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Visit by the Secretary of Education

On June 13, 2008, Ambassador Garza accompanied Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on her visit to Mexico City which included a tour of the "Estados Unidos de América" elementary school, and meetings with Mexican government education officials. (Read the press release)

Students of the "Estados Unidos de América school performed the "Mexican Hat Dance" for Secretary Spellings. On the Secretary's right, Antonio Avila Díaz, Director General for Educational Services Operations in Mexico City.

Secretary Spellings and Amb. Garza toast the educational efforts of both countries before the Aztec Calendar at the National Museum of Anthropology.

Secretary Spellings had the opportunity to greet a group of indigenous teachers who have taken part in the CASS Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Above, Nora Pinzon, Educational Program Director at USAID Mexico (far left), and Valeria Uribe, National Coordinator of the CASS Scholarship Program (right) stand with Secretary Spellings, Amb. Garza and the group of teachers.