Hillary Clinton With Peruvian President Ollanta Humala
Remarks After Her Meeting With Peruvian President Hillary Clinton With Peruvian President Ollanta Humala
Remarks
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Palacio de Gobierno
Lima, Peru
October 15, 2012
Well, thank you very much, Mr. President, for the warm welcome. I’m delighted to be back here in Lima.
I have been looking forward to tomorrow’s conference as we discuss
ways to tap the potential of women and further social inclusion and
economic progress here in Peru. I think it is very fitting that you are
hosting this conference during Social Inclusion Week, because there is
no doubt that providing more opportunities for people who historically
have been left out of progress in our hemisphere will benefit all of us.
We applaud your government establishing the new Ministry of
Development and Social Inclusion, and we want to work with you to give
every child – every young boy and every young girl – the chance to
fulfill his or her God-given potential. As you said, Mr. President, the
United States and Peru work together on many shared challenges and
priorities. We are working together to promote citizen security and to
work against the drug traffickers. We are working to support you in your
ongoing efforts against the terrorists who have for too long brought
violence to too many people throughout Peru. We are working to protect
Peru’s magnificent environment and cultural treasures. And we are
working to support your efforts to spur broad-based development that is
as important in the cities as it is in the rural areas.
To give one example, Peru and the United States are committed to
preserving the Amazon Basin. So we are jointly developing a new regional
initiative to maintain strong economic growth while also preventing
deforestation and reducing carbon emissions. We believe it’s important
to preserve our resources for future generations and to help more people
move from poverty to self-sufficiency; to help families feel safe in
their communities and children have the chance to get a good education;
to improve all services, such as health care, and to benefit everyone
from strong, inclusive democratic institutions that respect human rights
and freedom of expression.
Because of Peru’s strong economic growth and your commitment to
social inclusion, more people around the world are paying attention to
what is happening right here in your country. And I want you to know,
Mr. President, that the United States will be committed to building our
partnership and friendship not only between our governments, but between
our people.
So thank you again. I am sorry that my visit is so short, but I could
not miss coming for this week of activities, and particularly for the
conference tomorrow. But I will have to get back in time to see the
second debate in our presidential election, Mr. President.
Thank you.
