Successful international trip

One month away from the presidential elections, Nestor Kirchner and his wife, presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez, are finishing up their trip around the United States. They could be seen on the main international political marquees: the United Nations General Assembly, the Council of the Americas and the Clinton Global Initiative.

Speaking before the United Nations, President Kirchner stated that our countries are the ones that have contributed the least to climate change and first-world countries are the ones that have been receiving, for some time now, subsidies from us, which has allowed them to keep enjoying the high levels of consumption that lead to this very situation. The President stated that “The world, as well as under-developed countries, is in debt to first-world countries. This situation has lead to a moral and environmental debt that must be corrected in order to resolve the concerns brought up by the adverse effects of climate change.”

Cristina Fernandez, who is considered to be the “Latin American Hillary Clinton” (according to Time magazine), stood out with her participation on the Council of the Americas Committee. She imparted upon the U.S.’s top businessmen a strong message of predictability and continuity for the country's economic architecture.

At that lunch in New York, the senator said that "earning money is not something shameful", but she warned us that an economy shouldn't only be looking at "business profitability" but instead is fundamentally linked to "social profitability”.

Kirchner and his wife also took part in the Clinton Global Initiative, together with around twenty presidents, businessmen, intellectuals and celebrities, intending to face the main global challenges, such as climate change and poverty.
The President called upon regional governments to have “social inclusion policies”, after his 45 minute chat with Bill Clinton ended.

We mustn’t forget that Hillary Clinton, wife of former president Clinton, is the popular candidate for the Democratic Party, and is the person who will most likely succeed George Bush in the White House.

Clinton’s joke came after the chat: “They are always asking us how we are going to spend our time when the ladies are in office”, referring to the “mirrored” campaigns of Cristina and Hillary. Clinton then told Kirchner: "We both can give the same answer: I'm going to do whatever she tells me."

The presidential couple’s message in the United States was clear and precise. It also outlined policies of a government that is already thinking about the challenges that will arise over the next four years.