Arrival Statement by Ambassador Carlos Pascual (only available in spanish)
¡No les puedo decir qué contento estoy finalmente de llegar aquí a México como el Embajador de los Estados Unidos! Para mí es realmente un honor servir como el representante personal del Presidente Obama, representante de la Secretaria de Estado Hillary Clinton, tener la oportunidad de representar los intereses de los Estados Unidos aquí en México, al mismo tiempo tratar de comunicar los intereses de México a los Estados Unidos.(complete text)
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U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual Biography
President Obama nominated Carlos Pascual as the next United States Ambassador to Mexico in June 2009. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on August 7 and Ambassador Pascual presented his credentials to the Mexican government on August 9, 2009. (complete
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Arrest of “La Troca” Demonstrates Continuous Commitment of the Calderon Administration to Fight Drug Traffickin
Mexico City, August 3, 2009 – “Today’s announcement of the arrest of Miguel Angel Beraza Villa, aka ‘La Troca’ by Mexico’s federal police leaves no doubt about the determination of President Calderon’s administration to fight drug trafficking and organized crime.
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ONDCP Director Gil Kerlikowski Announces the U.S. Mexico Drug Demand Reduction Conference
Gil Kerlikowski, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy met with Mexico’s Health Secretary José Ángel Cordova Villalobos to discuss cooperation and treatment for victims of drug and alcohol abuse. Kerlikowski also announced the eighth Drug Prevention and Treatment Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. in January 2010.
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Concerted Effort by Mexico and U.S. Authorities to Apprehend Murderers of Border Patrol Agent
Mexico City, July 24, 2009 – The U.S. Embassy in Mexico regretfully confirms the shooting death of a Border Patrol Agent near Campo, California, 18 miles east of Tecate, Mexico.(complete
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The U.S. Embassy Announces Scholarships for 46 Teachers and Students
Mexico City, July 21, 2009 –Today Chargé D’Affaires John D. Feeley awarded scholarships to study in the United States to 46 students and teachers from rural and indigenous communities from the states of Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca and Querétaro. (complete
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Reward Offers for Top Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas Leaders
Today the Department of State announced the designation of ten new Mexico-based targets of its Narcotics Rewards Program. We took this action in close coordination with the Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies. The individuals named today are top leaders of the Gulf Cartel and its enforcement arm, Los Zetas. Rewards of up to $5 million each are offered for information leading to their arrests. (complete
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U.S. Sanctions Leaders of Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.
Mexico City, July 17, 2009 – Today the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the leaders of the Gulf cartel, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez and Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, as well as the leaders of Los Zetas, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano and Miguel Angel Trevino Morales under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. (complete
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United States Government Launches Coordinated Actions against the Gulf Cartel.
Mexico City, July 20, 2009 – The Department of Justice announced today a series of coordinated actions by several U.S. government departments against the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, also known as the “Company.” The Department of Justice press release highlights the following main points:
· The objective of these coordinated actions by the U.S. government is to neutralize and dismantle the violent cartel known as the Company. (complete
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Foreign Secretaries of Mexico, U.S. and Canada meet prior upcoming North American Leaders’ Summit.
Mexico City, July 16, 2009 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mexican Foreign Secretary Espinosa, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Lawrence Cannon, met to discuss global regional challenges, focusing on the global economic crisis and climate change. Among other things, they announced that the North American Leaders’ Summit will take place this year on August 9 – 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Presidents will attend the Summit to coordinate efforts and work together to address common challenges like: North American competitiveness, energy and the environment, and citizen security. (Foreign Secretaries´ Remarks)
Foreign Secretaries Announce Presidents to Meet
in Mexico in August
Mexico City, July 16, 2009 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon today in Washington for a meeting and working lunch, where the ministers discussed the upcoming North American Leaders’ Summit. (complete
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Warden Message-Violence in Michoacan
The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens residing or traveling in the state of Michoacan, Mexico, to be aware of recent violent attacks targeting state and federal police officials, and wishes to remind U.S. citizens of the Travel Alert for Mexico dated February 20, 2009. (complete
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STATEMENT OF CARLOS E. PASCUAL AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
I am honored to appear before you as the nominee of President Obama and Secretary Clinton to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Mexican States. I thank each of you for the opportunity to appear before you today, and I express my gratitude to those who have been so generous with their time and insight throughout this process. If confirmed by the Senate, I look forward to working with this Committee and other members of Congress to advance U.S. interests in Mexico and the region. (complete
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE GHANAIAN PARLIAMENT
Accra, Ghana, 12 July, 2009 — I like this. Thank you. Thank you. I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there. Good afternoon, everybody. It is a great honor for me to be in Accra and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana. (complete
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Sec. Napolitano announces new agreement for State and Local Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has standardized the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) used to enter into “287(g)” partnerships—improving public safety by removing criminal aliens who are a threat to local communities and providing uniform policies for partner state and local immigration enforcement efforts throughout the United States. Additionally, today ICE announced eleven new 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies from around the country.. (complete
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The U.S. Government Announces a $400,000 Donation for the Neurological Center of the ABC Hospital
Mexico City, Mexico, July 9, 2009 – During a visit to the ABC Hospital, Mr. John Feeley, Chargé D’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Mexico, announced a new USAID/American Schools and Hospital Abroad (ASHA) grant for $400,000 dollars. The USAID/ASHA grant will be used to purchase equipment for the physical rehabilitation center that will be located in the soon to be built Neurological Center at the ABC Santa Fe hospital. (complete
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Remarks by Chargé d’Affairs John Feeley July 4th Reception
Mexico City, July 3, 2009 - Ladies and gentlemen. My name is John Feeley and I am the new Charge d’Affaires at the American embassy in Mexico City. And it is my great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 233rd celebration of the birth of American democracy. (complete
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President Barack Obama 4th of July message
Today, we are called upon to remember not only the day our country was born,but also the indomitable spirit of the first American citizens who made that day possible. We are called to remember how unlikely it was that our American experiment would succeed at all; that a small band of patriots would declare independence from a powerful empire; and that they would form, in the new world, what the old world had never known-a government of, by, and for the people. (complete
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Four New University Partnerships Launched to Support Mexico’s Justice System Reform
Mexico City, June 25, 2009 – The United States Embassy in Mexico, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its TIES (Training, Internship, Exchanges and Scholarships) Program, announces four new university partnerships between Mexican and U.S. institutions to support Mexico’s efforts to modernize its justice system. (complete
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U.S. to Provide Antiviral Medication to Latin America and the Caribbean for Novel H1N1 Influenza
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States will provide 420,000 treatment courses of Tamiflu (Oseltamavir) to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) to fight the novel H1N1 influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Secretary made the announcement while attending a series of high-level meetings for health ministers throughout the Americas in Cancun, Mexico. (complete
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Obama: Honduran Crisis Must be Resolved Peacefully and Lawfully
Washington — Political tensions in Honduras must be resolved peacefully and with respect for democratic norms, President Obama says, voicing his concern over the June 28 detention and expulsion of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales. (complete
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Over Fifty Indicted Criminals Extradited
By Mexico This Year
Mexico City, June 29, 2009 – On June 25, 2009, the government of Mexico extradited three fugitives to the United States, marking 54 extraditions since the beginning of 2009, and demonstrating the Calderon administration’s continuing strong commitment to bilateral law enforcement cooperation. (complete
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President Obama Signs Supplemental Budget, Increasing Merida Initiative Funding for Mexico to $1.12 Billion
Mexico City, June 25, 2009 – Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed into law a Supplemental Appropriations Act that includes $420 million in funding for the Merida Initiative in Mexico. This brings funding for the Merida Initiative in Mexico to $1.12 billion, including the $400 million in the FY2008 budget and the $300 million in the FY2009 budget. (complete
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Secretaries Napolitano and Carstens Sign Bilateral Agreement to Strengthen Security and Facilitate Trade
Washington, D.C., June 15, 2009 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexican Minister of Finance and Public Credit Agustin Carstens today signed a Letter of Intent that seeks to strengthen border enforcement by creating a framework for establishing bi-national Port Security Management Committees, developing a joint implementation plan for cooperative capacity building, and increasing trade facilitation between the two nations through increased information sharing and a harmonized customs clearance process.(complete
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U.S. Treasury Adds Sanctions to Drug Trafficker’s Illicit Network
Mexico City, June 12, 2009 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today added 15 entities and 9 individuals in Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean to its list of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs); these entities and individuals are linked to Fabio Enrique Ochoa Vasco (a.k.a. “Juan Carlos Martinez Perez”), a significant Colombian drug trafficker who was designated as an SDNT principal in 2007.(complete
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President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate
Carlos Pascual as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Mexico City, June 4, 2009 – Today President Obama announced his intent to nominate Carlos Pascual, Vice President and Director of the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Mr. Pascual’s nomination requires approval by the U.S. Senate.(complete
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U.S. Awards Grants to Support Competitiveness and Biodiversity Conservation
Mexico City, June 4, 2009 – June 5 is World Environment Day, and the U.S. remains committed to promoting good stewardship of the planet’s resources. (complete
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U.S. Under Secretary of Homeland Security Bersin Meets Mexican Counterparts
Mexico City, June 3, 2009 – Following three days of meetings at the U.S. Embassy and with Mexican counterparts, Alan Bersin, Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs, expressed confidence that cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico is showing solid results. (complete
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Secretary Hillary Clinton Intervention at Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial
San Salvador, May 31, 2009 –SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. I am delighted to be with you today and I feel privileged to be in El Salvador at this historic moment for the Salvadoran people. The transfer of power that we will witness tomorrow exemplifies the progress that has occurred throughout our hemisphere during the past two decades. (complete
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Secretary Hillary Clinton Remarks at Millennium Challenge Corporation Event
San Salvador, May 31, 2009 – SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Eduardo. I appreciate that very kind introduction. But I especially appreciate the work that you and others are doing on behalf of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the partnership that has been created here in El Salvador.
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U.S. Treasury Targets Key Link Between
Mexican and Colombian Drug Cartels
Mexico City, May 27, 2009 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today identified Colombian drug trafficker Pedro Antonio Bermudez Suaza (alias “El Arquitecto”), who operated a trafficking network in Mexico for twenty years, as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT). Mexican authorities captured Bermudez Suaza in Mexico City on October 2, 2008. (complete
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Land and Sea Phase of WHTI Takes Effect June 1
Mexico City, May 19, 2009 – The U.S. Embassy would like to remind the public that the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will enter in effect on June 1, 2009.
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Armored Vehicles for Counter Narcotics Efforts
Mexico City, May 15, 2009 – Today the PGR took delivery of eight armored vehicles as part of U.S. - funded programs to increase Mexico’s capacity to confront narco-traffickers and criminal organizations.
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the individuals for key administration posts.President Obama said, It gives me great confidence that these talented individuals will be joining my administration as we work to rebuild our economy, preserve our environment and keep our nation safe. Their experience and dedication will be of great value to the American people, and I look forward to working with these individuals in the coming months and years.(complete
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT LATINO TOWN HALL
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hola. (Applause.) Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. (Applause.) Muchas gracias. Thank you very much. Please, everybody have a seat.
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Embassy Resumes Consular Services
Mexico City, May 7, 2009 – Mexico and the United States continue to cooperate closely to mitigate the outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza. As restrictions on public gatherings in Mexico have eased, the Embassy is moving to resume normal operations. (complete
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT CINCO DE MAYO EVENT
Mexico City, May 4, 2009. - "Bienvenidos. Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro -- (laughter) -- Cinco de Mayo at the White House. We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the Obama White House."(complete
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U.S.
Government Delivers Further 1 Million Dollars in Equipment
to Support Mexico’s Efforts to Contain the Spread of
H1N1 Influenza
Mexico City, May 3, 2009. - The 100,000 Personal Protective
Equipment kits (PPEs), donated by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), include items such
as coveralls, respirator masks and goggles that allow
first responders effectively to help others without
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U.S. Government Announces 5 Million Dollars to Support Mexico’s Efforts to Contain the Spread of H1N1 Influenza
Mexico City, April 29, 2009. - The government of the United States is providing 5 million dollars to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to support Mexico’s efforts to contain the spread of the H1N1 Influenza in Mexico. (complete
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Embassy Takes Precautionary Measures
Mexico City, April 25, 2009 – The
Embassy in Mexico City has decided to suspend processing
of the approximately 5100 non-immigrant visa appointments
scheduled Monday, April 27 through Wednesday, April
29. In addition, our services to American citizens will
be limited to citizenship requests (passports and consular
reports of birth abroad, or CRBA) and emergency assistance
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President Obama Designates Three Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations Under the Kingpin Act
Mexico City, April 15, 2009 – Today President Obama submitted to Congress a report on three Mexican drug trafficking groups that he has determined are Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers appropriate for sanctions under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. These organizations are the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas, and La Familia Michoacana. (complete
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House
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Leads U.S. Congressional
Delegation to Mexico
Mexico City, April 6, 2009 – From April
3-5, Representative Steny Hoyer led a delegation of
ten members of the House of Representatives in a visit
to Mexico. The group met with Attorney General Eduardo
Medina Mora and other law enforcement officials. At
the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) operational
base at Iztapalapa, in Mexico City, they received a
briefing on Plataforma Mexico, and toured the Command
Center, the special operations units, and the helicopter
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Remarks of President Barack Obama—As prepared for delivery
Press Conference After G-20 Summit - London, United Kingdom - April 2, 2009 - Good afternoon. Earlier today, we finished a very productive Summit that will be, I believe, a turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery. By any measure, the London Summit was historic. It was historic because of the size and scope of the challenges we face, and because of the timeliness and magnitude of our response. (complete text)
Mexican Law Enforcement Captures Vicente Carrillo Leyva of the Juarez Cartel
Mexico City, April 2, 2009 – On April 2, 2009, Mexican federal law enforcement officials announced the April 1 capture in Mexico City of Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a leader of the Juarez cartel, one of Mexico’s most ruthless organized criminal gangs which controls one of the primary transportation routes for illegal drug shipments into the United States.
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Secretary Clinton Cuts Visa Pavilion Ribbon at U.S. Embassy in Mexico
Mexico City, March 26, 2009 – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cut the ribbon inaugurating the expanded non-immigrant visa pavilion at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. The new addition will nearly double the capacity of the embassy’s consular section to process applications from Mexicans and others who seek visas to visit the United States.
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Readout on the President’s Meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
The President had a robust and strategic meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today on the topic of immigration. The meeting lasted approximately one hour. During the meeting, the President announced that he will travel to Mexico next month to meet with President Calderon to discuss the deep and comprehensive US-Mexico relationships.
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Secretary Clinton Travel to Mexico - Statement by GORDON DUGUID, Acting DEPUTY Spokesman
At the invitation of Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico from March 25-26. While in Mexico, Secretary Clinton will discuss a broad range of bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, including cooperation under the Merida Initiative.
Former Border Patrol Officials Extradited to U.S.
Mexico City, March 12, 2009 – Today the Government of Mexico assisted the United States in holding corrupt officials accountable for their actions. Raul Villarreal and Fidel Villarreal, along with co-defendants Armando Garcia and Claudia Gonzalez, were extradited by Mexico to the United States to stand trial in the Southern District of California for federal crimes relating to alien smuggling, money laundering, corruption of public officials, and obstruction of justice.
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Approved Budget Continues Counter-Drug Cooperation with Mexico
Mexico City, March 11, 2009 – President Obama today signed into law the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill, which includes $300 million for Merida Initiative implementation in Mexico, as well as $105 million for its implementation in Central America, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Merida Initiative represents a more than ten-fold increase in annual security cooperation with Mexico over 2007 levels.
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Admiral Mullen Visits Mexico on Regional Tour
Mexico City, March 6, 2009 –The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, arrived in Mexico last night to meet with senior Mexican leaders. His agenda included discussions with Secretary of Defense General Guillermo Galvan and also with Secretary of the Navy Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez. Mullen said it was vital to further strengthen America's bilateral relationship with Mexico. (complete text)
Op-Ed by Chargé d'affaires Leslie Bassett published in Spanish by Mexican newsgroup "Reforma"
The Obama Administration has been in office for six weeks, and it seems that almost daily a new Administration voice offers a view on our wide-ranging bilateral relationship. It is no secret that the U.S. and Mexico have a mature, profound relationship that spans many issues on which we agree, and a range of others on which we continue a dialogue. Then President-elect Obama sent the world, as well as his cabinet-in-waiting, a strong signal when, on January 13, 2009, he held his one and only pre-inaugural meeting with a foreign leader -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon. (complete text)
Embassy Launches Blog for Mission Mexico
Mexico City, February 27, 2009 – Today the U.S. Embassy in Mexico launched a blog page directed to the Mexican people. The blog will offer a panoramic view of the day-to-day work of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, our consulates in Monterrey, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Nogales and Merida; as well as our 14 consular agencies across Mexico. The new blog is an interactive site, and we look forward to having a dialogue with the people of Mexico.
Please go to: mexico.usembassy.gov/blog to visit the Mission Mexico blog.
U.S. Fulbright-García Robles Grantees Come Together in Mexico
Mexico City, February 26, 2009 – Today 65 U.S. students and professors who are in Mexico under the Fulbright-Garcia Robles program came together for their mid-term meetings in Mexico City to present the advances of their projects. They are in the midst of the 2008-2009 academic year at host universities located throughout Mexico, including Oaxaca, Veracruz, Jalisco, Yucatan, Sonora, and Mexico City. Their projects range from nanotechnology, to education, and management of tree fruit crops. (complete
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U.S. Committed to Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness: Leslie Bassett
Mexico City, February 26, 2009 ― “The United States is committed to women’s health, and in the last year, we have undertaken a number of projects to raise awareness of breast cancer – most of them in cooperation with Mexican institutions,” said Leslie Bassett, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, today at a ceremony in which grants were awarded to Mexican organizations that participated in programs to raise awareness about breast cancer. (complete
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Mexico Extradites Former Leader of Sonora Cartel
Mexico City, February 25, 2009 – Today the Government of Mexico extradited Miguel Caro Quintero, alleged former leader of the Sonora cartel responsible for the importation to the United States and distribution of multi-ton quantities of marijuana during the 1980s and 1990s. (complete
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U.S. “Operation Xcellerator” Cracks Down on Sinaloa Cartel
Mexico City, February 25, 2009 – Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrests of 52 individuals, bringing the total to 755 members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel arrested across the U.S. during a multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Operation Xcellerator.” (complete
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Leslie Bassett Addresses Border Trade Alliance
Mexico City, February 24, 2009 – “I am optimistic that this time of trial, both in terms of economic and security challenges, will end in stronger trade ties, deeper security cooperation, and safer, more prosperous communities in both Mexico and the United States,” said Leslie Bassett, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, when she addressed the Border Trade Alliance meeting in Mexico City today.(complete
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State Department Issues Updated Travel Alert
Mexico City, February 20, 2009 - While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit Mexico each year, drug cartel-related violence in the country has increased recently. To reflect this, the State Department Travel Alert for Mexico has been updated with more specific information on concerns in the border area.(complete
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Merida Initiative Brings Members of U.S. Congress to Mexico
Mexico City, February 18, 2009 - From February 16 to 18, New York Congressman Eliot Engel, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led a bipartisan congressional delegation to look at Merida Initiative implementation in Mexico. The delegation also met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and members of Mexico’s congress. (complete
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Nita Lowey Leads Congressional Delegation to Mexico
Mexico City, February 16, 2009 – Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, and a delegation that included five other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Kay Granger, Representative Adam Schiff, Representative Ben Chandler, Representative Ander Crenshaw and Representative Marion Berry, just completed a visit to Mexico City, the first stop on a Congressional oversight trip. This was the first U.S. Congressional delegation to come to Mexico this year. (complete
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Bilateral Meeting on Merida Initiative
Mexico City, February 5, 2009 - On February 3, Mexican Under Secretary for North American Affairs Ambassador Carlos Rico hosted a U.S. interagency delegation, led by U.S. Embassy Chargé d’affaires Leslie Bassett and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William McGlynn, for working level discussions on the full range of projects being jointly undertaken under the Merida Initiative.
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Ambassador Garza Visits Tamaulipas
Mexico City, January 14, 2009 - “During my visit to Tamaulipas today, Matamoros Consul General Cecilia Elizondo Herrera, Nuevo Laredo Consul General David Stone, and I met with Eugenio Hernández Flores, the Governor of Tamaulipas, and other local leaders and educators."
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Merida Initiative Funds Flowing: $99 million allocated to Mexico through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Mexico City, January 7, 2009 - “As we begin a new year, I am gratified at how far the United States and Mexico have come in realizing a deeper, more meaningful partnership. A major factor in that partnership over the next few years will be the implementation of programs under the Merida Initiative."
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Close U.S. - Mexico Coordination on Disaster Response
Mexico City, January 7, 2009 - “As friends and neighbors the United States and Mexico have always lent one another a helping hand when natural disasters strike. In that spirit of cooperation today we delivered 108,000 protective suits to the Coordinator of Civil Protection at the Secretariat of Governance, Laura Gurza Jaidar." (complete
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Mexico Well Prepared for Economic Challenges
Mexico City, January 2, 2009 - “As we start the new year, it is clear that the worldwide financial downturn has impacted every nation and the full economic consequences will likely be felt well into 2009. No doubt, the financial situation weighs heavily on both our societies, but while solutions to tight credit, reduced demand, and investment slowdowns may take many months to emerge, Mexico remains on a steady course to economic development as the world economy slowly recovers, and the United States remains a strong partner." (complete
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