For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 27, 2001
Statement by the Press Secretary
Presidential Delegation to Peruvian Inauguration
The White House is pleased to announce that a Presidential Delegation
headed by United States Trade Representative
Robert B. Zoellick will attend the July 28 inauguration of Alejandro Toledo
Manrique as President of the Republic of Peru. Delegation members include
Senator Lincoln Chafee, Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs John F. Maisto, Acting Assistant
Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez,
Commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission Tony Garza, and Chairman and
CEO of R.L. Vallee, Inc., Rodolphe "Skip" Vallee.
The President congratulates President-elect Toledo on his inauguration and
looks forward to working with the Toledo administration to advance
democratic rule of law, economic growth, and prosperity throughout the
hemisphere.
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