
glass to you In thanks for your friendship, your counsel
and your commitment to a stronger relationship between our
two countries.
When we first met in Houston in 1988, neither of us had
assumed office, but both of us were fully aware of the
challenges we would face in giving this relationship
leadership and direction.
Speaking for the United States, no country is more
important to us than Mexico, Our southwest bears the
imprint of your culture. You are our third largest
trading partner. Twelve million Americans call Mexico
their madre patrio, and challenges such as conflict in
Central America and powerful narco-traffickers in the
Andes test our will and our wisdom.
Yet in Houston and in our five meetings since then, you
olways have brought Mexico's perspective into positive
focus, pointing the way to the kind of communication and
cooperation that has benefitted us both so much.
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Perhaps no gesture of Mexico's goodwill and Interest has
been more expressive than the magnificent exhibition,
"Mexico: Thirty Centuries of Splendour," now on display at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,
Now we are on the verge of negotiating an historic Free
Trade Agreement which will be the symbol of how for our
two countries have come in learning to understand, trust,
and work with one another,
This agreement will unleash powerful energies in both our
economies. Countless new ventures will emerge. Jobs,
higher-standards of living, and greater productivity will
make us both more competitive on the global scene.
Mr. President, a relationship between two countries that
are so different will olways be a challenge, but your
penetrating insight Into our common interests and losting
friendship has radically altered its terms for the better.
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In your second State of the Nation address, you emphasized
Mexico's determination to reach out to global change and
seek to embrace it. Without minimizing uncertainty, you
saw fresh hope. Without ignoring risks, you celebrated
new freedoms,
Mr. President, I share you views and celebrate them
myself. We are not on an easy poth, but 1 firmly believe
we are on the right one, and there is no one with whom I
would rother travel It than with you and the Mexican
people.
I roise my glass to the great leader of o great nation,
President Carlos Solinas de Gortari,
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS ON STEPS OF GOVERNOR'S PALACE
November 26, 1990
President Salinas, Governor Trevino, Mayor Rizzo, friends
and neighbors:
Thank you for your worm words of welcome. It's wonderful to
be in Mexico, and it's wonderful to be in Monterrey.
As 1 look out at this beautiful Macro Plazo, 1 realize that
I stand before Mexico's greatest heroes.
Hidalgo and Morelos, who set this greot nation on the road
to Independence,
Juorez and Escobedo, who defined and defended the principles
of Justice and freedom that guide the Mexican state even to
this day.
President Carlos Salinas de Gortori, who is modernizing
Mexico within its own cherished framework of values and
beliefs.
And the Mexican people themselves, oll of you here tonight,
who have helped create this great city of Monterrey, this
great state of Nuevo Leon, and this great country of Mexico.
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I come here myself to show the enormous respect the people
of the United States have for your dynamism and vigor,
We are all
As know, I am a Texan, 0 neighbor near at hand. And I
think the time I've spent under the big sky down here
Westerners you who came to these once barren lands two scek our
gives me all the more reason to admire your vision and
fortunes, to develop our wilderness ad to shape on values.
your accomplishments.
When Franklin Delano Roosevel come to Monterrey in 1943
to meet with President Avila Camacho, Texos and Mexico
were quiet parts of the globe, for away from the center
stage of a world at war.
West to Texas
Re When my wife Barbara and I come south after the war WUS
OVET, we never imagined that forty years later we would be
visiting 0 border that might well be colled the frontier
of the future.
Yet that is the splendid course history has taken. Mexico
and the United States ore on the move. And in our
consultations President Salinas and I are discussing how
we con go even further in building a stronger relationship.
full of exciting new Ideas and oppor tunities.
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We want to see If we can advance the idea of free trade,
$0 vital to der creating Jobs and prosperity in your
economy and our own. We want to consult on how we can put
on end to the scourge of drugs, $0 threatening to our
youth, We have a precious environment to Subrits protect and
future generations to educate--these are themes we must
address as well.
And of course there Is 0 changing and in some cases
troubled world beyond our borders. What can each of us do
to make peace and prosperity the foundations of a new
world order? The reconstruction of Central America, the
peaceful restoration of the legitimote government of
Kuwoit, and the successful conclusion of world trade tolks
under GATT are 0 few of the themes topics we olreody have begun
to discuss.
What we seek, to put it simply, is a world that looks like
the U.S. -Mexico relationship itself--oriented towards
cooperation, communication, and respectful partnership in
seizing the mony opportunities that lie before us.
Looking out at you and the statues of your great men, it's
clear to me that history is on our side. Abundant moral
reserves give US direction and give US courage.
And in President Salinas, I know I have the kind of friend
who will answer any challenge with the same ideals that
move me and the people of the United States. Hard work,
total candor and full respect will be our guides as we
Join together in building a stronger Mexico, a stronger
United States, and 0 better world.
Thank you for your warm reception, God bless you all, and
vivo Mexico:
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS AT FIESTA FOLLOWING CHARREADA
IN AGUALEGUAS
November 26, 1990
President and Mrs. Salinas:
Let me Just say how delighted Barbara and I are to be here
In your home town of Agualeguas and to be oble to spend
the kind of informal time together we shared at Comp Dovid
last year,
To Mayor Reynaldo Canoles Vela, and the people of
Agualeguas:
Let me Just say how thrilled we are to Join you, and how
deeply grateful we ore for your wonderful hospitality.
It's obvious to me where your President gets his special
touch and why he is so close to the needs and feelings of
the people of Mexico.
He comes from the people right here in Agualeguas, and he
hos never lost his roots in the smoll town family values
of community and family.
There
trust
here,
and
wormth
and
some
of
the
bes
horsemanship I've seen In years.
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As 1 look around this pretty plaza, I realize this is a
glimpse of Mexico I'll never forget.
Mr. President, thank you so much for having us here among
your family and friends.
CONTINGENT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS
IF FORMAL ARRIVAL CEREMONY IS HELD AT AGUALEGUAS
November 26, 1990
President and Mrs. Salinas, Mayor Reynaldo Canales Vela,
friends, and neighbors:
I come here today to carry on a tradition established by
many presidents before us. Mexico and the United States
are neighbors, close neighbors, and we have things to talk
about. Like two sides of those beautiful mountains we see
in the distance, we have risen up on the some continent
and come together to build 0 vost relationship -- broad
and solid at the base, weathered in places but
strengthened by time, and arching upwards,
geographico
Our people, our cultures, our difficulties and our
occomplishments all have brought US together. Monaging so
much Interaction effectively always has been 0 chollenge,
and It has never been more important to meet that
challenge than today
our
In monymond and frequent talks with President Sulinos since
Solinas
It
we both were elected, I think we have established a new
our
clority In this relationship -- about the problems we want
to see solved, and the opportunities we think ought to be
CONTINGENT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS SHOULD ARRIVAL STATEMENT
BE NECESSARY AT MONTERREY AIRPORT
November 26, 1990
Foreign Minister Solana, friends and neighbors:
I wont to soy first of all how pleased I am to be here in
Mexico to consult with President Salinas and to hear the
views of his closest advisors.
This regular exchange of visits reflects the permonent
importance Mexico has for the people of the United States,
There's so much we con do together to ensure the health,
welfare and prosperity of our societies and economies. At
the top of the agenda rank Issues like free trode, the wor
against drugs, education and the environment. They all
require coreful assessment to sustain the kind of exciting
moni toring
progress we have seen in the U.S.-Mexico relationship over
the last two years,
attention
And I know that's the kind of assessment they'll get. I'm
proud to say that President Salinas and I have come to
share a frank and open diologue on the full range of
bilaterol and International issues.
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In the next two days I look forward to spending time with
him here in the part of the country he and his family call
home. In the process, I'm sure that 1 will get to know
Mexico and the Mexican people better, too, and that, most
assuredly, is all to the good.
Communication is the key to facing the many challenges
that lie chead of us. It's the surest way I know of to
strengthen an overwhelmingly positive bilateral
partnership--a partnership based not Just on common
interests but also on the friendship, candor and mutual
respect that bind our two great nations so closely
together.
Thank you very much.
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS FOR USE AT MEETING
WITH BUSINESSMEN IN MONTERREY CASINO
November 27, 1990
Secretary Serra, Secretary Mosbacher, friends and
neighborsi
We're making important progress In every dimension of our
relationship with Mexico. More people cross the border
than ever before. More illegal drugs are being seized
than ever before. More universities are developing
exchange programs than ever before. And more is being
done between us to protect our precious environment -- up
here along the border and as for south as the Lacondon
tropical forest.
But it is difficult to imagine any theme more important
than the one you are discussing here this morning.
You in the private sector create the economic resources
that sustain our relationship as a whole, and that's why
the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement between Mexico
and the United States is so vital.
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Free trode means Jobs, investments, productivity and
prosperity. I know you in Mexico have long understood the
economic importance of the United States. Now we see Just
as clearly the economic importance of Mexico. For US you
are our number three trading partner in all the world.
$52 billion dollars last year and the numbers are rising
this year towards a total that is even higher.
Since we calculate that every billion dollars of exports
creates 25,000 Jobs, we are talking about major
contributions to the welfore of many, many Mexicons and
Americans.
of Ua ww cup
In his recent State of the Notion address, President
Salinas soid Mexico doesn't want to be a third world
nations it wonts to be a first world notion.
Well, that's what we wont for Mexico, too, and that's what
we see happening.
In your automotive, electronic tourism and other
industries, you have world-closs productive capabilities.
More than that, you've got youth, drive, and dreams on
your side. And we think that's good for us both -- 0
Mexico that wants to get out and compete, a Mexico with
purchasing power and a Mexico with selling power,
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When the economic crisis hit Mexico hard in the early
1980s, our southwest border suffered. Fortunately, the
principle works the same way in reverse. You grow, we grow.
As we enter into the process of negotiating 0 Free Trade
Agreement, I know that many of you will be as burdened by
worries as you are buoyed up by plans. And we'll hear
criticisms, Just as we did when we negotiated the Free
Trade Agreement with Canada.
But let's look at what trade liberalization already has
done for us, Mexico enters GATT, and bilateral trade
soars from $35 billion in 1987 to the $52 billion 1 Just
cited in 1989. The in-bond industry takes hold and
reaches growth rates of 20% a year, creating a half a
million Jobs,
There's a worldwide consensus in favor of free trade, but
not everyone has the vision to make it happen. I think
Mexico and the United States do have that vision, and we
will be looking to you, far-sighted businesspeople, not
only to make it happen, but to make it succeed.
Thank you very much.
DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS ON CREATION
OF U.S. - MEXICO COMMISSION
ON EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
November 27, 1990
President Salinas:
This agreement, creating the U.S. - Mexico Commission on
Educational and Cultural Exchange, is 0 major step forward
for us oll. It will help us develop the future leaders we
need to sustain the policy advances our two governments
are working $0 hard to achieve.
Further, it will bring our two societies closer together
in new and creative ways, generating fresh approaches to
our evolving cultural and intellectual realities.
I cannot think of a better symbol of our friendship than a
binational commission that is directed by a board drawn
from the private and public sectors alike. This
guarontees that the right questions olways will be asked,
and the best answers olways will be given.
Thank you very much.
Sally Shelton-Colby
What We Could Learn From Mexico
The sad spectacle of the U.S. political lead-
the equivalent of three Gramm-Rudmans.
U.S.
ership's fruitless negotiations over the past
Would that our government could achieve even
several months-or is it years now?-to re-
one.
duce the country's increasingly hard-to-finance
The United States runs chronic trade defi-
budget deficit has prompted some observers to
cits, and protectionist sentiment, especially in
talk about the "Latinamericanization" of the
Congress, is strong. The most recent manifes-
U.S. economy. They refer, presumably, to
tation, coming on the heels of many others, is
Latin America's unhappy experience for almost
the textile bill. Though vetoed by the president,
a decade with huge external debt, large budget
it reflects a political consensus in this country
BY ED FISCHER FOR THE ROCHESTER POST BULLETIN
deficits fueled by too much spending and too
that certain sectors, both industrial and agricul-
few taxes, and closed economies protecting
tural, still need to be protected. Compared with
inefficient local industry. Indeed, this character-
a decade ago, restraints on U.S. imports have
Mexico, on the other hand, is moving head-
Without doubt, Mexico's strong presidency
ization of the U.S. economy seems uncomfort-
doubled. At least 20 percent of U.S. imports
long toward opening up to foreign capital. It
and relatively weak congress have made these
are limited by some form of non-tariff barrier,
has long dramatically liberalized foreign invest-
dramatic reforms somewhat easier than they
ably apt.
thus not only depriving the consumer of cheap-
ment regulations, even permitting foreign capi-
However, at least one Latin American coun-
would be in a society like the United States',
er imports but also subsidizing noncompetitive
tal into the heretofore sacrosanct petrochemi-
try stands out as a model of economic modern-
where a powerful Congress can and does stand
ization, and the United States would do well to
industry.
cal, telecommunications, steel and banking
up to the White House. But the explanation
sectors. Crude-oil production and even electric-
emulate its commitment to budget and tax
Mexico, on the other hand, has dramatically
behind Mexico's success and the United States'
ity may well open up in the near future. In
reform. Mexico-yes, Mexico-has demon-
reduced import barriers, transforming itself
failure lies less in the nature of their political
addition, billions of dollars of Mexican and
strated greater courage, foresight and political
from one of the most closed economies in the
systems than in the nature of their leadership.
foreign capital are flooding into Mexican trea-
will to tackle its economic problems than has its
world to one of the most open. Non-oil exports
sury notes and into the Mexican stock market,
President Carlos Salinas, against consider-
more powerful neighbor to the north. And it is
have quadrupled, and Mexico has become a
one of the world's fastest-growing. As contrast
able odds, has stood up to those in his country,
now beginning to enjoy the fruits of those
world-class producer of automobiles, automo-
ed with the troubled American exchanges, the
including those in his own party who wanted to
endeavors.
tive parts, televisions, computer chips and
Mexican bourse grew by 94 percent in dollar
keep Mexico from modernizing. While Mexico
Obviously the countries are vastly different
satellite and aircraft components.
terms in 1988, 68 percent in 1989 and 21
still has daunting problems, Salinas has gone
in terms of their economic power. Neverthe-
Foreigners are losing confidence in our in-
percent so far this year.
much farther than the United States in correct-
less, they share startlingly similar problems,
ability to solve our budget and trade problems.
It should be kept in mind that while carrying
ing structural imbalances in the economy. Pres-
which Mexico has done a better job of solving.
They are now investing considerably less in the
out these far-reaching and painful reforms,
ident Bush and the leaders of Congress can
After a long spending spree, Mexico's budget
United States, making it much more difficult
Mexico never missed a payment on the debt
learn a lesson from our neighbor to the south.
deficit soared to 18 percent of gross domestic
for us to finance the world's largest national
owed to its external creditors. Global financial
product by 1982. Through a combination of
debt-that is, our own. At the same time,
markets are finally recognizing the seriousness
The writer, a deputy assistant secretary of
gut-wrenching cuts in spending and far-
sentiment in the United States, especially in
and irreversibility of Mexico's policies, and for
reaching tax reform, Mexico's budget today is
the first time in almost a decade, the bond
state for Mexico from 1977 to 1979, is a
Congress, is shortsightedly moving toward re-
essentially in balance. Mexico delights in point-
stricting foreign investment, just when we need
markets are voluntarily financing development
consultant to U.S. and Japanese
ing out, accurately, that it has put into effect
it most.
projects there.
corporations and banks on Latin America.
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