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...agenda promoting democracy, advancing free trade, and advancing poverty alleviation and social justice.

We believe trends in the region favor these aims. We have seen series of elections in 2006, with Latin American voters largely rejecting Chavez' brand of radical and irresponsible populism. Instead, in elections in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, and Costa Rica, voters chose responsible left-of-center or centrists governments, affirming the democratic vocation of the Americas.

The stage is set for a period of good, productive, harmonious U.S. ties with Latin America--a situation that defies the conventional wisdom of earlier this year. As we look forward to 2007 we will focus on:

* Finalizing free trade agreements with Colombia, Peru and Panama

* Extending the Andean Trade Preference Act

* Helping Latin countries fight the down sides of globalization

** Narco-trafficking

** Terrorism

** Global climate change

** International crime

** Trafficking in women and children

** Poverty alleviation

In this context, Colombia is one of our most important partners and one of the region's success stories. No country in the region is...

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