The summit will generate a plan of action to give life to these three themes, taking advantage of expanding, active relationships in the hemisphere among private citizens, non-governmental organizations, regional institutions, and governments. The participating heads of state and government have expressed interest in issuing at the summit a Declaration of Principles and an associated plan of action to transform principles into concrete activities with measurable impact. This common plan of action will set in motion a process that will, ultimately, transform the quality of life of people throughout the hemisphere. Miami, Florida Miami, the communications crossroads of the hemisphere, is the ideal site for the summit. Florida's economy is increasingly integrated with the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean and plays an important role in their development.
Democratic values are ascendant.
Our economies are growing and becoming more intertwined every day through trade and investment. Now we have a unique opportunity to build a community of free nations, diverse in culture and history, but bound together by a commitment to responsive and free government, vibrant civil societies, open economies, and rising living standards for all our people.