17 Quotes by Peter Hakim

Years later, the US and Latin America are at the lowest point in their relationship since the Cold War.

Nobody who sat across the negotiating table from the United States came out of the talks feeling they got a fair deal. And many feel they've been outright cheated.

What we do not know is how he will govern. There is a big difference between a candidate and a president.

That didn't work very well for the administration of Fox. There is no question that Mexico was hoping for a lot more. It did not come away a winner from the United States over the past years.

Washington's tattered relations with Latin America have mainly translated into a series of lost opportunities for both sides. The US could end up paying a stiff price for the region's economic reversals and unsettled politics ... Washington can do better.

Even in countries that have thrown out presidents, almost every one of them has gone back to elections as the only way to choose new leadership. There's just no other way to do that now. That makes Latin America different.

an economic liberal with a big heart. He has been our guide for 17 years and we expect him to continue making enormous contributions.

Argentina has challenged the international community much more than other countries have dared to.

This is a man who won 54 or 55 percent of the vote, one of the strongest electoral victories in Latin America in the last 11 years. If the U.S. is prepared to support a democratically elected government that does not agree with its policies, this is an opportunity.