President Vicente Fox said that Mexico is the envy of many nations because U.S. President George W. Bush praised the country as a hemispheric leader.
"It feels good that we are the envy of many other countries, but at the same time it's a challenge for (our leadership) to become a reality," Fox said during an interview in New York with CNN en Español, the news network's Spanish-language division.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by Mexico, the United States and Canada and which took effect in 1994, has been responsible for many advancements in North America, Fox said, adding that the time had come to transfer the successful model to Latin America.
The leadership of Mexico and the United States should be at the forefront now that some Latin American countries are experiencing difficulties, he said. "We want to support and work with countries such as Venezuela, Colombia or Argentina. We would like to strengthen democracy in Latin America, so that the economies may grow," Fox explained.
In his one-and-a-half years in office, relations with the United States have improved, but Fox acknowledged that there was much work to do in the area of immigration.
"We are faced with an important challenge, such as Mexican migrant workers in the United States, who work with much dignity and productivity and greatly contribute to the U.S. economy," Fox said.
Immigration talks have remained stalled since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but "it's important to go on, because our commitment and vision for the future should be based on facts," he added.
Envied because from Mexico you don't need to hide in a container ship for three months, or stow away in the wheel well of a commercial jet, in order to get to America.
Looks like the Dynamic Duo presidents got into the psycedelic mushrooms in the Batcave again.
Dane, where did you go? You've had hours to prove your liar comment. I proved you and Bush are liars. You lose, as usual. Don't call me a liar, liar. Please Apologize so we can
move on. Also, give me all your chips. Thanks.
conspiracy theorist
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Congressman Barr called the FReepers back to Washington on December, 5th, 1998, for the "Judgment Day" rally, held on the Capitol steps. He and many other conservative speakers urged the Congress to vote for impeachment. According to Barr and several other Congressmen, these rallies, coupled with ads we ran in the Washington Times, and the resulting surge of grassroots activism, helped to move some of the reluctant Congressmen to vote for impeachment."
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THE NEW GLOBAL ORDER; The next Bilderberg meeting
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The Washington Post - Vernon Jordan
"After all, it was Jordan who first introduced then-Gov. Clinton to world leaders at their annual Bilderberg gathering in Germany in 1991. Plenty of governors try to make that scene; only Clinton got taken seriously at that meeting, because Vernon Jordan said he was okay."
The following report was entered into the Congressional Record by Sen. Jacob Javits on April 11, 1964. Sen. Javits attended the 1964 Bilderberg meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. (See the Congressional Record, Volume 110, Part 6, April 11, 1964, pp. 7684-7685.)
THE BILDERBERG MEETINGS
Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, the 13th in a series of Bilderberg meetings on international affairs, in which I participated, was held in Williamsburg, Va., on March 20, 21 and 22. These meetings are designed to bring together leading figures in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe for informal roundtable discussions of international problems, particularly those affecting the Atlantic community. In keeping with the basic objectives of increasing mutual understanding on both sides of the Atlantic through a free and relaxed exchange of ideas, the meetings do not attempt to reach formal conclusions or adopt resolutions. Representatives of governments as well as authorities in the fields under discussion attend in a personal capacity, not official. The meetings are private and off the record, and attendance is confined to those who are actually participating.
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a background paper entitled "The Bilderberg Meetings," explaining the origin and purpose of the Bilderberg meetings, a list of the persons who attended the Williamsburg series, and a list of the 12 meetings which had preceded this one.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
THE BILDERBERG MEETINGS
The idea of the Bilderberg meetings originated in the early fifties. Changes had taken place on the international political and economic scene after World War II. The countries of the Western World felt the need for closer collaboration to protect their moral and ethical values, their democratic institutions, and their independence against the growing Communist threat. The Marshall plan and NATO were examples of collective efforts of Western countries to join hands in economic and military matters after World War II.
In the early 1950's a number of people on both sides of the Atlantic sought a means of bringing together leading citizens, not necessarily connected with government, for informal discussions of problems facing the Atlantic community. Such meetings, they felt, would create a better understanding of the forces and trends affecting Western nations; in particular, they believed that direct exchanges could help to clear up differences and misunderstandings that might weaken the West.
ORIGIN
One of the men who saw the need for such discussions was the late Joseph Retinger. In 1952 he approached H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands with the suggestion of informal and unofficial meetings to discuss the problems facing the Atlantic community. Others in Europe wholeheartedly supported the idea, and proposals were submitted to American friends to join in the undertaking. A number of Americans, including C.D. Jackson, the late General Walter Bedell Smith, and the late John Coleman, agreed to cooperate.
The first meeting that brought Americans and Europeans together took place under the chairmanship of Prince Bernhard at the Bilderberg Hotel in Oosterbeek, Holland, from May 29 to May 31, 1954. Ever since, the meetings have been called Bilderberg meetings.
NO STRICT RULES OF PROCEDURE
From the outset it was the intention of the Bilderberg founders and participants that no strict rules of procedure govern the meetings. Every effort was made to create a relaxed, informal atmosphere conductive to free and frank discussions. Bilderberg is in no sense a policymaking body. No conclusions are reached. There is no voting and no resolutions are passed.
The meetings are off the record. Only the participants themselves may attend the meetings.
PARTICIPANTS
It was obvious from the first that the success of the meetings would depend primarily on the level of the participants. Leading figures from many fields -- industry, labor, education, government, etc. -- are invited, who, through their special knowledge or experience, can help to further Bilderberg objectives. Representatives of government attend in a personal and not an official capacity. An attempt is made to include participants representing many political parties and points of view. American participation has included Members of Congress of both parties.
Over the years, Bilderberg participants have come from the NATO countries, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, and Finland, and have included prominent individuals such as Dean Rusk, Christian A. Herter, Maurice Faure, Franz-Josef Strauss, Amintore Fanfant, Panayotis Pipinelis, Reginald Maudling, the late Hugh Gaitskell, Omer Becu, Guy Mollet, the late Michael Ross, Herman Abs, C.L. Sulzberger, Joseph Harsch, and T.M. Terkelsen. Individuals with international responsibilities have also participated, among them being Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Lord Ismay, Eugene Black, Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, Paul-Henri Spaak, and the late Per Jacobsson.
THE MEETINGS
Bilderberg meetings are held at irregular intervals but have taken place once or twice a year since 1954. All the early conferences were held in Europe, but a meeting is now held on this side of the Atlantic every few years to provide a convenient opportunity for American and Canadian participants to attend.
The Bilderberg meeting at Williamsburg, Va., on March 20, 21, and 22, is the 13th to take place since 1954. The 12 preceding meetings were held at:
1. Oosterbeek, the Netherlands, May 29-31, 1954.
2. Barbizon, France, March 18-20, 1955.
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, September 23-25, 1955.
4. Fredensborg, Denmark, May 11-13, 1956.
5. St. Simon's Island, Georgia, United States, February 15-17, 1957.
6. Fiuggi, Italy, October 4-6, 1957.
7. Buxton, United Kingdom, September 13-15, 1958.
8. Yesilkoy, Turkey, September 18-20, 1959.
9. Burgenstock, Switzerland, May 28-29, 1960.
10. St. Castin, Canada, April 21-23, 1961.
11. Saltsjobadan, Sweden, May 18-20, 1962.
12. Cannes, France, March 29-31, 1963.
BILDERBERG MEETINGS
(Williamsburg Conference, March 20, 21, and 22, 1964)
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
H.R.H. the Prince of the Netherlands, Chairman.
Ernst H. van der Beugel, Honorary Secretary General for Europe.
Joseph E. Johnson, president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Honorary Secretary General for the United States.
Paul Rykens, Honorary Treasurer.
Arnold T. Lamping, former ambassador, Deputy Secretary General for Europe.
Acheson, Dean, former Secretary of State, United States.
Agnelli, Giovanni, vice-chairman of the board and managing director, Fiat Co., Italy.
Ball, George W., Under Secretary of State, United States.
Baumel, Jacques, Senator, Secretary General, "Union pour la Nouvelle République," France.
Baumgartner, Wilfred S., former Minister of Finance, France.
Beer, Henrik, secretary, General League of Red Cross Societies, International.
Bennett, Frederic, Member of Parliament, Germany.
Brauer, Max, former burgomaster of Hamburg, Member of Parliament, Germany.
Buchan, the Honourable Alastair, director, Institute for Strategic Studies, United Kingdom.
Bundy, McGeorge, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, United States.
Cabot, Louis W., president, Cabot Corp., United States.
Cisler, Walker L., industrialist, United States.
Collado, Emilio G., vice president, Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), United States.
Dean, Arthur H., international lawyer and diplomat, United States.
Defferre, Gaston, Department of National Assembly, mayor of Marseille, France.
Duncan, James S., company director, Canada.
Dundee, Lord, Minster of State for Foreign Affairs, United Kingdom.
Erier, Fritz, Member of Parliament, floor leader Social-Democratic Party, Germany.
Ford, Gerald R., Congressman, United States.
Fulbright, J. William, Senator, United States.
Gallois, Pierre, general, specialist in nuclear problems, France.
Griffin, Anthony G.S., banker, Canada.
Gubbins, Sir Colin, industrialist, United Kingdom.
Haekkerup, Per. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark.
Hague, Gabriel, president Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., United States.
Healey, Denis, member of Parliament, Labour Party spokesman on defense, United Kingdom.
Heeney, Arnold D. P., former Ambassador to the United States, chairman, International Joint Commission on Water Resources, Canada.
Heinz II, Henry J., chairman of the board, Heinz Co., United States.
Herter, Christian A., former Secretary of State, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, United States.
Hoegh, Leif, shipowner, Norway.
Holifield, Chet, Congressman, United States.
Jackson, Charles D., senior vice president, Time, Inc., United States.
Jackson, Henry M., Senator, United States.
Javits, Jacob K., Senator, United States.
Jellicoe, Lord, First Lord of the Admiralty, United Kingdom.
Kerchove d'Ousseighem, Nicolas W. de, assistant "Ecole des Sciences politiques et sociales," Belgium.
Kissinger, Henry A., professor, associate, Harvard University Center for International Affairs, United States.
Kieffens, Eelco N. van, chief representative in the United Kingdom of the European Coal and Steel Community, International.
Kundtzon, Harald, general manager, "Den Danske Landmandsbank," Denmark.
Kohnstamm, Max, vice president, Action Committee for a United States of Europe, International.
Koster, Herman J. de, president, Federation of Netherlands Industries, Netherlands.
Kraft, Ole B., former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament, Denmark.
Krapf, Hans, Chief of the Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany.
Kuhlmann-Stumm, Knut Freiherr von, Member of Parliament, floor leader of the Free Democratic Party, Germany.
La Malene, Christian de, Member of Parliament, Member of European Parliament, France.
La Malfa, Ugo, Member of Parliament, Italy.
Lamontagne, Maurice, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Canada.
Lange, Halvard, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway.
Lennep, Jonkheer Emilie van, Chairman Monetary Committee EEC, Chairman, Working Party 3 OECD, International.
Lindsay, Franklin A., president of Itek, United States.
Lipkowski, Jean de, diplomat, Member of Parliament, Member of European Parliament, France.
Litchfield, Lawrence, Jr., chairman of the board, Aluminum Co. of America, United States.
Lolli, Ettore, deputy general, manager "Banca Nazionale del Lavoro," Italy.
Luns, Joseph M.A.H., Minister of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands.
Majonica, Ernst, Member of Parliament, Germany.
Maifatti, Franco M., Under Secretary Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Italy.
Mansholt, Sicco L., vice president EEC, International.
McCloy John J., lawyer and diplomat, United States.
McGhee, George C., Ambassador to the Federal Republic, United States.
Meynen, Johannes, managing director, AKU, Netherlands.
Murphy, Robert D., president, Corning Glass International, United States.
Nebolsine, George, international lawyer, United States.
Nykopp, Johan, former Ambassador, president of Tampella, Finland.
Pearson, Lester B., Prime Minister, Canada.
Peccel, Aurelio, managing director, Ital-consult, Italy.
Pinay, Antoine, former Prime Minister, France.
Rockefeller, David, president, Chaise Manhattan Bank, United States.
Roll, Sir Eric, Economic Minister at the British Embassy to the United States, head of the United Kingdom Treasury and Supply Delegation, United Kingdom.
Scaglia, Giovanni Battista, member of Parliament, vice chairman, Christian Democratic Party, Italy. Schmid, Carlo, Vice President, Federal Parliament, Germany.
Schwitzer, Pierre-Paul, managing director, International Monetary Fund, International.
Shulman, Marshall, research associate, Russian Research Center, Harvard University, professor of international politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, United States.
Smith, H. Page, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (NATO), International.
Snoy et d'Oppuers, Baron, managing director "Compagnie d'Outremer pour l'Industrie et la Finance", Belgium.
Speidel, Hans, special adviser on defense matters, Germany.
Stewart, Michael, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom.
Stikker, Dirk U., Secretary General of NATO, International.
Stone, Shepard, director, International Affairs Program, Ford Foundation, United States.
Terkelsen, Terkel, chief editor, Denmark.
Umbricht, Victor H., former head of Swiss Treasury and diplomat, president, CIBA Corp., New York, Switzerland.
Vittorelli, Paolo, Senator, Italy.
Wallenberg, Marcus, chairman, Federation of Swedish Industries, Sweden.
Westrick, Ludger, Secretary of State, Office Federal Chancellor, Germany.
Winters, Robert H., industrialist, Canada.
Wolff von Amerongen, Otto, senior partner Otto Wolff Koln, Germany.
Wriston, Walter B., executive vice president, First National City Bank, United States.
Wyndham White, Eric, executive secretary, GATT, International.
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Tancredo must be proud to have such learned shills here on FR.
Keep up the good fight.
How can it be the envy of other nations when its citizens can't wait to leave it? Or, is that a part of the envy? If the Mexicans keep crossing the border, there should be a lot of land open for resettlement.
