And these partnerships remind us that by pursuing trade and commerce, we are unleashing the most powerful force the world has ever known for eradicating poverty and creating opportunity -- and that's broad-based economic growth.
Typically, they involve both actions in the United States as well as actions in the other countries if we're going to optimize the kind of growth and prosperity and broad-based opportunity that both President Santos and President Rousseff have spoken about.
The opportunity to pursue advanced education, career growth, entrepreneurial passions and material comfort based on ambition and hard work rather than race, class, or background have not only made the United States a preeminent world power, but a model for nations everywhere and a beacon of hope for generations of people like me.