Civil Society and the Summit of the Americas: The 1998 Santiago Summit

by Feinberg, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781574540741
• ISBN10: 1574540742
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-09-30
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

Documents the wide range of inputs from non-governmental and other sectors to the Summit of the Americas II held in April 1998. Chronicles the contributions of civil society organizations to the planning process for the Summit, while evaluating the progress on implementation of Summit initiatives from Miami through Santiago. Discusses issues from free trade and economic integration, to corruption, drug trafficking, and the elimination of poverty and discrimination. The 64 contributions and eight letters reveal how the emerging architecture of cooperation has made this process the primary vehicle of inter-American relations.

Table of Contents

Foreword/Acknowledgments
ProAlogo/Preface
President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle	v
Official Summit Documents and Speeches
Declaration of Santiago: Summit of the Americas	3	(4)
Plan of Action of Santiago: Summit of the Americas	7	(16)
Proposed Agenda for the Summit of the Americas	23	(46)
Speeches: Remarks by the President of the Republic of Chile at the Inauguration of the Second Summit of the Americas	25	(4)
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Remarks by the President of the United States at the Opening of the Summit of the Americas	29	(4)
William Jefferson Clinton
Remarks by the President of the United States at the Closing of the Summit of the Americas	33	(2)
William Jefferson Clinton
Palavras do Presidente da Republica Federativa do Brasil na Cerimonia de Encerramento da II Cupula das Americas	35	(2)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Presentation by the President of the World Bank at the Second Summit of the Americas	37	(2)
James D. Wolfensohn
Statement by the President of the Inter-American Development Bank on the Occasion of the Second Summit of the Americas	39	(8)
Enrique V. Iglesias
``The Rights of Women'' A Challenge for the Americas	47	(2)
Madeleine K. Albright
Speech by the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States at the Second Summit of the Americas	49	(2)
Cesar Gaviria
Palabras del Secretario-General de la OEA, en la X Reunion del Grupo de Revision e Implementacion de la Cumbre de las Americas	51	(6)
Cesar Gaviria
Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Nations of the Summit of the Americas	57	(4)
Madeleine K. Albright
Jose Miguel Insulza
Remarks of the National Coordinator of Chile for the Summit of the Americas	61	(2)
Ambassador Juan Martabit
A Theme for the Santiago Summit	63	(6)
George A. O. Alleyne
Preparatory Work by Regional Organizations
The Hemispheric Summit Process and the Organization of American States: The OAS and Its Contributions to the Santiago Summit	69	(6)
Summit of the Americas Information Network, Responsible Coordinators	75	(2)
Report on Progress in Implementing the Health Initiative: Equitable Access to Basic Health Services	77	(20)
Report of the Secretary-General on Bolivia Summit Implementation	97	(34)
Proposals From Non-Governmental Sectors
Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry
From Talk to Action: How Summits Can Help Forge a Western Hemisphere Community of Prosperous Democracies	131	(24)
Democracy and Human Rights Since the 1994 Summit of the Americas, and Postscript	155	(18)
Felipe Aguero
Providing Equitable Access to Basic Health Services, and Postscript	173	(18)
Cristina B. Cunico
Developing, Liberalizing, and Integrating Financial Markets, and Postscript	191	(28)
Manuel Lasaga
Implementing the Education Recommendations of the 1994 Summit of the Americas, and Postscript	219	(16)
Jeffrey M. Puryear
Ana Maria Andraca
Marcela Gajardo
Monitoring Implementation of the Summit of the Americas: Partnerships for Sustainable Development	235	(14)
S. Jacob Scherr
Robert K. Watson
Progress Toward Free Trade in the Western Hemisphere Since 1994, and Postscript	249	(64)
Colleen S. Morton
Combating Corruption, and Postscript	313	(16)
Luigi Manzetti
Combating Illegal Drugs and Related Crimes	329	(18)
Eduardo A. Gamarra
Education: The Key to Progress
The Future at Stake: Report of the Task Force on Education, Equity, and Economic Competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean	347	(18)
Postscript: Improving Education: A Comparison of Recommendations on Education in the Plan of Action from the Santiago Summit and the Report of the PREAL Task Force on Education, Equity, and Economic Competitiveness in the Americas	365	(6)
Hemisphere at a Crossroads: Education and Human Capital for the Information Age	371	(14)
Preserving and Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights
Establishing an Effective Government-Civil Society Dialogue	385	(18)
Civil Society Participation in the Summit of the Americas, Santiago, Chile: A Report on the Peoples' Summit and Various other Fora for Participation	403	(8)
Nola-Kate Seymoar
Social Capital and Civil Society	411	(2)
Damian J. Fernandez
The Indigenization of Latin America	413	(2)
Kathleen R. Martin
Signposts Toward Building a Hemispheric Community	415	(4)
Patricia L. Price
Recommendations Concerning Corruption to the SIRG Ministers for the Summit of the Americas, April 18, 1997	419	(2)
Workshop on the Role of Public Participation in Development Actions and Eradication of Poverty Within the Framework of the Summit of the Americas, November 4--7, 1997	421	(4)
Economic Integration and Free Trade
Comercio y Desarrollo Sustentable: Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Civil para la Integracion Hemisferica	425	(26)
Free Trade in the Americas: Fulfilling the Promise of Miami and Santiago	451	(32)
Ambler Moss
Stephen Lande
Annex I: Executive Summary of Recommendations for the May 1997 Hemispheric Trade Ministerial in Belo Horizonte, Brazil	472	(3)
Annex II: FTAA Business Facilitation Proposals for Actions To Be Implemented before Year 2000	475	(3)
Annex III: NAM (National Association of Manufacturers)	478	(5)
Santiago: Launching the FTAA: Report to the San Jose Trade Ministerial	483	(10)
Ambassador Julius L. Katz
Robert C. Fisher
Declaration by Non-Governmental Organizations of the Hemisphere on the Occasion of the IV Ministerial of the Free Trade Area of the Americas	493	(4)
Launching Negotiations for the Formation of a ``Free Trade Area of the Americas''	497	(12)
Promoting Transparency Through the FTAA Process	509	(4)
The Importance of Transparency in Government Procurement	513	(2)
Universal Elements of Sound Procurement Systems	515	(4)
Eradication of Poverty and Discrimination
Propuesta de Afroamerica XXI ante el Taller de Participacion Publica en Acciones de Desarrollo de la Erradicacion de la Pobreza y la Discriminacion en la Cumbre de las Americas	519	(2)
Michael John Franklin
Communique: To the Second Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile	521	(14)
Women's Rights and Opportunities in Latin America: Problems and Prospects	535	(20)
Mala N. Htun
General Proposals
Toward the Santiago Summit of the Americas: Policy Options Resulting from Regional Civil Society Consultations	555	(16)
Odette Langlais
Partnership Between Government and Civil Society: The Summit of the Americas	571	(10)
Globalizacion y Orden Internacional	581	(8)
Francisco Rojas Aravena
Final Declaration of the Summit: Peoples' Summit of the Americas	589	(2)
Alternatives for the Americas: Building a Peoples' Hemispheric Agreement	591	(34)
Post-Santiago Evaluations
Mastering Summitry: An Evaluation of the Santiago Summit of the Americas and Its Aftermath, Policy Report II, March 1999	625	(20)
Report on Progress and Recommendations Toward Implementing the 1994 Summit Anticorruption Commitments, August 20, 1997	645	(4)
The Importance of the OAS Convention Against Corruption, October 1998	649	(2)
Recommendations of Transparency International on Combating Corruption, November 16, 1998	651	(2)
Transparency International-Americas Informe de Avances Anti-corrupcion/Anticorruption Progress Report, November 2, 1998	653	(4)
TI-Americas Anticorruption Progress Report, February 8, 1999	657	(2)
The Civil Society Task Force Dialogue with the Responsible Coordinators of the Civil Society Initiative of the Summit of the Americas	659	(8)
Appendix: Summit Correspondence
October 27, 1997: Joint Letter to Mr. Carlos Murillo, President of the Preparatory Committee, Free Trade Area of the Americas, in Preparation for the Second Vice Ministerial Meeting, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs	667	(2)
December 1, 1997: Organization of Africans in the Americas (OAA): Correspondence from Director Michael J. Franklin to U. S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright	669	(2)
December 18, 1997: Letter to Richard C. Brown, United States Department of State, from OAA	671	(2)
February 8, 1998: Joint Letter to Vice-Ministers of Trade Attending the Third FTAA Vice Ministerial Meeting on Civil Society Participation from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs	673	(4)
March 10, 1998:Letter to Mr. Peter F. Allgeier, Associate U. S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, in Preparation for the Trade Negotiations Committee's (TNC) Meeting in Suriname, from NWF	677	(4)
June 19, 1998: Joint Letter to Ms. Kathryn McCallion, Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee of the FTAA, in Preparation for the Trade Negotiations Committee's (TNC) Meeting in Argentina, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs	681	(6)
October 16, 1998: Joint Letter to Ms. Kathryn McCallion, Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee of the FTAA and Temporary Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives (CGR) for the Participation of Civil Society, in Preparation for the First Meeting of the CGR, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs	687	(4)
November 30, 1998: Letter to Mr. Peter F. Allgeier, Associate U. S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, in Preparation for the IV FTAA Ministerial of the Free Trade Area of the Americas	691	(4)
Participating Organizations	695	(2)
Index	697