Ricardo Martinez. M.D

摘要

Good morning. Thank you Minister Collenette, Ms. Pageot, Dr. Owings and all of you. I bring greetings from the United States Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater.rnSecretary Slater sends his regrets, but wants you to know that safety is his top priority and the top transportation priority in the United States. It is our North Star, by which we are guided in all our transportation decisions. He wishes you a successful and enlightening conference.rnWhat an exciting and most opportune time for us to come together. Vehicle safety is, and will always remain, a high priority for everyone in this room. But as we loom on the cusp of a new millennium, we must understand the challenges of today and turn them into the opportunities of tomorrow.