BILL CLINTON GIVES INAUGURAL SPEECH AT SECOND SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, 1998-04-18 (photo)

U.S. President Bill Clinton gives one of the opening speeches at the inaugural ceremony before the first meeting at the second Summit of the Americas, April 18. Listening to the speech are heads of state (back row, L-R) Jose Maria Figueres of Costa Rica, Edison James of Dominica, a representative of Santa Lucia, Jean Chretien of Canada, Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, Carlos Menem of Argentina, (front row, L-R) Hubert Ingraham of the Bahamas, Rafael Caldera of Venezuela, Julio Maria Sanguinetti of Uruguay, Owen Arthur of Barbados, Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, and Alberto Fujimori of Peru. Thirty-four leaders of the Western Hemisphere nations are meeting to discuss free trade as one of the main issues. REUTERS