AMBASSADOR MARTIN
J. SILVERTEIN’S SPEECH
Minister Bonilla, honored
guests:
Today we do not meet to acknowledge a unique moment
in Uruguay-USA relations, but rather to recognize a continuing
affirmation of our special friendship.
Through a public and private partnership, nearly $4 million
dollars in medical supplies and equipment have been donated
by the people of the US to the people of Uruguay. These
medicines, vaccines and equipment will change lives and
save lives.
Whose lives will they change?
A teenager playing football on a summer afternoon,
A beautiful bride dancing with her father on her wedding
day,
A grandmother holding her grandchild on her lap.
And you know what?
They will never know that those of you standing here had
a profound impact on their lives.
But you and I know it, and that is enough.
The Talmud says, if you save one life it is as if you saved
the whole world.
My sincere thanks to
US Congressman Cass Ballenger of North Carolina
Project Cure and Dr. Jim Jackson,
The US Department of Defense,
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Later Day Saints,
Wyeth Laboratories of Radnor, PA,
Federal Express and
United Airlines for their selfless efforts.
These life saving donations will not stop here. This is
the first chapter of a continuing effort to answer the call
of those in need and help the citizens of Uruguay stay on
the road to recovery.
Thank you.
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