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Mexico City, Mexico, November 7, 2005 – “Today we witness an important event: leaders of change from Mexico and Central American countries coming together to share their lessons, their achievements, and the challenges they face to create governments that are transparent, accountable and responsive to citizens,” said U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza today at the inauguration of the Regional Forum on Good Government. “For the sake of future generations, we must all remain committed to ending corruption and making government more transparent for our citizens.”
In addition to the Ambassador, Secretary Eduardo Romero Ramos and Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez inaugurated the Regional Forum, which is organized by the Secretary of Government Operations. The Forum takes place in Mexico City and will continue until November 10.
The Forum brings together Mexican government officials and over 80 delegates from Central America and the Caribbean to discuss reforms and strategies that are essential elements on good government agendas, among them a professional civil service, electronic government, freedom of information initiatives and citizen charters. The U.S. government has supported the development of President Fox’s Good Government Agenda since its inception in 2001.
Ambassador Garza praised the good government reforms created by President Fox’s administration and said they would be the administration’s enduring legacy and gift to the people of Mexico. Added Garza, “Good government is about creating a culture of performance and results, of individual leadership and accountability, and of providing better and more value to citizens who expect quality for the price they pay for government.”
To access Ambassador Garza’s remarks delivered in Spanish this morning, please go to ../../Ambassador/sA051107BuenGobierno.html
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