Nations in the Middle East and Northern Africa also must adopt strong laws to promote transparency, and to ban corruption. In closing, let me end on this. My colleague, Madeline Albright, always wears jewelry with doves on it when she goes to the region. She does it, obviously, to encourage peace. I left my money pin home because while dollars are important to business, they don't tell the whole story.
Commerce is also about improving the lives of real people.
It is about creating new relationships, building new ties that bind. And I hope it is about helping the Middle East and North Africa create lasting peace and prosperity. That is my goal. I know that is your goal also. Together I know we can achieve it.