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From Partnerships to Friendships: President Bush's Visit to Mexico, Peru, and El Salvador (March 21-24, 2002)
President George W. Bush and El Salvadorian President Francisco Flores talk privately during their bilateral meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, March 24. "The United States considers El Salvador a close friend and strong ally. As friends, we come to each other's aid in times of crisis," said the President, referring to aid sent by the U.S. to El Salvador after last year's earthquakes. "Since September the 11th, El Salvador has been unwavering in its support for the international coalition against terrorism."
President George W. Bush and El Salvadorian President Francisco Flores talk privately during their bilateral meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, March 24. "The United States considers El Salvador a close friend and strong ally. As friends, we come to each other's aid in times of crisis," said the President, referring to aid sent by the U.S. to El Salvador after last year's earthquakes. "Since September the 11th, El Salvador has been unwavering in its support for the international coalition against terrorism."
 
President George W. Bush waves to a crowd of people who came to see him off on his visit to Latin America at his departure from El Paso Thursday, March 21, 2002. President George W. Bush greets enthusiastic crowds in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 23. During his historic visit, President Bush announced specific programs to bring Americans and Peruvians together, such as sending the Peace Corps to the region. "Earlier today, our two governments signed an agreement that will reintroduce the Peace Corps to Peru, after an absence of nearly 30 years," said President Bush. "The first volunteers will arrive in August, a symbol of the stronger ties between our people and the stronger relationship between our nations."
President George W. Bush addresses a United Nations conference at Monterey, Mexico, Friday, March 22. Listening to the President, from left to right, are Foreign Minister of South Korea Han Seung; Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan; President Vicente Fox of Mexico; Secretary of the UN Conference Margaret Kelly and member of the Egyptian permanent mission to the UN, Hazem Fahmy. President George W. Bush talks with King Abdullah of Jordan (left) and President Pastrana of Colombia during the United Nations conference in Monterey, Mexico, March 22.
President George W. Bush and Mexico's President Vicente Fox hold a joint press conference at the Palacio de Gobierno in Monterey, Mexico, Friday, March 22. "The relationship between the United States and Mexico is very strong, is very important, and it's growing stronger every day," said President Bush in his remarks. President George W. Bush and National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice attend a bilateral meeting with Mexico's President Vicente Fox and a member of his staff Friday, March 22. "Our meeting today was a valuable opportunity to celebrate the strength and vitality of the U.S.-Mexican bilateral partnership over the past year, and discuss our priorities for the year ahead," said the two presidents in a joint statement. "Our two nations have developed a historic level of trust and mutual respect, strengthened by common values and purposes, that has facilitated an unprecedented degree of bilateral cooperation over the past year."
President George W. Bush and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo participate in the arrival ceremony at the Jarez Chavez International Airport in Cullao, Peru, Saturday, March 23. The first sitting President to visit Peru, President Bush announced several aggressive programs designed to build a strong relationship between America and Peru. President George W. Bush and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (right) wave from the steps of the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, March 23. "This is an historic visit made by a friend representing a country with which we have had an historical relationship," said President Toledo. "It is not merely a diplomatic visit, it is an official working visit and we have touched on substantive issues, which range from the open struggle against poverty, a war without quarter against terrorism and drug trafficking."
President George W. Bush and El Salvador's President Francisco Flores (right) hold a joint press conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 24, 2002. "El Salvador is one of the really great stories of economic and political transformation of our time. Just over a decade ago, this country was in civil war," said the President in his remarks. "The country has renewed its commitment to democracy and economic reform and trade. It is one of the freest and strongest and most stable countries in our hemisphere." President George W. Bush and El Salvadorian President Francisco Flores talk privately during their bilateral meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, March 24. "The United States considers El Salvador a close friend and strong ally. As friends, we come to each other's aid in times of crisis," said the President, referring to aid sent by the U.S. to El Salvador after last year's earthquakes. "Since September the 11th, El Salvador has been unwavering in its support for the international coalition against terrorism."
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush walk with President Francisco Flores and Mrs. Lourdes Rodriguez de Flores during the arrival ceremony welcoming President Bush to San Salvador in El Salvador, Sunday, March 24. Bidding President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush farewell, Lima's first couple, President Alejandro Toledo and Eliane Karp, wave good-bye Saturday, March 23. "We've touched on issues of trade, education, even the Peace Corps. But, my friend, George Bush, this Peru is a country that welcomes you with open arms," said President Toledo in a joint press conference with President Bush. "We are renewing our friendship and this is the beginning of a new era in the relationship between Peru and the United States. And I'm extremely happy that the two of us are able to begin this relationship."

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