Telecommunications services are a natural complement to information technology products.
A services agreement would open telecommunications markets and raise economic competitiveness and productivity worldwide. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. I and all of us at the State Department value these opportunities to meet with representatives of the business community, to describe our policy objectives, and to hear your views. President Clinton's foreign policy has a simple, powerful objective. Support for the American business community abroad is an essential component of that foreign policy objective.