12 Quotes by Riordan Roett

Morales is an untried political leader. He's certainly someone who can command the street. Now, can he make the transition from an agitator to an executive?

Free trade hasn't done anything for these people and Washington just doesn't get it. The White House will call it a success, but without major players like Argentina and Brazil, you don't have a free-trade zone.

He doesn't have any money to offer, so the president doesn't really have any cards to play.

There have always been issues that divide the two countries, ... And we really haven't had a president in many, many decades who has really made the point of saying, 'I want Mexico to be a very close and special ally of the United States.'

This is not going to lead to breaking of relations, but the government's decision will have repercussions in Washington.

The White House is aware of the electoral importance of preachers like Robertson who command millions of dollars and millions of voters.

It's difficult to say. He has not done very much yet. We wait for a bold initiative.

By showing up, Bush maintains a superficial camaraderie with the other 33 presidents of Latin American and that's positive.

I don't see how we can be opposed to that if it helps stabilize democratic systems.