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APR-16-1998 13:52
SANTIAGO PRESS OFFICE
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VI
JOINT DECLARATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE VISIT OF
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
On the invitation of the President of the Republic of Chile, Eduardo
Frei Ruiz-Tagle, the President of the United States of America, Mr. William
Jefferson Clinton, made a State visit to Chile, April 16-17, 1998. The
President of the United States was accompanied by his wife, Hillary Rodham
Clinton, and by a high-level delegation composed of Secretary of State
Madeleine Korbel Albright, Attorney General Janet Reno, Secretary of
Commerce William Daley, Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, United
States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Director of National Drug
Control Policy Barry McCaffrey, Counselor to the President and Special
Envoy to the Americas Thomas "Mack" McLarty, and Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs Samuel R. Berger.
In recent years, the United States and Chile have established solid and
stable relations, based on a mutual commitment to respect democracy and
human rights, open markets and free trade. This joint vision was reaffirmed
during the State visit of President Frei to the United States in February 1997
and was strengthened on the occasion of the State visit of President Clinton.
Today, the Presidents note with satisfaction the progress achieved in their
bilateral relations, and state that this will have a positive impact on the quality
of life of their peoples, and to that effect agree on the following Joint
Declaration:
During working meetings held at the Palacio de la Moneda, Presidents
Clinton and Frei reviewed the excellent state of bilateral relations, assessed
progress made since the State visit of President Frei to the United States in
February, 1997 and identified areas for future collaboration. As part of the
high-level Consultative Framework begun by Presidents Clinton and Frei in
1994, they reaffirmed their desire to continue strengthening the comprehensive
ties between the two countries.
The Presidents reiterate the political commitment of their
Governments to ensure that the Second Summit of the Americas, to take place
April 18-19 in Santiago, contributes to strengthening hemispheric relations
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and to improving the development and well-being of the peoples of the
Hemisphere in concrete and positive ways. In that context, they discussed the
four major areas of the agenda: Education, Preserving and Strengthening
Democracy and Human Rights, Economic Integration and Free Trade, and the
Eradication of Poverty and Discrimination.
In addition to underscoring the importance of the Declaration and Plan
of Action which will be adopted by the thirty-four Heads of State or
Government at the Summit, both Presidents agreed on the need to continue
working together on the process of integration and free trade at the
hemispheric level, reaffirming their commitment to the formal start of
negotiations for the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
(FTAA) during the Santiago Summit.
The Presidents agree on the great importance of education as the most
effective tool to attain full development, and in particular to reinforce the
values of democracy, to give hope to our peoples for a better life, and to
prepare our citizens for the 21st century global economy. Within this context,
they welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Education,
which will put technology at the service of creating opportunities for the
poorest segments of the population and other disadvantaged groups, improve
quality and standards, strengthen professional development of teachers and
enhance cooperation in all levels of education. They also applauded the
signing of an agreement by which Chile will join the "GLOBE Program"
designed to link schools and scientists around the world through the Internet,
so that information and experiences can be exchanged and so that students can
make environmental scientific observations for use by researchers.
The Presidents agreed upon a program of cooperation between their
respective agencies for international development, including jointly funded
scholarships for training in such areas as combating poverty, strengthening
democracy and education, and economic integration.
The Presidents reaffirmed the commitment of their Governments to
achieve a comprehensive free trade agreement that includes both countries,
and to adopt specific measures aimed at promoting the competitiveness of
their respective countries in the global economy. In this regard, they noted
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with satisfaction the significant progress made in improving agricultural trade
relations through the Consultative Commission on Agriculture created by the
two Presidents last year. In light of the economic development achieved in
recent years in both countries and with a view to promoting cooperation
bilaterally and in regional and multilateral areas, including the World Trade
Organization, Free Trade Area of Americas, and the Asia Pacific Economic
Council, the Presidents agreed to establish the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission
on Trade and Investment. This consultative mechanism will be comprised of
the relevant Ministries involved in these topics and will be chaired by the
Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations and the U.S. Trade Representative, who
will meet at the time of the Second WTO Ministerial Conference to sign the
appropriate agreement. The Committee will hold its first meeting prior to
October, 1998. On that occasion, it will examine the full range of measures
affecting the various dimensions of trade, including such new areas as
electronic commerce. It will also discuss ways of addressing restrictive trade
practices, and the consequences of such practices, in the context of a global
economy.
The Presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the WTO, including
full, effective implementation of the agreements reached in the Uruguay
Round. Both countries pledge to continue promoting within the WTO full
multilateral liberalization of trade, complementing negotiations already
scheduled for the agriculture and service sectors.
On bilateral commercial matters, the Presidents underscored the value
of completing as soon as possible the efforts to sign a bilateral Open Skies
agreement in order to provide their citizens better air transport services and to
facilitate commerce and exchange between their countries. They also agreed
that their ministries should deepen bilateral cooperation by exchanging
commercial missions and information on major infrastructure projects, as well
as creating databases on commercial opportunities in each country.
The Presidents reviewed topics of common interest relating to recent
world economic events, and recognized the importance of applying sound
macroeconomic policies, including balanced budgets and financial
transparency, which have enabled both nations to continue experiencing high
levels of economic growth, despite difficulties in other regions of the world.
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In order to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation, United States and
Chilean banking oversight authorities have signed a Statement of Cooperation
to Enhance Cooperation in the Supervision of Cross-border Banking
Institutions.
The Presidents affirm their desire to strengthen cooperation on the
environment and sustainable development. They firmly support the principles
and objectives of the Kyoto Protocol, and are convinced that the market
mechanisms that it establishes will be a great help to mobilize the resources of
the private sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
They recognize the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism to
become an important resource for attracting private sector initiatives and
investment in clean energy technologies, energy efficiency, forests and other
activities that reduce, absorb or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.
They agreed that all countries should be involved in global efforts to
address climate change, taking into account their common, but differentiated
responsibilities.
Developed countries must set the example in reducing greenhouse gas
emissions as a matter of priority, while developing countries should
participate meaningfully in efforts to address climate change, for example, by
taking on emissions targets whenever possible.
They commit their governments to work together on these issues in
preparation for the next conference of parties to the Framework Convention
on Climate Change this November in Buenos Aires.
Concerned by the profound impact caused by the El Nino weather
phenomenon throughout the Americas, the Presidents welcomed the signing of
a Declaration of Intent to advance the launching of a Pan-American Climate
Information System for Disaster Preparedness. Such a system will utilize the
latest technology to help governments and private citizens better prepare
themselves to be able to reduce the damages caused by climate-related
phenomena.
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They agreed to instruct their experts to explore the mutual benefit that
could accrue to their respective nationals under a bilateral Social Security
agreement that would eliminate double taxation of Social Security
contributions and help improve benefit rights for people who have worked in
both countries.
The Presidents also welcome the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding between our Governments' authorities for the Promotion and
Development of Public Policies for the Strengthening of Government
Administration.
Presidents Clinton and Frei reiterated their commitment to continue
their efforts to promote international peace and security, and cooperation with
respect to compliance with agreements and treaties at the international and
regional levels. In that regard, they applaud the work of the Defense
Consultative Commission and the Global Security Dialogue. They noted the
importance their Governments attach to policies designed to achieve greater
transparency, both in terms of defense expenditures and conventional arms
transfers, and to foster mutual confidence and security-building measures. In
that spirit, the leaders support the adoption of regional transparency measures
for conventional arms purchases.
Recognizing the importance of the Organization of American States,
which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this month, and in order to make its
modemization a reality, the Presidents instructed their Foreign Ministers to
consult with their colleagues in the Hemisphere to establish effective means
through which the OAS could be revitalized, with due regard to its relations
with other hemispheric institutions, and to agree on a timetable for the review
and reform to be completed.
The Presidents also reviewed the situations in Iraq, the Middle East
and Bosnia, where Chile and the United States are participating with
peacekeeping forces under the mandate of the United Nations, and they agreed
to maintain such important joint efforts on behalf of international peace.
In their capacity as Guarantors of the Rio Protocol, the Presidents
reviewed recent progress achieved by the Governments of Ecuador and Peru
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and continue to urge both parties to settle their dispute by the May 30 target
date agreed to by both parties.
The Presidents agreed to continue negotiations to reach a prompt
agreement on cooperation that will provide for coordination of efforts of both
countries to take more effective and timely action against illicit traffic of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and their related crimes, as well
as to prevent the abuse of those substances. All this, with the aim of reaching
full implementation of the principles and policies contained in the
Hemispheric Strategy adopted in the framework of the Interamerican
Commission for Drug Abuse Control.
They also look forward to the early completion of a customs mutual
assistance agreement to advance cooperation against fraud.
To facilitate and further advance our close ties, the Presidents agreed
to establish a Bilateral Consultative Mechanism at the Foreign Ministry level,
and to advance its operations through the appropriate diplomatic channels.
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
EDUARDO FREI RUIZ-TAGLE
President of the
President of the
United States of America
Republic of Chile
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
(Santiago, Chile)
For Immediate Release
April 16, 1998
FACT SHEET: U.S.-CHILE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE 21ˢᵗ CENTURY
President Clinton and President Frei reaffirmed the strong ties
between the United States and Chile and strengthened the
partnership between the two nations in confronting the common
challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. On the eve of
the Second Summit of the Americas, and in the wake of the 1994
Miami Summit, the United States and Chile stand in the forefront
of hemispheric efforts to safeguard our environment, deepen
democracy in the Americas, and to make it work for all our
citizens through improving education, committing to economic
growth with equity, and preparing ourselves to face the new
transnational threats of tomorrow.
Protecting the Environment
JOINT ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
President Clinton and President Frei today agreed that developing
countries should participate meaningfully in efforts to address
climate change, taking on emissions targets whenever possible. The
Presidents also affirmed their support for the goals of the Kyoto
Protocol, negotiated by more than 120 nations last December. The
leaders also agreed that industrialized countries should reduce
greenhouse gas emissions "as a matter of priority" and committed
their governments to work together in preparation for the next
conference of parties to the climate treaty, this November in
Buenos Aires. President Clinton and President Frei emphasized the
role of "market mechanisms" in promoting clean energy, energy
efficiency and other activities that reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. Their statement recognized the opportunities for the
private sector in meeting the challenge of climate change.
Today's joint announcement compliments President Clinton's
comprehensive climate change strategy including win-win
initiatives to effectively address climate change while promoting
economic growth and competitiveness. It includes a $6.3 billion
package of tax cuts and R&D spending to spur clean energy
technology, partnerships with industry to encourage cost-effective
emissions reductions, steps to reduce federal energy use, and an
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electricity restructuring plan that will reduce emissions through
market competition.
COOPERATION ON EL NINO
The Presidents announced their joint cooperation to launch a Pan-
American Climate Information System for Disaster Preparedness
(PACIS). The United States and Chile will be charter members of
this system, which will build on the demonstrated accuracy and
timeliness of El Nino forecasting provided to the Americas by the
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction. PACIS
will put in place a climate forecasting system to reduce the
impact of weather disasters by giving governments, business and
citizens the tools to predict and mitigate the effects of climate
fluctuations. This information will provide benefits in terms of
the provision of shelter, health care, forest and water
management, agriculture, and food security.
Chile will also this year co-sponsor with the United States a
first hemispheric meeting of disaster preparedness and climate
change experts.
Education
Building on the U.S.-Chile Fulbright agreement signed last year, a
U.S.-Chile Memorandum of Understanding on Education will
strengthen cooperation between both countries in educational
reform, and includes:
Links between U.S. and Chilean classrooms, teachers and students
through information technology to enrich learning.
Joint research on the use of information technology to create
educational opportunities for poor children.
Development of bilingual software and teaching materials so that
technology is placed at the service of all our citizens.
Cooperation to develop high-speed research networks especially
advancing the Next Generation Internet Initiative.
Joint efforts to enhance quality and standards through the
design of new assessment tools based on Chile's national
assessment efforts and the U.S. "Report Card for the Nation and
the States".
Exchanges at all levels of education to promote training and
professional development.
Cooperative work with multilateral lending agencies to lead the
way in conceiving of new ways to finance education.
In addition, the United States and Chile will share our efforts on
a new hemisphere-wide web-site Americas.edu, which will advance
the Summit's priority commitment to education. Chile will also
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become the 66th country in the world to join the GLOBE Program for
environmental observation and learning around the world, via the
Internet.
Economic Cooperation
Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to expanding economic
opportunity for all citizens through open and transparent markets
and a comprehensive free trade agreement that includes the United
States and Chile. Towards that end, the two leaders agreed to
broaden the scope of trade ties by establishing a U.S.-Chile Joint
Commission on Trade and Investment. The Commission will examine
the full range of measures affecting our growing bilateral trade
($6.7 billion in 1997), and ensure that trade differences are
resolved constructively. In addition, both countries banking
supervisors agreed to deepen their cooperation in bank regulation,
recognizing that market confidence is important in a world in
which capital markets are increasingly integrated. The respective
Commerce Departments will deepen bilateral cooperation by
exchanging commercial missions and information on major
infrastructure projects.
Development Partnership
The United States and Chile have agreed on a program of donor
cooperation between their international development agencies,
including joint funding of scholarships for training. This effort
will form the core of a broader cooperative program to help ensure
that the Summit of the Americas' commitments on poverty
alleviation, education, strengthening democracy and promoting
economic integration are followed through across the hemisphere.
Delivering Public Services
Through a Memorandum of Understanding, the United States and Chile
will bring relevant authorities from both governments together to
collaborate on the study and implementation of public policies
that strengthen government administration and make governance more
efficient, effective, and responsive to the citizens it serves.
Both governments are committed to delivering public services in
ways that work better and cost less.
Security
Helping to define the new security reality of the Americas in the
next century, the United States and Chile, through their Defense
Consultative Commission and Global Security Dialogue, will advance
and support the concept of a hemispheric convention on
transparency in conventional arms purchases. The United States
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and Chile are also cooperating in international peacekeeping, and
against nontraditional threats, such as narcotics trafficking and
related crime. They welcome the full implementation of the OAS
Anti-Drug Strategy for the hemisphere, which will lead the way to
a hemispheric alliance against drugs.
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PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF BARILOCHE
The Presidents of the United States and the Republic of
Argentina met to discuss a number of far-reaching issues of
singular importance which will affect our future. Ensuring the
welfare of our planet demands dealing with them urgently. For
that reason, ve are especially pleased to be able to announce
today several initiatives designed to protect the environment
and conserve natural resources.
The first of these initiatives is in the critical area of global
climate change. Pictures from space show the atmosphere
surrounding, protecting and nourishing our earth affected by
changes brought about by human activities which have led to an
unprecedented increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases.
If we lack the courage and foresight to develop a strategy to
reduce the levels of greanhouse gas emissions, the climate of
our planet will be radically changed forever. Serious
consequences include intensified floods and droughts, the growth
of deserts in places like Patagonia and the Southwest United
States, the spread of contagious diseases, and the loss of
coastal zones from sea level rise.
In keeping with the spirit of the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth
Summit, the nations of the world will meet in December in Ryoto,
Japan to agree on levels of greenhouse gas emission limitations
or reductions. The United States is committed to realistic and
binding targets for our greenhouse gas emissions. It is also
committed to pursuing flexible and cost-effective means to meet
those targets. For that reason, we seek to mobilize the
resources of the private sector in developed countries through
mechanisms which allow them to choose solutions that make good
economic sense and that are effective against global warming
by undertaking projects in developing countries which reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. This mechanism, known as joint
implementation, will be highly attractive to the market place if
businesses know that they will be given credit for the emissions
reduction efforts they undertake.
Argentina's impressive economic stability and growth are a clear
indication that it too believes in the power of the market
place. For this reason, Argentina joins the United States in
supporting credits for projects implemented jointly as a means
of encouraging private sector initiatives and investments in
Argentina and around the world in cleaner energy, energy
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efficiency and reforestation. Furthermore, Argentina agrees
with the United States that the only real answer to a global
problem like climate change is a global response, and that
countries, both developed and developing, must be meaningfully
involved. The Statement of Intent that we have signed during
this Presidential visit signals our mutual recognition of this
fact.
Today both our countries are calling upon all nations to agree
that Kyote is part of an engoing process of achieving a
meaningful solution to global climate change. Developed
countries must meet their obligations, and developing countries
must participate meaningfully in this global regime, including
by addressing emissions limits for developing countries.
.S.-Argentina cooperation on environmental issues goes beyond
our agreement on the steps to be taken on climate change.
During this decade, Argentina has become intensely active in
scientific research concerning the ozone layer. Argentine
stations participating in the Glebal Ozone Observation System
have found themselves cooperating closely with the principal
atmospheric and space investigative centers of the United States
in pregrams which have improved the capacity for investigation
and evaluation of the phenomenon of ozone depletion and of the
augmentation of ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth's
surface.
Our governments also have common interests in the results of
negotiations in the broad area of global challenges ranging from
discussion at the International Forest Forum to the control of
dangerous chemical products and from the convention on
Biodiversity to the Convention on Desertification, which held
the first meeting of its Parties' Conference last week in Rome.
The values of the citizens of a nation are reflected in the
natural heritage that they choose to conserve as parkland for
the enjoyment and spiritual nourishment of generations to case.
In one of the first and certainly one of the most beautiful of
Latin American national parks. we are very pleased to announce
the signing of an agreement between the U.S. National Park
Service and the National Parks Administration of Argentina on
cooperation in the management and protection of national parks
and other protected natural and cultural heritage sites. This
agreement will encourage collaboration between our two
governments and facilitate the exchange of information and
informal educational activities related to parks management and
the conservation of biodiversity as well as other protected
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areas in urban, mountainous and coastal areas of Argentina and
the United States.
In addition, the U.S. and Argentina are today signing two
agreements for cooperation in the activities that will improve
our ability to monitor the Earth from outer space. The
partnership between our two countries in space activities has
been one of the high points of our bilateral relationship in
recent years, as was demonstrated at the first U.S. -Argentine
Conference on Space, Science, and Technology for Society, held
just last month in Buenos Aires. The Conference showed, by the
sheer numbers and enthusiasm of the participants and attendees,
that cooperation in space is an area that excites not just
scientists from the United States and Argentine space agencies,
NASA and CONAE, but also young students, business people and
professionals. U.S.-Argentine cooperation on the SAC-A and SAC-
C satellite projects will improve our ability to monitor and
understand changes in the environment. SAC-A will enable both
our space programs to develop and test the technologies to be
used in the study of global change of our environment. SAC-C
will improve our ability to menitor and understand land use
changes in forest, agricultural, desert, and marine coastal
areas and monitor pollution. These advances, in turn, will make
possible cooperation on future satellite missions of mutual
benefit in the SAC series.
Concern for the environment is the way we express our hope that
our children will be able to enjoy the natural bounty that we
inherited from our own parents. In the GLOBE Program (Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), young
people in Argentina and around the world have been encouraged to
take part in scientific research relevant to the global
environment and to make their observations available to
scientists through the Internet. This kind of interactive,
participatory experience teaches environmental awareness
directly to the people to whom the environment matters most:
the young. Today we are happy to announce the participation of
the Argentine School of Esperansa, in Antarctica, in the GLOBE
program.
From climate change to parks to outer space to education, these
DEW initiatives are an indication that our two countries believe
in working together to solve problems that affect us all. We
take pride in our increased cooperation on the environment as
evidenced by the agreements we have reached and see it a
portent of clossr dialogue in the future.
SPEAKERS AT BARILOCHE EVENT
Dr. Conrado Franco Varotto, Executive Director of the Argentine
National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE), which is
overseeing the construction of two Argentine satellites that
will be launched from NASA rockets. Former Director of Planning
of the Secretariat of Science and Technology (1993-96).
Graduate and former Professor at the Balseiro Institute in
Bariloche. Associate Researcher in Material Sciences at
Stanford University.
Prof. Carlos Enrique Suares, Executive Director of the Bariloche
Foundation. The Bariloche Foundation's Institute of Energy
Economics is the lead research organization for the development
of Argentina's national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions
and national action plan for addressing emissions. Professor
Suares, who completed advance studies in France, Chile and
Argentina, is an international expert in energy and the
environment.
Colonel Robert D. Cabana, NASA Astronaut. A Marine aviator and
graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Colonel Cabana first flew on
the Space Shuttle in 1990. In 1998, Col. Cabana will command
the first Space Shuttle mission to carry hardware to space for
the International Space Station. This same mission will laurch
an Argentine satellite. Cabana has flown three space missions
and logged over 600 hours in space.
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FACT SHEET: CLIMATE CHANGE
TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
President Clinton and President Frei today agreed that developing countries should
participate meaningfully in efforts to address climate change, taking on emissions targets
whenever possible.
In a joint statement, the Presidents also affirmed their support for the goals of the Kyoto
Protocol, negotiated by more than 120 nations last December. They agreed that
industrialized countries should reduce greenhouse gas emissions "as a matter of priority"
and committed their governments to work together in preparation for the next conference
of parties to the climate treaty, this November in Buenos Aires.
President Clinton and President Frei emphasized the role of "market mechanisms" in
promoting clean energy, energy efficiency and other activities that reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. Their statement recognized the opportunities for the private sector in meeting
the challenge of climate change.
In a related announcement, the Presidents announced the establishment of a Pan-
American Climate Information System for Disaster Preparedness. Noting the
vulnerability of their countries to climate change, the Presidents agreed to launch a
hemisphere-wide system to improve climate forecasting and help prepare for natural
disasters.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
The Kyoto Conference in December, combined with unusual weather patterns from El
Nino during the past several months, have focused considerable attention on the problem
of climate change. In the United States, the months of January and February were the
warmest and wettest on record. In Chile. [text to follow].
The world's leading scientists have confirmed that human activity is having a discemible
influence on the Earth's climate. They project that rising emissions of greenhouse gases
such as carbon dioxide - produced largely by fossil fuel combustion - will raise average
global temperatures by 2 to 6 degrees in the coming century. Likely consequences
include rising sea levels, more severe storms and droughts, and the spread of infectious
disease.
President Clinton's comprehensive climate change plan includes win-win initiatives to
effectively address climate change while promoting economic growth and
competitiveness. It includes a $6.3 billion package of tax cuts and R&D spending to spur
clean energy technology, partnerships with industry to encourage cost-effective
emissions reductions, steps to reduce federal energy use, and an electricity restructuring
plan that will reduce emissions through market competition.
4/15/98 11:30AM -- DRAFT
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
REMARKS TO BUSINESS LEADERS
SANTIAGO, CHILE
APRIL 16, 1998
Acknowledgments: President Frei, President of AmCham, Chilean business leader [TK]
I am pleased to be joined by a strong American delegation - the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the
National Security Advisor, the U.S. Trade Representative, my Special Envoy for the Americas,
our Director for National Drug Control Policy, and [how many] distinguished Members of
Congress - [WHO].
Their presence reflects the importance we attach to our growing relationship with Chile. I'm told
that when this city was founded in 1541, it was called Santiago del Nuevo Extremo [new-AY-vo
ex-TREH-mo] - Santiago of the New Frontier. Now, on the verge of the 21st century, this place
once again is a window through which we can see tomorrow's horizon, with a vibrant society
and thriving middle class, a flourishing open economy and a commitment to liberty. All of you
are helping to build that bright future for your country and our region as a whole.
The Summit of the Americas that President Frei will host this weekend is testament to the
promise before us. Never have the Americas been so united in values, interests and goals. Chile
and the United States are seizing this promise, as the scope of our partnership shows -- fighting
poverty improving the quality of justice reducing the harm from El Nino stemming the
spread of dangerous weapons in Iraq promoting peace among our neighbors.
Nowhere are the opportunities greater, and the promise of our partnership more evident, than in
helping the nations and the people of the Americas succeed in the global reconomy.
When it comes to sound economic reform, Chile has set a standard for the hemisphere - with
prudent fiscal and credit policies, tough supervision of the financial sector, open trade and
investment and, most important, a commitment to lift its people's lives. Between 1990 and
1997, economic growth here in Chile averaged 7 percent a year. Inflation dropped from almost
30 percent to 6. The level of Chile's domestic savings is unparalleled in Latin America. And
millions of Chileans have been lifted out of poverty.
Chile stands at the vanguard of a new revolution of the America's, as nations cast off the failed
policies of the past and point their markets toward the future. Many challenges remain, to be
sure, but progress is unmistakable. Markets are opening up. Trade barriers are coming down.
Nations have reined in runaway inflation. When I visited last year, Brazil's Finance Minister
told me their inflation was 5 percent, the same as a few years earlier - but now it is 5 percent a
year, not 5 percent each week. And in Central America, where deadly conflicts raged for three
decades, peace and stability have taken hold. Economic growth is taking off.
As a result, Latin America and the Caribbean have just enjoyed one of their best economic years
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in decades, combining an average growth rate of more than 5% with the lowest rate of inflation
in 50 years.
This growth has spurred, and been spurred by, an explosive increase in commerce within this
hemisphere and the world. And it's not just goods that are flowing across our borders. Between
1991 and 1996, the number of minutes for telephone calls from the United States to South
America nearly tripled. In that same period, the number of planes that left Miami for Central and
South America surged by 52 percent. Young people from our countries are studying in each
other's schools and colleges in ever increasing numbers. These exchanges of people and ideas,
as well as goods and services, enrich our societies, our cultures and our way of life.
Just as integration means flows of products, people and information, it also means flows of
capital. This region has worked hard to strengthen its financial systems while continuing to reap
the benefits of foreign investment. It was just one month after our Miami Summit in 1994 that
the Mexican peso crisis struck. But Latin America learned the right lessons, deepening its
reforms instead of closing its doors. Mexico is back and is now my country's second largest
export market. Asian leaders look to Latin America for advice on financial reform.
Argentina fundamentally restructured its banking system. Mexico is breaking new ground on
financial transparency, such as publishing economic and financial data on the Internet. Chile,
Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Colombia subscribe to the IMF's new standards on openness. Last
December, our Finance Ministers committed in Santiago to tighten banking supervision; fight
money laundering; and provide new credit to the smallest entrepreneurs.
Of course, we know there is more to do to consolidate these gains. But Latin America has found
its voice, its confidence and its seat at the international table.
The United States is delighted by our neighbors' progress. Our futures are joined like a cord that
gains its strength from many threads that are tightly intertwined. Today, more than 40% of our
exports go to our hemispheric neighbors. Our exports in this region are growing more than twice
as fast as anywhere else in the world. And with three of our four top energy suppliers in the
Americas, this hemisphere literally fuels our growth.
The United States will continue to support emerging economies worldwide. We have, after all,
just 4 percent of the world's people. We can only maintain our own standard of living if
countries like Chile grow. Your prosperity lift ours just as a healthy U.S. economy lifts yours. If
there are more good jobs here with higher incomes, if more people have a chance to reach their
full potential, then you can be an even stronger partner, not only for us but all around the world.
America will also keep leading for open markets. At our Summit this weekend, we'll take the
next step toward open trade in our hemisphere by launching comprehensive negotiations for the
Free Trade Area of the Americas - as we committed to do in Miami. The FTAA will embrace
800 million consumers from Alaska to Argentina. It will create opportunities for producers
throughout the Americas - and new jobs and higher living standards for our workers. It will help
lock in the market reforms throughout the hemisphere which are so crucial to continued growth.
I'm especially pleased that, for the first time ever, a special committee has been created to
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expand the role of environmental and labor groups in our trade deliberations. All stakeholders
will have access to the process. Their voices and concerns will be heard.
The benefits for America's workers, companies and consumers from expanding trade in the
hemisphere make clear why Fast Track trading authority remains an essential priority. This tool
will help us shape our trade agenda to maximize our interests and ideals - not only in the
Americas but around the world. I am totally committed to work with Congress to build support
for Fast Track. But make no mistake: Even before we secure Fast Track, our agenda of opening
markets and creating jobs will stay in the fast lane. So will our engagement with this
hemisphere, where so much of our destiny lies.
Even as we seize the opportunities of the new economy, all our nations must do more to ensure
that its benefits and burdens are shared fairly. With the greatest respect to President Kennedy, a
rising tide doesn't necessarily lift all the boats, unless we make a special effort to make it so.
Without wise policies and strong institutions in this fast-paced global economy, people without
the right training and skills can be stranded on yesterday's shore - while those without the tools
to navigate change can sink in its surging waves. If people lose faith that democracy and free
markets will help them improve their daily lives, the public support that is the backbone of
democracy can weaken and even collapse.
So even as we encourage more business contracts, we also must strengthen the social contract.
We need to find ways to give everyone a place in the future we are building.
We must start with our children, who are the future, by assuring they have a world-class
education - the best path out of poverty. An educated society means an educated workforce,
which is good for business too. And we must give every child a chance to go to school by
getting them out of the workplace. The United States is working with Central America to launch
a new initiative to combat child labor while helping parents find good jobs. And earlier this
year, I asked Congress to increase ten-fold our investment in combating child labor worldwide.
Today, I ask other countries to join that fight.
We must deepen democracy, including a free press and an honest, efficient judiciary. More than
any other form of government, democracy honors all its people with rights, respect, a chance to
get ahead and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. We must have strong protections for
workers so that trade enhances living standards instead of undermining them. We must reduce
the gap between rich and poor - which is wider in Latin America than any region in the world.
We must continue to fight the corruption, drugs and crime that erode the fabric of our societies.
And we must invest in the future by protecting our environment, so the price for growth is not
poisoned rivers and polluted air.
Harnessing the forces of globalization to work for all our citizens is a challenge for countries
worldwide. I discussed it with leaders in Africa as they work to establish the foundations of
democracy and broad-based growth. It will be a major focus of our Summit of the Americas,
where, now that free market democracy is in place, we are taking on the next generation of
reforms to make democracy deliver for all our people. It will be at the top of the agenda next
month at the Summit of the Eight in Birmingham, where the industrialized democracies are
working to prepare their people for the 21st century. We all stand to gain from working together
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- and we have much to learn from each other.
Earlier today, I went with President Frei to the neighborhood of San Miguel, where we met with
community leaders engaged in grassroots reform. We talked about every day issues like
education, health care and jobs - the things that matter most to working families from Santiago
to San Diego. They told me how a local business college has helped them build new skills in
management, marketing and computers - tools and training that have enabled them to start good
businesses of their own. And I learned how Chileans at every level of society are working to
widen the circle of opportunity and help their country to thrive.
I want our nations to work together to help all of our people succeed. I'm especially impressed
by President Frei's commitment to improve and expand access to education. In the new
economy, education is the leading economic indicator. America's balanced budget includes the
biggest new investment in education in more than 30 years. Chile has doubled its social
spending since 1990, largely for education, with more classrooms, longer school days and better
access for disadvantaged kids. Now, with our new agreement on education, we'll increase our
exchanges of students and teachers; develop higher standards for learning and teacher training;
and work to bring technology into every classroom, so every child has access to the same
universe of knowledge, no matter how poor their background or how remote their school.
We're also working to preserve our environment for future generations. One of the most severe
challenges we face is the threat of global warming. I applaud President Frei for affirming today
that every country must do its part to solve this global problem. Developed countries should
show the way in reducing emissions - and developing countries should participate meaningfully,
including through emissions targets whenever possible. This can help emerging economies
achieve their goals for long-term growth. It will help us chart an energy course for the future
that allows strong growth and environmental protection to go forward hand in hand.
From Miami to Santiago, our cooperation in the Summit of the Americas has set clear goals for
the future. Through bold commitments to improve education, support for a special rapporteur on
freedom of expression, a center to strengthen justice systems, a new Hemispheric Alliance
Against Drugs and additional steps to alleviate poverty, the Santiago Summit will make a real
difference in our people's daily lives.
If we keep working to deepen democracy, promote prosperity and expand opportunity, we need
not fear the future. For can make the 21st century the best our people have ever known. But
even as we reach for new horizons, let us hold to our most cherished ideals - liberty, justice,
equality and dignity for all.
In 1811, as Chile struggled for independence, it chose July 4 - America's Independence Day - to
dedicate its national flag. At a celebration held by U.S. citizens in Santiago, the American flag
and the new Chilean banner were raised together in many public places, entwined with one
another. Today, that partnership can fulfill its potential at last. As never before, our nations'
goals and dreams are intertwined. Let us work together to make them real for tomorrow's
generation. Let us make the Americas a model of hope and unity for the world.
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4/15/98 12 noon
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
REMARKS AT JOINT DECLARATION
SANTIAGO, CHILE
APRIL 16, 1998
It was my great pleasure to host President Frei at the White House just over one year ago. Now I
am glad to be in Chile to build on our friendship and deepen our progress in creating a better
future for all our people. As the tides of change have swept our hemisphere over the past 15
years, Chile has set an impressive standard in strengthening its democracy, opening its economy
and lifting its people from poverty. And as Chile's stability and prosperity have grown, it has
become a responsible leader in our hemisphere and a strong partner for the United States.
Today, we looked at ways to sustain and strengthen those achievements - and to harness the
powerful forces of change to the benefit of all our citizens.
We have revitalized and expanded our joint Trade and Investment Commission to keep our
economic relations on a mutually beneficial path - boosting prosperity and jobs in both our
countries and resolving disputes when they arise. We look forward to concluding a new Open
Skies agreement that will help our trade take off - with better services, more flights and lower
prices for passengers and shippers alike [TK status with Piccone].
We also addressed the crucial importance of strong financial safeguards and openness - an
essential shield against the shock of market volatility. Our banking officials will be
strengthening their cooperation in regulating banks that do business across our borders -
improving financial security and increasing investor confidence.
But even as we continue to open markets and promote trade, we must continue to work to extend
their benefits to all our people. Nothing is more important than educating our children. I
applaud President Frei for his commitment to this issue, at home and across the Americas.
Building on the Fulbright agreement we signed last year, we have forged a joint declaration on
education - increasing our exchanges of students and teachers; developing high standards for
learning and teacher training; and bringing technology within reach of every classroom, so that
every child, no matter where he or she lives, will be able to explore a world of information with
the stroke of a computer keyboard. And we'll work together to help other nations advance their
own reforms.
We've also signed a GLOBE agreement to help our children learn about the environment.
Through this innovative program, Chilean students will be linked through the Internet to tens of
thousands of young people worldwide to share information about science and ecology and help
build a healthier planet. And we've agreed to work together to create a Pan-American climate
forecasting system. By using the latest technology and skills, we can better predict and lessen
the impact of disruptive weather systems like El Nino.
One of the greatest challenges to our environment is the threat of climate change. There is
compelling evidence that growing emissions of greenhouse gases are causing the warming of our
planet, which could lead to profound and damaging changes in the way we live our lives. We
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agreed to work together to address this problem. And I applaud President Frei for affirming
today that all countries have an important role to play. Developed countries must lead the way in
reducing emissions. And developing countries must participate meaningfully, including through
emissions targets whenever possible. Together, we can chart an energy course for the future that
allows strong growth and strong environmental safeguards to go forward hand in hand.
Our increasing cooperation in all these areas is testament to Chile's progress and its firm
commitment to build a hemisphere of democracy, prosperity and peace. Through our close
collaboration in the Summit of the Americas, we helped keep the spirit of Miami alive as we
paved the way to Santiago. Today, we agreed our two nations will work together to realize our
Summit goals by coordinating our assistance to other countries as they work to promote reform.
Our burdens are lighter and our strides are longer because we are moving forward together. That
is the promise of the growing partnership between the United States and Chile.
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