Welcome to the official website of the New Mexico Amigos!
The New Mexico Amigos is a private, non-profit, non-partisan corporation chartered under the laws of the State of New Mexico and officially designated Goodwill Ambassadors for New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment. The Amigos is a unique organization in that it is not supported by public funds, is free to select its activities, and represents New Mexico as whole rather than a city or an area.
An Amigo must be a leader in his or her community, a decision maker in his or her business, company or profession, and meet other rigid membership qualifications. The organization is limited to two hundred eighty active members and is governed by a Board of Directors headed by a President.
Each year since 1962, except for 1970, the Amigos have chartered an aircraft and made trips to other states, Canada and Mexico to focus attention on New Mexico. The Governor of New Mexico accompanies the Amigos as a guest of the organization on these Goodwill Flights. In each city, arrangements are made for the Amigos to visit and exchange ideas with large groups of the city’s prominent citizens.
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