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001. briefing
Bilateral with President Cardoso (6 pages)
ca.
10/1997
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paper
002. talking points
Talking Points for Meeting with President Cardoso (5 pages)
ca. 10/1997
P1/b(1)
003. report
U.S. Government Report (2 pages)
09/26/1997
P1/b(1)
004. briefing
Meeting with Congressional Leaders (2 pages)
ca. 10/1997
P1/b(1)
paper
005. talking points
Talking Points for Meeting with Congressional Leaders (2 pages)
ca. 10/1997
P1/b(1)
006. briefing
Bilateral Meeting with President Menem (5 pages)
ca. 10/1997
Pl/b(1)
paper
007. talking points
Talking Points for Bilateral Meeting with President Menem (6 pages)
ca. 10/1997
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U.S. Government Report (2 pages)
07/24/1997
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ca. 10/1997
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ca. 10/1997
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09/09/1997
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BRAZIL
RECEPTION
SCENESETTER: RECEPTION AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
Itamaraty. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer (like much of Brasilia),
Itamaraty Palace, Brazil's Foreign Ministry, derives its name
from the historic building in Rio de Janeiro in which the
ministry was housed when Rio was Brazil's capital. Itamaraty,
the Brazilian equivalent of "Foggy Bottom," is a term also used
to refer to Brazil's highly respected corps of diplomats.
The building's distinctive features include a succession of
exterior arches, interior gardens designed by the
internationally-renowned landscape architect Burle Marx (who
also designed the gardens of the U.S. Embassy), and a reflecting
pool surrounding the building from which rises Bruno Giorgi's
sculpture "Meteor."
TOAST TO BE PROVIDED
STATE DINNER
SCENESETTER: DINNER AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
The Alvorada Palace. Oscar Niemeyer designed the Palace of the
Alvorada ("Dawn"), the first building in the new capital, which
was inaugurated in June 1958 by President Kubitschek. As you
enter the Palace, you will see on the wall above the guest book
an excerpt from Augusto Frederico Schmidt's poem in honor of
Kubitschek:
"From this central plateau, this solitude which soon will
be transformed into the brain of high national decisions, I
turn my eyes once again to the tomorrow of my country and
foresee this dawn with unbreakable faith in its great
destiny. "
The Cardosos may point out to you certain pieces of 17th- and
18th century Brazilian furniture mixed with modern masterpieces,
including a tapestry by the renowned Brazilian artist Di
Cavalcanti. The gardens feature brazilwood (a dye from its bark
was the first product sent back to Europe and gave the country
its name) and a variety of other tropical plants and flowers.
After your dinner, the party will be entertained by Brazilian
music performed by Caetano Veloso.
TOAST TO BE PROVIDED
ARRIVAL CEREMONY
SCENESETTER: ARRIVAL CEREMONY
The Planalto Palace. The futuristic Planalto Palace, like much
of official Brasilia, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. It is
President Cardoso's office complex. The honor guard which will
escort you on horseback upon arrival and be present for your
inspection is part of Brazil's "Revolutionary Dragoon
Battalion," equivalent to our Old Guard ceremonial Revolutionary
War troops.
BILATERAL MEE TING
W/PRES CARDOSO
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PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
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JOINT PRESS
CONFERENCE
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
THE UNITED STATES-BRAZIL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION
1. We the Presidents of the United States and Brazil recognize that a new reality is
reshaping the world and that our citizens must be prepared to meet the challenges of a
globalized world in the 21st century. Education is the key to the future. We
recognize that working together we will harness inevitable change to the benefit of
families in our countries.
2. Literacy and a first-class educational foundation are critical determinants to the well-
being of our citizens, the strength of our economies, and preserving the values we as
democratically-elected leaders hold dear.
3. Skilled and educated people are the foundations of strong democracies and market
economies. We must, therefore, ask more of our educational systems than ever
before. Our governments have similar initiatives promoting the development of
modern information infrastructures that will facilitate economic growth and will be
the foundation of new ways to teach and learn. Our students must be able to compete
in a new and constantly-changing job market. This requires access to life-long
learning programs and the ability to participate in and benefit from varied cultures
outside our borders; and process and organize more and disparate information than
ever before. Education is needed to participate actively and knowledgeably in
democratic, plural and diverse societies.
4. The democracies of our hemisphere, which will take part in the next Summit of the
Americas to be held next April in Santiago, agree that education must be a central
element in our shared agenda. Bearing in mind the urgency of prompt, effective action,
as a top priority we have separately launched, within our respective countries, new
initiatives to raise the quality of education, particularly in the primary and secondary
levels.
5. And together, today, we hereby establish the United States-Brazil Partnership for
Education. Expanding exchanges, upgrading standards, enhancing teacher training,
increasing participation by the family, community and business as well as incorporating
new technology underpin our partnership.
Cooperation in the Development and Use of Technologies in Education
6. New technologies make possible the broad dissemination of information and permit
new teaching methods and practices such as distance learning and the use of
computers. In addition, students must also master new technologies in preparation for
a changing workplace and take part in economic development. We will take
advantage of technologies such as the Internet to broaden cultural and language
contacts for our students and teachers. We will jointly test and evaluate existing
technologies, and facilitate development of appropriate new technologies, while
engaging the private sector to assist with their introduction into the classroom.
Ensuring that Every Child Learns Through
Educational Standards, Assessments, and Indicators
7. Evaluating the performance of educational systems requires a clear definition of what
schools should teach and what students are expected to know, as well as effective
tools for measuring progress. Our governments will each establish standards for
student performance in key subjects at appropriate levels, as well as the means to
measure them. We will share experiences and information regarding progress on a
continuous basis.
Strengthening Preparation and Professional Development
of Teachers and School Managers
8. Excellent schools require excellent teachers and managers. We will seek to have
qualified, dedicated teachers in all classrooms, at all grades. To support this goal, we
will exchange experiences and evaluate alternative models for teacher preparation and
training for school management officials. We will especially consider ways to
improve training for science teachers of scientific disciplines at the primary and
secondary levels.
Increasing Educational Exchanges Between the United States and Brazil
9. Already sharing a wide array of public and private educational exchange programs,
the United States and Brazil will seek to expand exchanges at all levels, focusing on
the priorities in this declaration. We will utilize existing and new mechanisms to
establish a student exchange program for university students in mutually agreed areas
such as engineering and technology. We will also consider a program of exchanges
for language teachers to strengthen language skills and cultural ties between our
countries. To assist private programs, we will explore methods for linking
institutions to promote mutual recognition of educational credits.
Enhancing Family, Community, and Business Involvement in Education
10. Opportunities for learning extend beyond the formal classroom. Parents, family
members, employers, employees, older students, and volunteers can effectively
participate in the education of children, especially in literacy enhancement. We re-
affirm that the private sector is partner in education and will promote its involvement
in such areas as combatting illiteracy and student dropout rates and enhancing school
administration and overall school development
Implementing the Partnership
11. Finally, to ensure our partnership is vigorously implemented, we hereby establish the
Education Partnership Implementation Commission (EPIC). Through regular
meetings, EPIC will monitor implementation of actions outlined in the annex to the
Memorandum of Understanding to which our governments subscribe today, as well as
periodically formulate new actions. In furtherance of the precepts set forth in this
Declaration, EPIC will also seek participation of the private sector and members of
the public in implementation of this agreement. Working together, we will reinforce
our common resolve, deepen our bonds of friendship, and prepare our children for the
coming century.
PRESS CONFERENCE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why have you waited so long to come to South America? Isn't
this trip a bit late in your presidency?
Latin America has been a priority since the very start of my
Presidency. The passage of NAFTA was one of my most important
early achievements. In 1994, I acted to defend the Mexican
financial system from a crisis that had profound implications
for the hemisphere. My Administration organized and hosted
the Summit of the Americas in 1994 to build a comprehensive
agenda for the hemisphere that address our common values -- it
was at the Miami Summit that I first met President-elect
Cardoso. I have also appointed Mack McLarty as my special
envoy to the region to demonstrate the strong commitment my
Administration places on building a strong partnership with
the hemisphere.
So my interest in this hemisphere has been strong since I took
office. I firmly believe that we will either march forward
together toward a more prosperous and secure 21st century, or
we will find ourselves increasingly disadvantaged in today's
fast-paced global economy.
I am pleased to be here in Brazil at this historic juncture.
Brazil stands at the crossroads of a new century and a new
outlook on its role in the world. President Cardoso has
worked with his Congress to lay the foundations for Brazil's
lasting economic strength in the years ahead, much as I have
worked with our Congress to conclude a balanced budget deal
that will ensure continued strong U.S. growth.
We can't speak about prosperity in the Americas unless Brazil
and the United States are moving forward together. I'm
confident that we are with Brazil and the rest of our allies
in the hemisphere.
Did you make any progress with Cardoso on trade? Is Brazil
still dragging its feet on FTAA?
I think the United States and Brazil have much more in common
on these questions than people realize. The United States and
Brazil agree on the simultaneous launch of comprehensive and
broad-scale negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the
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Americas next April in Santiago, we agree that we will
implement the FTAA as a single undertaking no later than 2005,
and we agree on the need for concrete progress toward this
goal by 2000.
There are a number of meetings that will take place before
Santiago. Trade negotiators will assemble again in San Jose,
Costa Rica before the end of the year, and ministers will meet
prior to Santiago. There are a number of specific issues that
remain to be worked out.
Have to remember that we are talking about a complex, far-
reaching and historic undertaking here. Cardoso and I
committed to working to advance this goal as constructively as
possible.
You still don't have Fast Track authority. How can you discuss
trade without it?
I am pleased that the Senate Finance Committee and the House
Ways and Means Committee both had bipartisan majorities in
favor of our Fast Track bill. The legislative process is
moving forward; I am working hard to highlight the importance
of expanding exports and creating jobs to the Congress and the
American people.
This trip gives the American people the opportunity to see the
importance of engaging with our partners on free and open
trade -- the open markets, thriving economies and the desire
for American goods and services -- show that the countries of
South America can be valuable partners in expanding the
prosperity of the American people.
Fast Track is about more than trade in this hemisphere. It's
about bringing the Uruguay Round to closure with critical
negotiations on services, for example. It's about following
up on our dramatic success in achieving the Information
Technology Agreement. It's about putting us in the game that
is being played increasingly without us, and at a time when we
have one of the winningest combinations on the field: a solid
basis for sustained economic growth, the most competitive
economy in the world, and one that is already more open to
global competition than any of its trading partners.
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What are you doing to promote press freedom?
President Cardoso and I discussed this important issue.
A free and vigorous press is the guardian of liberty and the
foundation of a robust civil society. The OAS is doing
important work on this issue, in particular the Inter-
American Human Rights Commission and the Inter-American
Court. There may be further ways of bolstering support for
this important freedom.
I note the recent work which has been done within the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to create
a position within its human rights mechanism to promote and
help protect press freedom. This may be a useful precedent
for the hemisphere. We will be exploring these ideas further
during my trip.
Not passing Fast Track legislation will not in any way stop
the globalization of the world economy, or slow down the
integration of our trading partners amongst themselves and
between blocs, but it certainly will ensure that we will be no
more than bystanders.
Why does your Commerce Department say Brazil has a corrupt
culture?
Certainly no culture can be corrupt, although every culture
struggles with corruption in some form. I think we can be
proud of our work together in this hemisphere, within the OAS,
to pass the world's first anti-corruption convention.
Can't speak to the specific wording of an individual report.
Point is, United States and Brazil have a booming economic
relationship. Brazil is the largest recipient of American
investment in Latin America. Obviously, U.S. and Brazilian
businesspeople have found our two countries to be good places
to do business.
Why did the U.S. give only Argentina MNNA status? Aren't you
trying to divide the sub-region just when we' re getting
together?
I am consulting with the Congress on Major Non-NATO Ally
status for Argentina in recognition of the Argentine
contribution to global peacekeeping and in order to stimulate
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further participation along those lines. Argentina, as has
Brazil and many of our Latin American partners, contributed to
international peacekeeping efforts. MNNA is a recognition of
that. This is not exclusive to Argentina, and we are happy to
consider other countries in the hemisphere for such status.
President Cardoso and I have discussed the important and very
positive trends underway in the Southern Cone, represented in
deepening security cooperation among the states in this
region, and exemplified by the emergence of MERCOSUR as a
positive force for integration. We welcome and support these
developments, which we believe support democracy and economic
reform, reduce regional tensions, and expand trade, including
our trade with the region. We have no aim to divide the
countries of the Southern Cone; to the contrary, we support
their increasing integration.
Why have you decided to start an arms race in Latin America,
just when governments are beginning to focus on poverty?
We have never sought and do not now seek to foster an arms
race in Latin America. Recognizing that the hemisphere is now
almost completely democratic, with strong civilian control of
the military and legitimate self-defense and security needs,
it no longer made sense to presumptively deny requests to our
mature allies in the hemisphere weapons orto treat Latin
America differently from other regions of the world.
Weapons sales to Latin America now based on the same
principles that apply worldwide and we will take any request
for arms purchase on a case-by-case basis weighing the
regional implications as well as the countries economic and
military needs.
We are working with the OAS to enhance hemispheric confidence
and security-building measures, transparency of arms sales and
acquisitions. Strongly support these efforts.
Also, we have initiated a series of Defense Ministerials of
the Americas, designed to increase defense cooperation and
strengthen civilian control.
Committed to responsible, mature and transparent defense
relations with hemisphere.
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Don't you agree that Brazil, eighth largest world economy and
global peacekeeping participant, is a logical Security Council
permanent member? And shouldn't Brazil have a veto too?
We think the Security Council should be expanded to a size of
20 or 21 members, to better reflect the world today. We do
not favor any reforms that would weaken the Council or alter
the current veto power of the five permanent members.
We are open to new permanent seats for developing countries.
Look to the countries of the region to determine how it should
be represented.
Free trade and market economies have done little to help
Brazil's millions of poor and destitute. Aren't we on the wrong
course?
Free trade and open markets have helped lift millions out of
poverty in this hemisphere and around the globe. The
alternative, closed economies and non-market approaches have
yielded only inefficiency and stagnation.
Cardoso's policies to end inflation have done more to help the
poor than any other single macroeconomic policy could. As he
and I have discussed, the next steps lie in making the right
investments in education and the environment, so that our
future generations have a chance to build on our successes.
You say that your economy is open, yet Brazil's orange juice,
footwear and steel are restricted access. Why?
The United States and Brazil have a large and rapidly growing
trade relationship. This is a reflection of the sound
economic policy framework President Cardoso has pursued, as
well as the underlying strength of both our economies.
It's natural to have areas of friction in any large trade
relationship. Ours is no exception, and our trade negotiators
frequently discuss market access and other issues that affect
U.S. exports to Brazil, and Brazilian exports to the United
States. But keep in mind that our overall trade has nearly
doubled to over $23 billion in the last five years.
Overall, our trade relationship is one of the bright new
aspects of a broad strengthening of our ties.
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Look to the FTAA process to further open our markets and
reduce remaining barriers to trade.
Brazil has proposed tough restrictions on developed country
greenhouse gas emissions for climate change negotiations. Will
the United States accept this?
The Kyoto Conference on Climate Change will be extremely
important. Just last week I held extensive consultations with
a wide variety of people on climate change issues, and we are
finalizing our own position as the world convenes next week in
Berlin for the final preparatory round.
Cardoso and I discussed this issue in some detail. I wanted
to understand Brazilian thinking before I finalize our
position. An effective treaty requires the active and
constructive participation of all countries.
There are some tough political choices ahead for all of us.
The problem is one that will require a shared sense of
responsibility if we are to solve it.
The U.S. Senate insists on binding limits for developing
countries too, yet Brazil is opposed. How did you and Cardoso
discuss this?
Cardoso and I conducted an honest consultation on our
positions. The reality is, both developed and developing
countries must share in the solution to this problem if we
hope to be successful. I am determined to provide leadership
on this issue, but it is truly a global problem that requires
global action.
What about burning in the rainforest? Isn't it getting worse,
not better?
The rainforests here and elsewhere around the world are part
of the patrimony of mankind. Brazil has a special
responsibility to safeguard it. 1 am pleased that our two
governments and nongovernmental organizations from both
countries have a growing program of cooperation on rainforest
study, preservation and research.
We are expanding our cooperation on the rainforest into space.
NASA and the Brazilian Space Agency are working together on a
number of projects relating to the environment and rainforest
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in particular. I am pleased that Brazil is our newest partner
in the International Space Station, which will provide an
excellent scientific platform to improve our knowledge of our
environment.
The United States will be contributing $10 million to the G-7
Pilot Program for the Amazon, which is conducted fully in
cooperation with the Government of Brazil.
We need to address rainforest issues in a spirit of
partnership and responsibility.
Why do you employ discriminatory visa policies? Argentina has a
visa waiver; why not Brazil?
No room for discrimination in our visa policy or in any
governmental policies. Not only illegal, just plain wrong.
Committed to ensuring fair treatment to all people who have
business before the United States.
Visa waiver policy subject to strict and impartial guidelines,
including the rate of overstays by visa holders. Not a policy
of playing favorites.
Understand more visitor visas were issued to Brazilians over
the past year than any other nationality.
Did the CIA help mastermind Brazil's 1964 coup? Philip Agee
says so, according to the Brazilian magazine "IstoE".
Of course not. Mr. Agee has made a number of outrageous
assertions over the years. I don't pay them much attention.
Let's resolve that the days of coups in this hemisphere are
over.
Did you discuss the Chico Mendes case? What about the plight of
Brazil's Amazon peoples?
The 1988 murder of Chico Mendes grabbed the world's attention
because of what he stood for, and because of our growing
comprehension of the role of the habitat he sought to protect
in our planet's health.
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The issues Chico Mendes championed are now center stage, as we
head into the global climate change negotiations later this
year. His name still echoes in the world's consciousness.
This is his legacy.
MEETING WITH
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
SCENESETTER: MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
Brazil's Congress has been meeting since April 1960 -- except
for a short period during the military government -- in landmark
buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer. City planner Lucio Costa
symbolically located the Congress between the Executive and
Judicial branches on the Plaza of the Three Powers.
Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states (plus the Federal
District of Brasilia). 81 senators, three from each state
including the federal district, are popularly elected for eight-
year terms. The 513 representatives, also popularly elected,
serve for four years. There are fifteen parties represented in
Congress.
You will be escorted to the door of the "Salao Negro" (Black
Reception Hall), where you will be joined by Antonio Carlos
Magalhaes, President of the Senate (and of the Congress), and
Michel Temer, President of the Chamber of Deputies. They will
lead you to the "Salao Nobre" (Noble Reception Hall), where the
Senate keeps a small collection of historical artifacts
preserved from its previous location in Rio.
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SCENESETTER: BUSINESS BREAKFAST
The breakfast will be held in the San Telmo room on the first
floor of the Sheraton. Remarks will be given by Secretary
Albright, Foreign Minister Di Tella, Economic Minister Rogue
Fernandez and Secretary Daley prior to your arrival. Madeleine,
Mack and Bill with their Argentine counterparts will be seated
at the head table along with the President of the American
Chamber of Commerce, Citibank Argentina's Carlos Fedrigotti, who
is hosting the breakfast.
Mack McLarty will introduce you, followed by President Menem,
who sees this as his opportunity to introduce you personally to
the business community.
Fifty to 75 Argentine and U.S. officials, 200 representatives
from American companies and about 200 Argentine business
representatives have been invited. Press will be present.
This joint breakfast symbolizes our close and positive
commercial relations with Argentina. Two-way trade for 1997 is
estimated to exceed $8 billion annually with a surplus of over
$2 billion in our favor. We are also the leading investors in
Argentina with $12 billion in investment, increasing at more
than $2 billion per year. The growing importance of Brazil and
Mercosur, and the sensitivity of U.S. relations with it, makes
your participation in the breakfast a key opportunity to
highlight U.S.-Argentine trade, the importance of Free Trade
Area of the Americas goals and our support for MERCOSUR and
other free-trade-based regional trade groupings.
EMBASSY EVENT
SCENESETTER: MEETING WITH EMBASSY STAFF
The United States was the first nation to establish an Embassy
in the newly created city of Brasilia. President Eisenhower
laid the cornerstone in February 1960. Officially inaugurated
in April 1961, the original chancery was replaced in 1976 by the
current structure.
There are about 110 American employees with 150 family members
at post, and 240 Brazilian national employees.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
SPEECH 10 BUSINESS
COMMUNITY
SCENESETTER: ADDRESS TO BUSINESS LEADERS
Memorial America Latina: Your venue is the auditorium at the
Latin America Memorial complex, built in 1989 by the State of
Sao Paulo. Also at this complex devoted to Latin American
cultures and regional integration are the Latin American
Parliament ("Parlatino") building, and a museum. The Parlatino
is a separate, international organization where representatives
from South American legislatures meet periodically.
The museum displays arts and crafts from various Latin American
countries. It is currently hosting a display of photos and a
video presentation on Che Guevara.
Your hosts for this event, the American Chamber of Commerce in
Brazil/Sao Paulo chapter, is the largest and most important in
Brazil. Member companies are the leading U.S. corporations from
all industrial and service fields, with combined investment and
sales activities in the billions of dollars.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
MANGUEIRA SCHOOL
EDUCATION EVENT
SCENESETTER: VISIT TO MANGUEIRA SCHOOL
Known also as "Villa Olympica," the Mangueira/Xerox project
began in 1987 as an integrated program of education and sports
to give opportunities to children living in one of Rio's poorest
shanty towns ("favelas"). More than 1,000 children between the
ages of 8 and 18 take part every year, attending school and
participating in volleyball, swimming, soccer and Olympic
athletics. The State of Rio provided the high school and
gymnasium on the compound; Xerox provides all sports-related
equipment and instruction. Vocational training is also provided
on-site, as is primary health care. Xerox and other Rio
businesses employ young Mangueira trainees in a successful work-
study program. Xerox leads a group of other corporate sponsors
with annual contributions of about $600,000 to Mangueira.
The project has contributed to a continuous reduction in
juvenile delinquency in the neighborhood. In a remarkable
testament to the program's success, there have been no reported
incidents of juvenile crime among Mangueira participants in the
last seven years.
Xerox sponsors similar facilities in Sao Paulo and Manaus, but
the Mangueira project is the largest. The State of Rio de
Janeiro is seeking to replicate this successful public/private
sponsorship elsewhere in the state.
Xerox entered the Brazilian market 32 years ago, and today has
sales of $2 billion and a workforce of 5,500.
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ARGENTINA
ARRIVAL CEREMONY
SCENESETTER: BUENOS AIRES AIRPORT ARRIVAL
Your visit to Argentina will begin with a brief arrival ceremony
at Ezeiza International airport, formally known as Ministro
Pistarini international airport, which is some 47 kilometers
from downtown Buenos Aires. The airport was inaugurated by
President Juan Peron in April of 1949. Its site is not ideal,
being square in the fog basin of Argentina, but the land was
state owned, which met the needs of the government's pocketbook.
The original name, Ezeiza, was that of a small town near the
airport. It was later changed to honor the Army General and
Minister of Public Works in office when the airport was built.
U.S. carriers American and United use Ezeiza for daily flights
to and from the United States.
WREATH LAYING
SCENESETTER: WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY
AT SAN MARTIN PLAZA
General Jose de San Martin is considered the founding father of
Argentina. He is closely analogous to George Washington. Born
in what would become Argentina, San Martin began his military
career in Spain, fighting against Napoleon's invasion of the
Iberian Peninsula. News of revolution in his native land led
him to return home in 1812. His leadership of the revolutionary
troops forced the resignation of the ruling triumvirate in
October of 1812.
Between 1816 and 1820, General San Martin's leadership, planning
and perseverance helped lead to the final defeat of Spanish
colonial forces in the southern region of South America. In
addition, therefore, to his status as the national hero of
Argentina, San Martin is recognized as the liberator of Chile
and Peru.
This wreath-laying ceremony is traditional for visiting heads of
state. You will be welcomed at the monument side of San Martin
Plaza by Foreign Minister Di Tella. A master of ceremonies will
narrate events and announce the playing of the national anthems.
He will then announce that you will lay the wreath, which will
be positioned by ceremonial troops at the pedestal of the
monument. You will stand in front of the wreath to render
honors to San Martin; a ceremonial band will play taps. You
will make brief, prepared remarks. The MC will announce the end
of the ceremony and you will be escorted to your vehicle en
route to meeting with President Menem.
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Your meeting with President Carlos Menem will take place in the
Casa Rosada (Pink House) after the wreath laying ceremony. The
Casa Rosada serves as the Argentine President's downtown office.
The building is located on the "Plaza de Mayo," where the city
was founded in 1580. At that time, this area was surrounded by
fortifications and located on a hill above the River Plate, which
has since shifted to nearly a mile away. In 1806-07, the
building was occupied by invading British troops. Later, in the
1850's, it was painted pink, then a fashionable color for
residences.
From a balcony facing the plaza, Juan Peron and other Argentine
leaders have spoken to large crowds on momentous occasions. Last
year this balcony was featured prominently in the filming of
"Evita." The Plaza de Mayo is most recently known as the location
for protests by the "Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo" seeking
information on their children who were disappeared during
Argentina's "dirty war" (1976-1983).
On arrival at the "Portico," you will be greeted and led in along
a red carpet, up a short set of steps, and then to the right down
another red carpet. At the top of a double set of marble steps,
you enter the White Room.
President Menem will greet you. (N.B. Alternatively, President
Menem will have ridden with you to the Casa Rosada from the
wreath laying ceremony.) Press will be available for photos.
Departing through doors to the right of the dais, President Menem
will lead you down a corridor and through double doors to his
Presidential Office for a short private conversation.
Next, you and President Menem will proceed to the formal
(expanded) meeting in the North Room, entering it through the
left door of the adjacent White Room. You will be seated at the
middle of the conference table on the side nearest the White
Room, and President Menem will be directly opposite (with his
back to the window). (Press spray on arrival, simultaneous
translation during meeting).
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MEETING WITH AMIA
LEADERS/FAMILIES
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TOWN HALL MEETING
SCENESETTER: TOWN HALL EVENT
At this live broadcast, "Voices of the Future: A Conversation
with American President Bill Clinton," you will be speaking to
and answering questions from audiences of youth leaders in three
cities: Buenos Aires, Miami and Los Angeles.
The Town Hall of the Americas will focus attention on a new
generation of Latin Americans that share many of the same ideals
and interests as their peers in the United States. By
facilitating interaction among young people in Miami, Los Angeles
and Buenos Aires, this event will underscore the common future of
the hemisphere's youth and our common interest in working as
partners to meet the challenges of the new era. The dialogue
will highlight your agenda for addressing the challenges the
young people of the Americas face on the verge of the 21st
century (education, drugs and good jobs primary among them) and
the benefits of our growing cooperation.
The audiences will be composed of approximately 100 "Stars of
Tomorrow" from Argentina, the United States and other countries
in Latin America. They will represent a diverse cross-section of
current youth leaders in education, business, community service,
sports, health, environment, anti-drug efforts and the arts.
Univision reaches 92.3 percent of Hispanic households in the
United States (29.3 million people). In addition, Univision is
donating the satellite feed from the town hall to the major
broadcasters in the hemisphere and to all countries interested in
the broadcast. This service will be free of charge and allow all
33 democracies in Latin America, as well as Spain and Portugal,
to receive the broadcast.
The event will last 60 minutes. You will have several minutes
for an opening presentation and then take approximately 15
questions total from the three locations. Univision will also
weight the proportion of questions asked from each site more
heavily towards Buenos Aires. The breakdown will be 60 percent
of the questions from Buenos Aires, 20 percent from Miami and
20 percent from Los Angeles.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
Qs AND As TO BE PROVIDED
STATE DINNER
AND RECEPTION
SCENESETTER: STATE DINNER
President Menem will host the dinner, to be held at the main
restaurant on the grounds of the Sociedad Rural de Argentina
("Rural Society of Argentina"). There will be approximately
1,000 guests invited to this gala affair, which the Argentines
intend to make into one of the visit's premier events. The
evening will be centered around a traditional Argentine "asado"
or barbecue. Entertainment will likely consist of
demonstrations of equestrian skills by "gauchos" in their
typical garb, folk music and dance, the tango, and jazz, among
other activities. The "gaucho culture" is widespread throughout
southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.
The Sociedad Rural is next to the U.S. Embassy. It is widely
recognized as the site of the annual Exposicion Rural de
Argentina, an agricultural trade show which occurs in July-
August and to which thousands of local and international
ranchers and businessmen come every year.
The complex is used extensively by President Menem for
entertaining. On previous occasions, the President has hosted
official functions there during visits by former President Bush,
the Duke of Edinburgh, and all of the presidents of the Mercosur
countries.
TOAST TO BE PROVIDED
BUSINESS LEADERS
BREAKFAST
SCENESETTER: BUSINESS BREAKFAST
The breakfast will be held in the San Telmo room on the first
floor of the Sheraton. Remarks will be given by Secretary
Albright, Foreign Minister Di Tella, Economic Minister Rogue
Fernandez and Secretary Daley prior to your arrival. Madeleine,
Mack and Bill with their Argentine counterparts will be seated
at the head table along with the President of the American
Chamber of Commerce, Citibank Argentina's Carlos Fedrigotti, who
is hosting the breakfast.
Mack McLarty will introduce you, followed by President Menem,
who sees this as his opportunity to introduce you personally to
the business community.
Fifty to 75 Argentine and U.S. officials, 200 representatives
from American companies and about 200 Argentine business
representatives have been invited. Press will be present.
This joint breakfast symbolizes our close and positive
commercial relations with Argentina. Two-way trade for 1997 is
estimated to exceed $8 billion annually with a surplus of over
$2 billion in our favor. We are also the leading investors in
Argentina with $12 billion in investment, increasing at more
than $2 billion per year. The growing importance of Brazil and
Mercosur, and the sensitivity of U.S. relations with it, makes
your participation in the breakfast a key opportunity to
highlight U.S.-Argentine trade, the importance of Free Trade
Area of the Americas goals and our support for MERCOSUR and
other free-trade-based regional trade groupings.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
ROUNDTABLE WITH
JOURNALISTS
BACKGROUND ON JOURNALISTS
TO BE PROVIDED
Qs AND As TO BE PROVIDED
EMBASSY EVENT
SCENESETTER: EMBASSY SITE
The current U.S. chancery was completed in 1976. The building
itself provides office space for the Department of State,
Defense Attaché Office, Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal
Aviation Association, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Foreign
Agricultural Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and USIS. The
Embassy staff consists of 104 U.S. officials accompanied by 164
dependents, and 160 local employees.
At the U.S. Embassy you will officially open the new Embassy
Information Resource Center (IRC) in a short ribbon cutting
ceremony and receive an honorary membership in the Argentine
Center for International Relations (CARI).
The IRC is the United States Information Agency's state-of-the-
art reference center which provides targeted information on the
U.S. to key Argentine opinion makers. It offers unique access
to information on relevant USG legislation, trade, environmental
and education issues as well as other areas of interest via
multiple computer databases and the Internet.
CARI is a well-known and respected Argentine forum on foreign
policy and has conferred honorary membership on other visiting
dignitaries including President Bush, Secretary Albright, and
the Heads of State of Spain, Panama, Haiti, Hungary and Finland.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED
ENVIRONMENTAL
EVENT
SCENESETTER: SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE
San Carlos de Bariloche, more commonly referred to simply as
"Bariloche," is an attractive mountain town of 100,000
inhabitants located 1,000 miles southwest of Buenos Aires on the
eastern slope of the Andes. The city's architecture is
reminiscent of a European ski village, with most buildings made
of local wood and stone. The town is famous for homemade
chocolates, smoked meats and cheeses, and ceramics.
Bariloche is surrounded by the Nahuel Iluapi National Park, with
over 1.6 million acres of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers.
The altitude in the area ranges from 2,500 to 13,000 feet. Much
of the National Park land in Argentina is in private hands,
including Ted Turner's 10,000 acre estancia (ranch) in the
adjacent province of Neuquen, but the Argentine government
places strict controls on building, planting, and clearing. The
park is especially famous for the "Bosque de Los Arrayanes"
(myrtle trees) on the Quetribue peninsula on Nahuel Iluapi lake.
The arrayan tree can be found in limited places elsewhere in the
hemisphere, but the "Bosque" is the only living complete forest.
It evokes such an impressive eeriness that Walt Disney sent his
artists to the peninsula in the 1940's where they designed the
backdrops for "Bambi."
Bariloche appeals to tourists year-round. In the winter months
(our summer), thousands of tourists flock to the various ski
resorts which contain over 5,000 acres of skiable runs, the most
well known being "Cerro Catedral." The other seasons attract
those who explore by hiking, mountain climbing, horseback
riding, mountain biking, and trekking. The area also offers
crystalline lakes and rivers for those who like trout fishing,
kayaking, rafting, and boating. One of the most challenging
golf courses in Argentina is the 9-hole Scottish-style links
located on the grounds of the Llao-Llao Hotel.
There are longstanding German communities sprinkled throughout
the Andes, including Bariloche, dating back to the 19th century.
Some media have characterized the area as a haven for ex-Nazis
like Erich Priebke who settled there before being extradited to
Italy where he is currently standing trial.
BARILOCHE ENVIRONMENT EVENT
KEY OBJECTIVES
Emphasize importance of environment issues to our
hemispheric agenda.
Advance our climate change efforts, by gaining critical
support for our objectives on joint implementation and
developing country commitments.
Highlight bilateral cooperation in protecting natural
resources.
CONTEXT OF EVENT
Your stop in Bariloche, a national park in the Andes, is the
only public environment event on your Latin America trip. You
will announce progress in our discussions with Argentina on
climate change, as reflected in an agreement on "joint
implementation" and a statement on negotiations beyond Kyoto to
address the obligations of developing countries. You will also
announce U.S.-Argentine agreements on the protection of national
parks, the launch of two satellites, which will be used in part
to monitor the environment, and the expansion of a global
environment learning program (GLOBE) to an Argentine school in
Antarctica.
Climate Change
Argentina plays an influential role in the current round of
climate change negotiations, in part because one of its
diplomats serves as chair of the Climate Convention. It has
generally been less strident than other South American countries
(e.g., Brazil) in opposing U.S. proposals on joint
implementation and developing country participation under the
climate treaty. In Mack's meeting with Menem two weeks ago,
Menem said he was eager to work with us to reach a positive
climate change statement for this event. We hope that you and
Menem will be able to demonstrate agreement on joint
implementation and on a post-Kyoto round of negotiations to
address developing country commitments.
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National Parks Cooperation Agreement
A U.S.-Argentine Memorandum of Understanding will establish a
five-year program of technical exchange and cooperation in park
management between the US National Park Service and the
Argentine National Parks Administration. Argentina has recently
created five new national parks, partially aimed at developing
its eco-tourism industry. It wishes to modernize and expand its
national parks system, and recently received a World Bank loan
for this purpose. Bariloche is one of the oldest national parks
in Latin America and the site of a visit by Teddy Roosevelt.
Satellite Launch Agreement
NASA and the Argentine space agency, CONAE, have agreed to
cooperate in the launching by NASA vehicles of two Argentine
satellites, which are being built in Bariloche. These
agreements, which will be signed by NASA Administrator Goldin
and his counterpart, will allow Argentina to demonstrate its
status as an emerging industrial nation. The first satellite,
SAC-A, is to be launched in 1998 from the Space Shuttle and will
test an experiment designed to track endangered whale population
migrations in the Southern Hemisphere. SAC-C, to be launched in
1999 from another NASA vehicle, will carry an Argentine
environmental scanner which will be used to monitor forest
inventory in the Argentine's Mesopotamia region and Chacoan
forests, predict agricultural production in the Pampean region,
evaluate and map the Patagonian desert, monitor pollution, and
examine marine coastal areas. Three NASA astronauts from the
shuttle mission scheduled to launch the SAC-A will also be in
Argentina during your visit.
GLOBE Program
The GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit
the Environment) encourages young people to take part in
scientific research on the global environment and then post
those observations on the Internet. The program enhances
scientific cooperation and environmental awareness in the
world's young people. An Argentine military school in
Antarctica will be added to the program. Currently 4,000
schools in 55 countries participate in the GLOBE program.
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED