JFK SPEAKS OF ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS IN COSTA RICA
San Jose, Costa Rica (JFK+50) On March 18, 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the members of the American Colony from the steps of the Ambassador's residence here in San Jose.
President Kennedy said...
"Our great effort...must be to help construct democratic, responsible and stable governments which provide an ever-increasing standard of living for the people of their countries. That is our objective. That is the meaning of the Alliance for Progress."
The President continued...
"I hope that all of us...can demonstrate our strong identification with the people of Costa Rica, with the people of...Latin America."
Also in attendance were Secretary of State Dean Rusk along with some members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Raymond Telles*, was also present.
*Raymond L. Telles, Jr. (1915-2013) was born in El Paso, TX & served in the US Army Air-Force in WWII & USAF during the Korean War. RLT was the 1st Mexican-American mayor of a major U.S. city (El Paso) & 1st Hispanic appointed to a U.S. ambassadorship.
SOURCE
"Remarks to Members of the American Colony in San Jose. March 18, 1963," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States John F. Kennedy, January 1 to November 22, 1963, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1964.
