Robert Wood
Deputy Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
June 1, 2009


Index for Today's Briefing
  • DEPARTMENT
    • Secretary's Travels to El Salvador and Honduras
    • Attended Meeting of "Pathways to Prosperity," MCC Compact Signing, and Roundtable of Women Entrepreneurs
    • Will Attend Inauguration of El Salvadoran President Today


TRANSCRIPT:

Excerpts From the Daily Press Briefing Pertaining to Western Hemisphere Affairs Full Briefing

MR. WOOD: I’d like to give you an update on Secretary Clinton’s trip. Yesterday morning, Secretary Clinton, together with the full presidential delegation, arrived in San Salvador, El Salvador. Yesterday afternoon, the Secretary attended the Pathways to Prosperity meeting, where she participated in a forum for cooperation and dialogue among leaders in the Western Hemisphere who are committed to democracy and open markets as the best vehicles for social justice and inclusiveness. She also attended an MC – Millennium Challenge Compact signing, which in part provides electricity to Salvadorans in rural areas, and to enhance their everyday lives.

In the evening, Secretary Clinton co-hosted a roundtable of women entrepreneurs with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Marisol, joined by women from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Marisol listened and learned about ways Central and Latin American women are a driving force for economic development and regional progress.

Currently, Secretary Clinton is at the inauguration of newly elected President Mauricio Funes, whom she will also be having a bilateral meeting and joint press availability with later today before wheels up for Honduras for the meeting of the General Assembly of the OAS.

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