(October 1, 2018) Location: Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora. Event: The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Tropical Storm Rosa is expected to make landfall during the afternoon of Monday, October 1, and is forecast to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous surf conditions throughout areas of Baja California, Baja California Sur, ...
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By noriegajm | 1 October, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Security & Emergency Messages, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Hurricane Rosa
Journalists from Tijuana started an English language training course with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana. The training for 15 journalists from Tijuana will be conducted by instructors of the school of languages of CETYS University. The 10 week intense English training will focus on topics related to journalism. This is a ...
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By noriegajm | 31 January, 2017 | Topics:
Consulates, Education, Events, Public Affairs, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico
Ambassador Jacobson attended the opening ceremony of the new pedestrian crossing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, known as “PedWest”. Designed to expedite pedestrian crossings between Tijuana and San Diego, the new bridge will serve approximately 70% of the 20,000 persons that walk across the border daily and will enhance border security and continued ...
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By noriegajm | 15 July, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Press Releases, Success Stories, Tijuana, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
Will Ostick, Consul General of the U.S. in Tijuana welcomed the guests who attended the reception to celebrate the 240th Anniversary of the United States Independence. The reception took place at the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana. Among the guests who attended the ceremony where Francisco Vega de la Madrid, Governor of Baja California.; Jorge ...
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By noriegajm | 1 July, 2016 | Topics:
Consul General, Consulates, Events, Tijuana
Will Ostick, U.S. Consul General in Tijuana, raised the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) flag at the U.S. Consulate Tijuana as part of LGBT Pride Month. We recognize the contributions of the LGBT community to society and support equal rights for the LGBT community in the United States and around the world. “The fight ...
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By noriegajm | 21 June, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, Human Rights, Public Affairs, Tijuana
The U.S. Consulate General Tijuana alerts U.S. citizens of a fast moving wildfire in the Tecate area of Baja California. On June 19 and 20, 2016, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued mandatory evacuation notices for several areas north of the border. Mexican Civil Protection authorities issued a similar alert for Tecate ...
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By noriegajm | 21 June, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
Kevin Ring, Head Volleyball Coach at the University of California in San Diego, visited CETYS University Tijuana to conduct a volleyball clinic for local coaches and share with them the fundamentals of offense and defense, as well as specific tactics and strategies for coaching volleyball. This volleyball clinic was made possible due to the partnership of ...
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By noriegajm | 28 May, 2016 | Topics:
Public Affairs, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico
In recent years, the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana has received numerous complaints from U.S. citizens regarding health-care facilities in Los Cabos. As a result, the U.S. Consulate encourages its staff and official visitors to Los Cabos to refrain from using medical facilities that do not appear on the Consulate’s
publicly available list of hospitals . On April 19, 2016, ...
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By noriegajm | 20 May, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, in collaboration with MIND Hub-Business Incubator invited Rob Ryan to visit Tijuana to share his experiences and knowledge with entrepreneurial undergraduates and the founders of local startups. As part of Rob Ryan’s visit he toured the facilities of the BIT Center, a public-private co-working space, and met with the founders of ...
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By noriegajm | 12 May, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Public Affairs, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Entrepreneurs, innovation
Hospitals in Los Cabos Area In recent years, the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana has received numerous complaints from U.S. citizens regarding health-care facilities in Los Cabos. As a result, the U.S. Consulate encourages its staff and official visitors to Los Cabos to refrain from using medical facilities that do not appear on the ...
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By noriegajm | 21 April, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, Uncategorized
Dr. Olivia Graeve, Professor of Mechanics and Materials at the University of California, San Diego visited Tijuana to share experiences and advice with engineering students at the State University of Baja California, Valle Las Palmas Campus and at Technological University of Tijuana. The lectures highlighted the importance of STEM Education. Dr. Graeve shared her work ...
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By noriegajm | 21 April, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, Tijuana
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana celebrated Earth Day in Ensenada with a 5.5K race organized with the support of our partner Caracol Museum of Science in Ensenada. The race was held on Sunday April 17, beginning at the Baja State University Ensenada campus and finishing at the Caracol Museum. After the race an Expo Fair ...
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By noriegajm | 18 April, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, Environment, Events, Tijuana
April 7, 2016 (San Diego) – Cross Border Xpress (CBX) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) welcomed federal, state and local officials and dignitaries from the United States and Mexico to formally inaugurate the only international border crossing in the world that connects directly to an international airport. CBX, an innovative partnership between the private ...
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By noriegajm | 7 April, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Tijuana
San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Luis Videgaray were in Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, Mexico today to inaugurate the U.S.-Mexico Cargo Pre-Inspection Program pilot. Under the Program, certain cargo is to be pre-inspected in Mexico prior to crossing the border into the ...
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By noriegajm | 12 January, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, Tijuana, Trade, U.S. & Mexico
Consulate employees and family members participated in the beach cleanup “Salvemos La Playa” at Playa El Vigia in Playas de Tijuana. This is the 15th Anniversary of this event that promotes environmental awareness in Tijuana, Rosarito and Tecate.
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By noriegajm | 1 January, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Tijuana, Uncategorized
| Tags: beach cleanup
Consulate was part of Expo Universidad at “Lazaro Cardenas High School” the biggest education fair in Tijuana. During the education outreach event , Consulate staff mounted an Education USA stand where they provided advising information to local students about studying in the U.S.
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By noriegajm | 4 November, 2015 | Topics:
Education, Tijuana
