US TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW AND MEXICAN PRESIDENT FOX, 2003-06-12 (photo)

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow (L) and Mexican President Vicente Fox smile during an event to commemorate the retirement ahead of schedule of Brady bonds at the Presidential residence Los Pinos June 12, 2003. The bonds, named after former U.S. treasury secretary Nicholas Brady, were issued to help Mexico and another 16 countries, manage their 1980's and 90's debt. Snow said that the retirement of the bonds is a measure of the bonds' success and of Mexico's success. Snow said yesterday he saw second-half U.S. growth picking up markedly, good news also for Mexico's economy 90% of whose exports are sold in the U.S. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar AW