    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [April 17, 1998]
    [Page 585]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks to the Community in Casablanca, Chile
    April 17, 1998

        Thank you. Mr. President, Mrs. Frei, Mr. Mayor, Senora, thank you
    all for making Hillary and me feel so welcome in this beautiful town of
    yours. I want to say a special word of appreciation to all the young
    people who came out, especially those who made the nice signs in
    English. Thank you very much.
        And I think we should give another round of applause to Los del
    Mauco for the cueca. The music was wonderful. Thank you very much. Also
    the wonderful band, Colegio Saleciano, from Valparaiso, let's give a
    hand to the band over here. [Applause]
        You know, one reason we wanted to come here is that the house in the
    United States where the President lives is called Casa Blanca. And so
    when I came here today, the mayor said to me, ``Here you're in my Casa
    Blanca and I am the boss. But when I come to visit you, you can be the
    boss in your Casa Blanca.''
        Let me say to all of you, you should be very proud of your country
    and your President, for beginning tomorrow
    Chile will host and President Frei will preside over the Summit of the
    Americas, a gathering of the 34 freely elected leaders of our
    hemisphere. And the real reason we are here is because we want you to
    know that we will do our best to discuss things and work together on
    things that will make your lives better.
        We believe that the people of Chile, the people of the United
    States, the people of all the Americas will share a common future. And
    we want it to be a future with better education for all of our children,
    better health care for all of our people, a cleaner environment in every
    nation in the Americas, and a stronger, better, freer future in which we
    are all working together.
        The United States is proud to be a partner and a friend of Chile,
    and I have enjoyed very much coming here today and seeing all of you. In
    the faces of the children, I see the future of the Americas, and I like
    what I see very much.
        Thank you very much. Muchas gracias.

    Note: The President spoke at 5:22 p.m. in the town square. In his
    remarks, he referred to Mayor Manuel Vera of Casablanca. The President
    also referred to the cueca, a Chilean national dance.