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THOMAS SHANNON DESCRIBES RELATIONS WITH ARGENTINA AS “EXCELLENT”
January 12, 2006
Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, held a press conference January 12 at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires. He discussed his visit to Argentina and his meetings with President Kirchner and Ministers Taiana, De Vido, Garré, and Miceli. Shannon characterized his visit as "productive and successful" and described U.S.-Argentine relations as "excellent." The Assistant Secretary also discussed the FTAA, the Summit of the Americas, Argentina's IMF repayment, the election of Evo Morales in Bolivia, U.S. investment in Argentina and a range of other issues.
For more details in English on A/S Shannon's press conference, click here
To watch a video in Spanish of selected segments of the press conference click here.
To listen to the entire press conference in Spanish, 
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