 self-sufficiency of the restoration of the United States. The Philippines is human to the world. At Cancun, we made a new start for the more effective and practical dialogue and a group cooperation among industrial and developing countries. Your leadership in that area, Mr. President, is vital and bright and respected. Under your leadership, the home of the Philippines can bolster the record of that point with pride, the success of your rural education program, now bringing benefits to an increasing number of remote regions. And I find it a matter of personal satisfaction that your country and my home state remains the Philippines' leading creditor. And American firms are the largest foreign investors in your country, reflecting their confidence in your product in the industrialized world. America considers itself especially fortunate to have nearly one million persons of Filipino heritage now residing in our country. They bring people that chosen to live in the Philippines. Our security relationship is an essential element in maintaining peace in the region and is so recognized. This relationship, one of several we have in the West, is considered threatening to no one but the broad and hostile, which is the focus of our regional policies and publications. Mr. President, the United States has... Thank you very much, President Brigham. Mr. Brigham, it's a pleasure to be here. I would like to say that it was one of the few cities that was built as a capital for the great nation, knowing the secret of America. And these are the American people. And I'm going to tell you from here, that none of the parts of the center are more than that operating in the enterprise and the government of the Korean... Certainly is creating a new future for our world. The world's population lives. I come from the part of the world that carries an image of America with its ideals, its dreams, its illusions. We learn to love these ideals and principles. And we lost a million of our people fighting for them in the United States of America. I did not come to burden you further with additional problems, Mr. President. Second dark ages. And America cannot fail. And therefore, will the Filipino people strengthen both your heart and hand so that that hand may be strong on the lever of power and save our... The reservoir of goodwill for you, the American people, and the United States of America. Once again, may I say, thank you for your attention.