U. S. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Tuesday morning in Chile, and make it more than dozens of satellite phones and a promise from the United States involvement in the earthquake affected States."The United States is prepared to respond to requests from the Government of Chile has made, so we can provide solidarity not only to the specific supplies, but there is a need to help you recover from the earthquake," Clinton said during a brief press conference with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
"The people of Chile to respond with flexibility and strength," said Clinton.
Secretary said that she brought with 25 satellite phones, one of which it submitted to the Bachelet in a press conference. Eight water treatment plants are on their way to Chile, said Clinton, and the United States will be a mobile field hospital with the capacity of a unit for surgical operations.
The United States will also work with washing machines and independent power generators, medical supplies and portable bridges to provide, "said Clinton.
The Secretary also said that the Americans will be how they can contribute to the restoration efforts.
In addition to meeting with Bachelet in Santiago airport, also met with President-elect Clinton, Sebastian Pinera, who will be sworn in next week.
"I have visited the disaster site for more than 30 years ... [and] it is very clear to me that Chile is better prepared to respond much faster, and can do more than that," Clinton said during a press conference with President-elect.
It congratulates Piñera, a conservative billionaire businessman at his inauguration. Piñera at the invitation of President Obama to visit Chile.
Bachelet leaves office with high approval ratings to the fact that the country is governed by the global economic slowdown and promote progressive social reforms.
Clinton in the middle of a tour of six countries from Latin America, to be held in the quake.
On Monday attended the inauguration ceremony of President Jose Mojica in Uruguay, and then traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to meet with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Clinton next travel to Brazil, where he is expected to hold talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his planned trip to Iran. The United States and other countries believe that Iran has a nuclear weapons program, an allegation Iran denies building undertaken.
It will stop in Costa Rica for meetings with President Oscar Arias and President-elect Laura Chinchilla, who will assume office in May they will also provide paths to prosperity, and a meeting of the Western Hemisphere officials. This initiative includes things such as "loans" micro-credit and the ways in which women can be appointed, "said a spokesman for the U.S. State Department.
Clinton's final stop will be Guatemala. She will meet with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and the leaders of other countries in Central America and the Dominican Republic before returning to Washington.
U.S. State Department "strongly" and urged U.S. citizens to tourism and non-essential travel to Chile to occur after the complete
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