 President of the United States and Mrs. Reigning. Ladies and gentlemen, the National Anthems of the Federated Republic of Brazil and the United States of America. As a friendship with Brazil as a president, your country has often been described as the nation of the future. Well, the future is here. Brazil has increasingly looked to not for its potential, but for its capabilities. Not for what it will accomplish, but for what it is accomplished. With mutual respect and trust reinforced by time and shared values, our friendship as a president goes back to the early days of Brazilian independence when the United States was the first country to recognize your sovereignty. The American people will not forget, residency to write out, that in both the first and second world wars, Brazil joined with us to confront the threat to freedom. Since the war years, our two countries have collaborated on many fronts to meet the first challenges of security and well-being of our peoples. Brazil is an independent force from moderation and balance in this hemisphere. And while our two countries have had disagreements which is only natural and to be expected among friends, we have never lost that mutual respect and admiration so characteristic of our relations. Since the war years, Brazil is an independent force. And our uncontested demonstrations of fidelity to the true ideal of democracy. This and other statements you've made speak well of your ideals and those of your countries. Let us pledge that we shall always remember and never take for granted the good will between us. It has been eleven years since the Brazilian president honored the United States to the state visit. This is too long a period for nations which have so much to contribute to one another. Let us confirm that the personal bonds we developed through this visit will reinforce the friendship between our peoples. Vice President Bush visited your country and consulted with your government in October. He reported to me the constructive and amicable approach with which he was met. So today I look forward to our discussion. I have much to learn from you and seek your counsel on matters of mutual concern. In your annual message to the Brazilian Congress last year you said of Brazil, we seek to understand and to be understood. But let this be the basis of our talks today. Two old friends in a period of change, honestly and with sincerity, seeking good will and understanding. And with that said, President Digueiredo, I welcome you to the United States. Mr. President, thank you very much for the words you just said. Brazil and the United States have known how to balance their relations, constituting in 150 years a patrimony of appreciation, understanding and respect for reciprocity. Mr. President, thank you for your words of welcome. What requires the intensification of the exchange of information and ideas between the two governments. Brazil's progress is predicated upon the diversification and enhancement of its international presence. Consider it particularly positive that in such a troubled time as we live. As our countries have their own unique characteristics and play distinct roles in international as well as region of the mouth, through the extreme of ideas used as... Mr. President, the Brazilian war against the Brazilian international conflict, this is an incredible wealth of our historical experience. It is a Latin American country with a strong African heritage among others. Brazilian foreign policy never... ...never persisted, not losing sight of it, even when it came to despair and conflict. The paths, sometimes, are difficult to compare. Some men practice, such as the issue of nuclear development, vital importance for the destiny of mankind. The North... North Americans and Brazilians built, in the course of history, a tradition of good coexistence. The Brazilian diplomacy is fundamentally to react to the ties of trust between countries in this continent. And death. Mr. President, what's the use of that from Brazil? We don't take questions here in a photo opportunity, so I can't just put it on. President, it's my fault. I can't do it. I can't do it. Nice place.