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Argentina-State Dinner Toast 10/16/97
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Wll,LJAM ,JEFFERSON CLINTON.
STATE: mNNER TOAST
.fHJENOS All:tES, AR\;F~NTJNA
OCTOBF~R
16, 1997
r\ckmnvledgments President l'vfenein; Members of Parlian1ent ru1d the Supreme Court; Members
of the Diplomntic Corps; Distinguished Guests.
·
Tlwnk you, President Meru:rn, f<.'r your \varm words and for the extraordinary welcome that the
people of Buenos
Aire~
and Argentina have given Hillary, me and our entire delegation. Tonight,
\Vit h th.is remarkable feast, you have reminded us of one of the deepest bonds between our
e~pecial.ly
peoples. I feel this
f(Jrnl
strongly, because \vhere I come from, we describe the very highest
of ho::.pitnlity with a single word barbecue. Thank you for receiving us so generously and
so gntciously. We feel very much at home.
E:'l.i.t,:tly one hundred 1l_nd lilly yea.rs ago, in the autumn or 1847, a young man from tltis country
visit eel the Uojtt~d
States-~ and
was profoundly a!tected by the experienee. He thought
i\tnt.rit:ans ate too quickly ... had bewildering courtship habits .. and he was convinced that the
White House wasn't big enough.
Hut he wll.s profolJndly impre~sed by a nation in which individuals \vere va)ued, as he said, "tor
thei.r capncity and their work," where education \Vas prized as the great equaliz.mg torce of
deiWY...:racy ... and where a multitude ofpeople of different backgrounds <llld languages, came
together "as [if] they were one fi1mily .. jo.in.ing one another, mixing with ea~;h other. .. parts of old
societies forml_ing]
tlH~
new. most daring republic in the worltF ·
�.l\'lr
President: That young man was Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, one of your greatest
prtdc~.:essors
Today,
Amt~rica
k1oks across the great expanse of our hemisphere at Argentina,
(md we are inspired u1ut:h as Sarmiento was_ We see a nation shaped, like US1 by waves of
immignmts from the Old Worldand the expetience of frontier life in the New World_ Here,
where so nmny langunges are spoken -- from Basque to Ukrainian and from Arabic to Welsh-we
see a nation drawing strength from its remarkable diversity. Today, we see an Argentina that
.
.
treats its c.itizens with dignity and respect ... that has made tough economic reforms to put itself on
the H)lt.d to
<I
more WidesprmuJ prospeJty .. _!\l1d that is educating itS people fOf the demands of the
new ecom)llly.
l speak for all American~ when I sny how deeply pleased I am that, in the last decade, our nations
have built " f;trong new
relationship, driven by shared values and based on partnership and
respct:t.
Now, Argentina and the United Stat~s have come together in common cause to meet the
cht~ll.enges
that face us both. We have joined to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas by
2005, whic.h c.an bring 11 new prosperity for all tl:te people of the hemisphere -- and we took an
in1portr:~nt
step forward in this effort today with our agreement on electronic c;.onunerce. This will
ilbv h~lp us turn the revolution in information technology to our children's advantage ... connecting
them to the lnterner snd puuing a universe of knowledge at their fingtertips. Together, we are
mnking
educt~tion -~ Sa.rntiento's
great passion -- a central part of cooperation in the hemisphere,
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wh.kh wi.Jl str(;.ngthen our denwcrades as well as our eeonomies. And we are partners in a
promi.si.ng new s(;;curity .relationship, helping those ai·ound the world who are taking tisks for
pr::ilce. l thank ll1e people of Argentina for taking on this responsibility .. sending peacekeepers
into thr: troubk.d pl"ces oftJm e;uth ... and setting an example for all nations.
·rhe new bonds of fric,ndship br.~tween Argentina a.nd the United States are at the vel)' heart of aU
we w~u~t to achieve for our nations, the Americas and around the globe. I salute President
TVJ£;ncm for the extiaordinmy leadership he has shown in helping our nations tum this comer in
history
Ocnenni.oiJS to come
will reu.remher this as a moment when our governments served the
de0p~~st: interf:sts of their p~oplr::cs. And tonjght, t.be United Stales is proud to work alongsjde an
A,·w·ntinil tlw.t
Lndi~.s
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Grl.filling Domingo Sarmiento's greatest hopes.
n.nd Gentletuen: Let us mise a glass to the new part.nership between our peopl.e, for peace
;.Jnd prosperity, in the /uu~;;tkll.S aml throughout the world.
�-.
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POTUS VISIT 10/12-19 TRIP PUBLIC STATEMENTS
ARGENTINA: STATE DINNER TOAST
{NB: Argentine MFA intends to have the state dinner at the
Sociedad Rural ("Rural Society") grounds in Buenos Aire~,
and to give it the flavor of a traditional Argentine asado,
or barbecue, complete with gauchos in traditional dress,
folk music and dance, the tango, and in the spirit of
bilateralism, jazz.}
Mr. President, Hillary and I want to thank you from the
bottom of our hearts for this magnificent banquet and
entertainment.
Thanks to the initiative of our mutual friend Diego
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"
Guelar, I have already had the opportunity to enjoy your
delicious Argentine beef in Washington, but there is no
better way to appreciate it than in a real asado { ah-SAHdoe} here on the grounds of the association that represents
Argentina's proud tradition as a world leader in
agriculture.
The gaucho music and dancing were wonderful, and.there
is no mistaking the reasons why the tango is the symbol of
Argentina throughout the world.
I also appreciate your
including some of our own national music -- and I think that
the saxophonist was especially good.
�Mr. President, the fact that we in the United States
can now share fully in the bounty of Argentina's Pampas is
also a symbol of the positive changes that have been
occurring under your leadership within Argentina
relationship.
~nd
in our
After many decades, Argentina's agricultural
producers have been able to eradicate a terrible disease and
to compete once more worldwide with their outstanding
product.
The recent resumption of exports of fresh
Argentine ·beef to the United States is just one more step in
the constantly growing economic and trade relationship
between our countries, a relationship that benefits.both our
peoples ..
Our excellent. relations are not, of course, limited to
the economic sphere.
We are close partners in all important
international endeavors, cooperating actively in the United
Nations,
~n
multilateral security endeavors, in the efforts
to prevent the proliferation of nuclear and other weapons,
in the creation of the· Free Trade Area of the Americas and
in the rest of the broad and ambitious agenda that we
undertook in the Summit of the Americas in Miami and whose
progress we will. jointly pursue in the second Summit of the
Americas in Santiago, Chile in April, 1998.
�...
Mr. President, Argentina is a close friend and partner
of the United ·states.
Our meetings today in Buenos Aires
will serve to strengthen and broaden our partnership, but I
am also looking forward to enjoying our personal friendship
with you on the links in Bariloche -- I thirik my knee is
strong enough now.
�UNCLASSIFIED
ARGENTINA: STATE DINNER
President Menem will host the dinner, to be held.at the main
restaurant on the grounds of the $6ciedad 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.
Background
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 both 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, as well as all of the presidents of the
Mercosur countries, among others.
UNCLASSIFIED
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