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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Visits Mexico
 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Mexico on March 10, 2005, for meetings with government officials, business leaders, and members of civil society. The Secretary welcomed this opportunity to reaffirm the close bilateral relationship we enjoy with our southern neighbor. [Secretary's travel page]
Mexican President Vicente Fox gestures as he shakes hands with Secretary Rice at her arrival at the los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City on March 10, 2005. (AP/Wide World Photos.) 
Secretary Rice:
Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ernesto Derbez
Interview on Radio Formula with Oscar Mario Beteta
Interview with Javier Alatorre of Television Azteca
Remarks at a Microfinance Event at FinComun
Briefing En Route to Mexico
Interview on Univision With Lourdes Meluzá
Secretary Rice speaks at a press conference with Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez in Mexico City on March 10, 2005. (AP/Wide World Photos.)
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In this Issue:
 Statement by Assistant Secretary Noriega before the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, "The State of Democracy in Latin America," March 9, 2005, Washington, DC:
United States assistance "in and of itself, cannot guarantee the deepening of the Hemisphere’s democratic roots. There is simply no substitute for strong local leadership willing to make tough decisions and embrace civil society as a key contributor to policy debates." [full text]
Statement by Assistant Secretary Noriega before the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, March 3, 2005, Washington, DC:
Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega told a joint House of Representatives Subcommittee hearing that the United States intends to present a resolution on Cuba to the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Commission meeting in Geneva. [full text]
Statement by Assistant Secretary Noriega before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, March 2, 2005, Washington, DC :
The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement "represents another significant step in the remarkable transformation that Central America has undertaken toward democratic governance and free market economies. We can make no greater contribution to this process at this time than to secure the approval of this historic accord." [full text]
Assistant Secretary Noriega (right) greets Sens. Mel Martinez (R-FL) (left) and Norm Coleman (R-MN) following a Senate Foreign Relations hearing outlining the Department of State’s Western Hemisphere priorities in 2005. State Department Photo.
 Remarks by Ambassador John F. Maisto at a reception welcoming delegates to the Organization of American States Negotiations on the Inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, February 7, 2005, Washington, DC:
"Developing human potential for all the peoples of the region is central to U.S. foreign policy in the Hemisphere." [full text]
U.S. Representative to the OAS, Ambassador John Maisto, greets a guest at a reception in honor of the delegates to OAS negotiations on the Inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. State Department Photo.
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