June 18, 2004
President Bush will welcome President Ricardo Lagos of Chile to the White House for a meeting and lunch on July 19, 2004. The President looks forward to discussing with President Lagos the importance of promoting and defending democracy in the hemisphere and beyond and expanding free trade and economic opportunity in the region. The President values the strong, cooperative relationship between Chile and the United States and President Lagos' leadership.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Ricardo Lagos of Chile Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/281779