President Vicente Fox
United Mexican States
Vicente Fox was elected president of Mexico in 2000. He is the nation’s first chief executive elected from a party other thanthe Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) since 1910. The following is excerptedfrom a May 23, 2006, speech to members of the Mexican community at the Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley, Utah. This is the first visit of a Mexican president to this state— a proper recognition for this community of countrywomen and countrymen. This community fills us with pride, a communitythat has succeeded through hard work every day. Its determination to come outahead and its values are gaining…
