Speech #1010023865

In diplomatic parlance. this kind of progress is hailed as a demonstration of maturity and restraint. But the fact is that this gratuitous insult to America and the American people still remains in place. The American people wonder If this is the thanks we get after providing Ecuador with more than $800 million in foreign aid. The American people wonder if this is the thanks we get for welcoming 76.000 Ecuadorian immigrants over the past 20 years. The American people wonder if this is the thanks we get for being Ecuadors largest trading partner. We provide the largest markets for Ecuadors two largest export items: petroleum and seafood.