Ambassador Miller's US Independence Day Speech

I am proud of America’s ideals: equality, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  The first three words of our Constitution, in bold script, are “We the People.”  The story of America is our journey, our striving, ongoing and imperfect, to live up to those ideals of hope and opportunity for all people.  To know our history, our possibilities, our limitations. 

The dream of democracy, self-determination and equality is not, of course, just an American dream.  One of the reasons the United States and Botswana have such a strong partnership is our shared aspiration to these ideals.