Southwest later this year to establish ties with Spanishspeaking people living in the United States. Spain has had a special interest and a longstanding degree of influence with the countries in Latin America. regarding itself as the mother country in culture. in history and tradition. and of course. in language. In fact. citizens of Spanishspeaking Latin American countries enter Spain without a visa. just one small reflection of that relationship. Spain trains a number of Latin American diplomats at its own diplomatic academy. and the Latin Americans see Spains entrance into the Community as giving them a potential spokesman for important interest. I think it is particularly important in this period to have a U.S.