On August 25, Acting U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Eric Cohan traveled to the city of Chihuahua to attend the closing and award ceremony for the “Leadership, Gender Equity and Teamwork through Baseball” program. Lasting eight months in duration, funded by a Department of State grant, and implemented by the NGO Mukira with the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 August, 2018 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Success Stories
| Tags: Baseball
Location: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Event: U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez has reviewed its July 13 personnel restriction to the downtown area of Ciudad Juarez. Because the higher rates of homicides during daylight hours that prompted that determination have not decreased, the restriction will continue until further notice. Any travel by U.S. government personnel to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 August, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Ciudad Juarez, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, July 19, 2018 – Supplies and equipment worth $15,000 USD to renovate the Colonia Tarahumara Community Center were donated by the United States Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez through the Humanitarian Assistance Program of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), in partnership with the Municipal Institute of Women (IMM). Accompanied by community ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: NORTHCOM
Security Alert: U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez (July 13, 2018) Location: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Event: Because of a marked increase in homicides throughout Ciudad Juarez, including an increase in shootings in the highly frequented downtown area during daylight hours, U.S. government personnel are prohibited from travelling to downtown Ciudad Juarez without advance permission from ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Ciudad Juarez, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
The Consulate General’s Youth Council in Ciudad Juarez held its first session today with new recently selected members. The group members had an opportunity to meet one another, as well as speak to Public Affairs Officer Brian Straight about pressing issues relevant to young people. The Consulate General’s Youth Council is a diverse group of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: EducationUSA, Youth Council
On Wednesday March 22, over 40 women professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders from Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua city gathered at the residence of the U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez for a networking event. During the networking event, Consul General Daria L. Darnell offered remarks highlighting the importance of networking to the women, many of whom ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 March, 2018 | Topics:
Business, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: #InspirandoEmprendedoras
As part of the U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez’s efforts to promote equality and social inclusion for persons with disabilities, Diego Mariscal, founder and CEO of 2Gether International, visited Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez. He delivered a week-long program about his inspiring personal story as a person born with cerebral palsy but who overcame the odds ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Public Affairs
At the invitation of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Dr. Lee Francis and his business partner Aaron Cuffee spent four days in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua, from January 23-26, meeting with comic book fans, artists, writers, entrepreneurs, members of Chihuahua State’s indigenous communities, civil society groups and government officials. During his visit, Dr. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Public Affairs
U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Travel Restrictions Lifted in Nuevo Casas Grandes December 20, 2017 U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez alerts all U.S. citizens that U.S. government personnel are no longer prohibited from traveling to the Nuevo Casas Grandes/Paquime region in the state of Chihuahua. All U.S. government personnel ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
As part of the annual “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, local NGO Compañeros A.C. – with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez – held the conference entitled “Day 12 for Equality: Leave No One Behind”. The conference addressed the fact that worldwide it is estimated that 1-in-3 women ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, Grants, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: INL Mexico
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Increased Criminal Activity in Nuevo Casas Grandes December 6, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez alerts all U.S. citizens that due to recent security incidents in and around Nuevo Casas Grandes, U.S. government personnel are prohibited from traveling to the Nuevo Casas Grandes/Paquime region until December 20, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Committed to defending and promoting human rights, Public Affairs Officer Brian Straight and Vice Consul Brandon Thompson, representing the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, participated in the first-ever LGBTI march in Delicias, Chihuahua. Nearly 200 people from Delicias, Camargo and Chihuahua city attended in support of tolerance and inclusion. Before the march, Consul Straight ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Events, Human Rights, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: LGBTI
On October 28, authorities from the United States and Mexico held a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the physical delivery of the Chamizal in Ciudad Juarez. The ceremony was held at the Benito Juarez monument located in the Chamizal park. The Consul General of the United States in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, History, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
On Saturday, October 28, employees of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, as well as employees of neighboring businesses and members of the Youth Council, got together to clean up the vicinity of the Consulate as part of the “Clean Up the World” campaign promoted by the Juarez Limpio civil organization. Through this campaign, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Public Affairs
On October 26, the Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Brian Straight, offered a presentation on the academic relationship between the United States and Mexico at the XXV Annual AMPEI (Mexican Association for International Education) Conference. In his remarks, he highlighted initiatives that seek to expand opportunities for educational exchanges, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Public Affairs
From October 18-20, American Music Abroad-sponsored, Grammy-nominated artist Maimouna Youssef and her band offered a series of concerts and master classes bringing smiles, friendship, and a message of empowerment for women and minorities to audiences throughout Chihuahua state. Her first engagement was a master class for select music students at the Chihuahua Autonomous University. Singer, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 October, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Ciudad Juarez, Culture, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: ExchangeOurWorld
On September 29 at the new S-Mart Civic Center, U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez’s Youth Council held REACH: How Far Do You Want to Go?, an event aiming to assist high school students in making more informed vocational decisions. The 140 students in attendance from three area high schools were afforded the opportunity to talk to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 29 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Public Affairs
| Tags: Youth Council
U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez Security Message: Violence in Western Chihuahua June 29, 2017 This message is to inform U.S. citizens that drug trafficking conflicts have recently grown more violent in the western region of the state of Chihuahua. There is a likelihood of additional violence among drug cartels in the areas of Palomas, Janos, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Alert, Ciudad Juarez, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Call for proposals. New criminal justice system, human rights and citizenship in Chihuahua Closing Date and Time for Submission of Applications: July 21, 2017, 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) invite all eligible ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, Public Affairs
Call for proposals The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal for a grant to reduce violence against the LGBTI community in Ciudad Juarez by training first responders on LGBTI human rights standards. The proposal can focus on all of the following themes and initiatives listed below: ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Public Affairs
With the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Dr. Olivia Graeve, professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego is visiting Ciudad Juarez this week to meet with students, academics, entrepreneurs, NGO officials and local industry managers to discuss trends in nanotechnology and ways to attract ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Study in the U.S.
To continue her trip through Parral and the city of Chihuahua, on the afternoon of April 26, Consul General Daria L. Darnell met with the President of the Chihuahua Businesspeople Foundation (Fechac) Hector Jurado Sanchez, where they discussed programs that the U.S. government and Fechac are currently working on together. On April 27, the Consul ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs
The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez, Daria L Darnell visited Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua accompanied by a group of Consulate General officers. On April 25, Consul General Darnell met with Mayor Alfredo Lozoya and members of his cabinet, as part of her ongoing efforts to strengthen relationships across the state of Chihuahua. Members of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 April, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
The ChicasSTEM closing ceremony was held Saturday, April 22 at the Technology Hub in Ciudad Juarez. “ChicasSTEM came about as a result of our desire to encourage young women to pursue their passion for the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and math,” said U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell in her remarks. Thirty-five young ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
United States Consulate General Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Lifting of Travel Prohibition for Plaza Portales Entertainment Complex March 9, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has lifted its February 10 prohibition on U.S. Consulate personnel travel to the Plaza Portales restaurant and entertainment complex, located at the intersection ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez Security Message: Plaza Portales Entertainment Complex Travel Restriction February 10, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has placed the entire “Plaza Portales” restaurant and entertainment complex located at the intersection of Bulevar Tomas Fernandez and Calle de los Portales off limits for United States government personnel. This restriction ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez hosted the visit of Dr. Karen Lips to Ciudad Juarez and the city of Chihuahua. While in the border region, Dr. Lips met with representatives from the International Boundary and Water Commission and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission and met a group of young women, who are participants ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Environment, Events, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
On February 7, participants in the ChicasSTEM program visited the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez. Vice-consuls led the tour during which Consulate staff engaged with this talented group of young women. The ChicasSTEM talked with women in leadership positions at the Consulate to learn about their academic and career paths. They were also challenged ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, Public Affairs
| Tags: ChicasSTEM
U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell received the members of the U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez Youth Council at her residence on February 7, 2017. Consul General Darnell spent time getting to know the new members of the Youth Council, a group of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 that meets periodically ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, Public Affairs
| Tags: Youth Council
Today, Public Affairs Officer Shannon Hill welcomed the 21 new members of the Consulate General’s Youth Council and their mentors. In this first meeting, the new members had the opportunity to get to know each other, discuss their first training activity and talk about their plans for the future. In order to know the vision ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Public Affairs
| Tags: Youth Council
As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell presented a donation of household items today to Chihuahua State Government authorities in support of three different women’s shelters in Ciudad Juarez. The items were donated by the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) as part of their Humanitarian ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Mexico
The graduation ceremony of the English Access Microscholarship Program took place in the city of Chihuahua in the presence of representatives of the U.S. Consulate General, the Chihuahua Autonomous University (UACH), the Benjamin Franklin Corner, parents, and other guests. Through this program, outstanding young people from Chihuahua between the ages of 13 and 15 took ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 December, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, English Language Learning, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Success Stories
| Tags: English Access Microscholarship Program
We celebrate International Education Week in the United States the week of November 14 to 18 in recognition of the benefits of an international education and cultural exchanges around the world. To celebrate this week, through the EducationUSA Advising Center the U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez and the Chihuahua Business Foundation (Fechac) held a college ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: EducationUSA
On November 9, the U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell met with the Mayor of the city of Chihuahua Maria Eugenia Campos to renew the memorandum of understanding that allows the operation of the Benjamin Franklin Corner located in the Mediateca Municipal in the city of Chihuahua. The Benjamin Franklin Corner was ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Benjamin Franklin Corner
The Consulate General Youth Council, with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez and La Rodadora Interactive Space, organized the conference The Rolling Youth Camp on Wednesday, September 7, at La Rodadora in Ciudad Juarez. The Consulate General Youth Council organized this event attended by more than 350 young people ages 12 ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Youth Council
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Ciudad Juarez – Limited Consular Services for Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Due to maintenance issues at the U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez, on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, consular services will be limited to emergency services for U.S. citizens only. All consular appointments for visas, passports, and other American Citizen ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 September, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria Darnell and city of Chihuahua Mayor Javier Garfio Pacheco participated today in a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the new makerspace at the Benjamin Franklin Corner in Chihuahua. The makerspace is a new collaborative interactive space for creators and innovators of any age that includes laptops, workbenches, ...
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By munozp | 9 August, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Benjamin Franklin Library, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Culture, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Benjamin Franklin Corner, Makerspace
— AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY — Good morning. Thank you to Rolando Pablos for graciously inviting me to share my perspective with this impressive group, which has done so much to build bridges between our two countries. I want to especially thank Congressman Beto O’Rourke for having organized the first U.S.-Mexico Border Summit in 2015, ...
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By munozp | 5 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Economic Affairs, Events, News, Trade, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson visited the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border August 4 and 5. Ambassador Jacobson participated in the 2016 U.S.-Mexico Border Summit at the invitation of the Borderplex Alliance, where she had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion in El Paso on trade and security with Ambassador of Mexico to ...
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By munozp | 5 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta S. Jacobson and the President of the Chihuahua Businessmen Foundation (Fechac) Hector Jurado Sanchez announced the opening of the first EducationUSA Advising Center in Ciudad Juarez. The center will serve teachers, school administrators, parents, and most importantly, prospective students interested in pursuing an education in the United States. ...
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By munozp | 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Culture, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, EducationUSA
Remarks — as prepared for delivery — Good afternoon. I’m happy to be here with my friend and counterpart Ambassador Sada. And thank you, Congressman O’Rourke, for agreeing to moderate this discussion and for all that you have done and continue to do for the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Thank you as well to Rolando Pablos and ...
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By munozp | 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Economic Affairs, Education, Featured Event, News, Speeches
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech, security, trade
Demonstrations at Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Border Crossings June 23, 2016 The U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez informs U.S. citizens of expected demonstrations, beginning at 12:00 noon MDT, at the following locations: Zaragoza-Isleta bridge cargo lanes; Bridge of the Americas—Cordova—cargo lanes; and Paso del Norte—Santa Fe Street bridge Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn ...
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By munozp | 23 June, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Nearly one hundred young students from different universities in Ciudad Juarez and the city of Chihuahua participated in Elect Her workshops conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Running Start with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez. Melissa Richmond and Jessica Kelly shared their knowledge on the participation ...
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By munozp | 20 May, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Elect Her
On April 28, NGO Programa Educación en Valores A.C. held Expo Valores 2016. Around 7,000 children, parents and teachers from 39 schools in Ciudad Juarez attended the event and learned about the importance of fostering a culture of lawfulness. Programa Educación en Valores maintains contact with these schools every month through educational and recreational activities ...
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By munozp | 28 April, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Culture, Education, Events, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases
In order to motivate and instill in young children the need to protect the planet, 30 volunteers from the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez visited the Jaime Torres Bodet elementary school in Ciudad Juarez today to talk about positive habits that children may adopt to protect the environment. The Consulate maintains an active recycling ...
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By munozp | 22 April, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Environment, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Earth Day
The U.S.-Mexico Academic Mobility Fair organized by EducationUSA and the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS) was held in Chihuahua on April 13 with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez. Universities from Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico participated and provided information on their programs to the attendees. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 April, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: EducationUSA
On March 30, the U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell visited the border region of Ojinaga, Chihuahua and Presidio, Texas. The Consul General had the opportunity to meet with the mayors of Ojinaga and Presidio, Miguel Antonio Carreon Rohana and John Ferguson, respectively. During these meetings they talked about the positive changes ...
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By munozp | 30 March, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, News, Press Releases
In order to motivate young entrepreneurs interested in developing technology-based innovative projects, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez sponsored the USMX-Preneur camp in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua. As part of this boot camp, entrepreneurs gathered at the Albert Einstein 20-30 High School, where they attended workshops on creating a value proposition and business ...
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By munozp | 3 March, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
The Chihuahua Health Secretary received medical equipment worth more than $330,000 pesos from the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). The donated equipment will complement existing capabilities at the Advanced Center for Primary Health Care (CAAPS) in Guachochi, Chihuahua and the Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Parral, Chihuahua. U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell, Chihuahua Governor Cesar ...
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By munozp | 2 March, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
TORNILLO, Texas – U.S Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today joined Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to inaugurate the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge in Tornillo, Texas. The port of entry will replace the Fabens-Caseta Port of Entry completed in 1938 and will connect Tornillo, ...
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By munozp | 4 February, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Commercial Affairs, Consul General, Economic Affairs, Events, High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, January 20, 2016 – Contrary to some rumors on the web, we reiterate that all Mexicans who wish to travel to the U.S. continue to require a U.S. visa as well as a Mexican passport.
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By vazquezv | 20 January, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Press Releases, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico, Visas
WE INVITE YOU TO LEARN ABOUT THESE FREE PROGRAMS November 19, 2015 – According to the Office of English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State, around 1 billion people are learning English at this moment, and by 2020, that number may double. If you are interested in improving your English skills but do ...
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By munozp | 19 November, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, English Language Learning, Press Releases
| Tags: American English
November 9, 2015 – On November 9, the staff of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez joined the Regional Blood Bank of Ciudad Juarez, the Hospital Star Medica, and the Association of Parents of Children with Cancer and Leukemia (APANICAL) to conduct a blood donation event. The event was attended by the Star Medica ...
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By munozp | 9 November, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Events, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Blood Drive
October 23, 2015 – The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez and the NGO Fundación Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte presented awards to the winners of the Green Projects Against Climate Change grant call in Ciudad Juarez. While the facts on climate change cannot be denied, there are significant opportunities to prepare for and reduce ...
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By munozp | 23 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Environment, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Climate Change
October 14, 2015 – The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell met with Rector Jesus Enrique Seañez Saenz of the Chihuahua Autonomous University (UACH) on October 14. During the meeting they discussed scholarships available through the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (Comexus) and opportunities for institutional grants offered as part ...
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By munozp | 14 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Chihuahua
October 14, 2015 – The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell paid a courtesy visit to city of Chihuahua Mayor Javier Garfio Pacheco. Highlighting the dynamism of the city of Chihuahua, the Consul General reiterated her willingness to continue to work jointly on education and security issues. In their conversation, Consul General ...
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By munozp | 14 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Chihuahua
October 14, 2015 – As part of the World Music Days in honor of the late journalist Daniel Pearl, in October people around the world offer a series of concerts using the power of music to promote tolerance and inspire respect for differences. The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell attended an ...
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By munozp | 14 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Press Releases, Public Affairs
October 14, 2015 – The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria L. Darnell had a courtesy meeting today with the Chihuahua State Attorney General Jorge Gonzalez Nicolas. During the meeting, the Consul General learned about the standards for law enforcement agencies set by the State Attorney General’s Office and discussed, among other issues, the ...
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By munozp | 14 October, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Chihuahua
September 21, 2015 – U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell arrived in Ciudad Juarez on September 17. Today, as her first public activity, she held a press conference where she expressed her commitment to promoting and maintaining efficiency in consular processes and emphasized the importance of collaboration with the three levels of government, business, civil ...
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By munozp | 21 September, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, News, Press Releases
August 21, 2015 – In June, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez and the Fundacion Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte launched the grant call “Green Projects to Combat Climate Change” aimed at individuals, groups or civil society organizations looking to generate positive environmental impact in Ciudad Juarez. Eleven proposals were reviewed and the jury, ...
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By munozp | 21 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Environment, Press Releases, Public Affairs
August 13, 2015 – With the goal of promoting theoretical and practical tools for those responsible of the design and implementation of programs on crime and violence prevention in Mexico, Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) present a catalog of 20 publications, the product of the ...
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By munozp | 13 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
August 7, 2015- The Office of Congressman Beto O’Rourke and the University of Texas at El Paso held the Mexico-United States Summit 2015: A View from the Frontera August 6-7. Experts in bilateral trade, energy, education, security, mobility and migration from both sides of the border shared their views and ideas to promote the prosperity ...
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By munozp | 7 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
August 6, 2105 – With an innovative methodological approach, Dr. Bill Robertson (also known as “Dr. Skateboard”) offered presentations in the city of Chihuahua August 4-6 sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez. Through skateboarding tricks, Dr. Skateboard explained physics concepts such as the relationship between speed and acceleration to more than 50 ...
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By munozp | 6 August, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
July 30, 2015 – Invited by the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, this morning Dr. Bill Robertson gave a talk to teachers, representatives of NGOs and parents with their children at La Rodadora Children’s Museum in Ciudad Juarez. Attendees learned techniques to foster interest in science among children and youth. Dr. Robertson explained how ...
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By munozp | 30 July, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
July 16, 2015 – The English professors of the Chihuahua Autonomous University (UACH), with the support and participation of U.S. officials from the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, held an environmental issues-focused camp July 18-19 at the facilities of the UACH Faculty of Arts. The camp brought together 60 young scholars of the Access ...
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By munozp | 16 July, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, English Language Learning, Environment, Events, News, Press Releases
On Monday, June 29, Acting Consul General Eric Cohan met with nine high school students from Chihuahua who were selected to participate in the sixth generation of Jovenes en Accion. This year, seventeen teams were selected from eleven states in Mexico. The program will start in July with the selected teams traveling for four weeks ...
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By munozp | 29 June, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
June 16, 2015 – The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Ian Brownlee had breakfast this morning with members of different political parties of the Chihuahua State Legislature. As part of the visit, the Consul General invited the legislators to attend the party that the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez will hold to commemorate ...
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By munozp | 16 June, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Press Releases
June 15, 2015 – The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City officially launched the Merida Initiative’s National Program for the Professionalization of the State and Municipal Police in four states – Queretaro, Guanajuato, Durango and Chihuahua. This program supports the efforts of the Government of Mexico to train members of the police and ensure that they ...
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By munozp | 15 June, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
June 15, 2015 – The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Ian Brownlee visited the Franklin Corner in the city of Chihuahua on June 15, where he presented a donation of 65 Kindles (electronic books) to 60 students with scholarships from the English Access Microscholarship Program and five teachers from the Chihuahua Autonomous University implementing ...
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By munozp | 15 June, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
June 10, 2015 – On June 10, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented certificates to partners and implementing organizations of USAID programs in Ciudad Juarez. As part of the Merida Initiative, the governments of the United States and Mexico work together to contribute to the formation of strong and resilient communities. Ciudadanos ...
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By munozp | 10 June, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Merida Initiative, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
El Paso, TX – A man wanted for the alleged murder in March 2015 of a man in Pomona, California, has been arrested following a joint investigation involving American and Mexican law enforcement, announced David Bowdich, Assistant Director in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, and Douglas E. Lindquist, Special Agent in Charge of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 May, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2015 – Today during a ceremony at the White House, National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli honored Nora Gallegos as an “Advocate for Action.” Every year, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy recognizes leaders who are making a difference in their communities through advocacy or direct services. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 May, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, Success Stories
On April 22, 2015, the civil association Ciudadanos Organizados para el Desarrollo Integral de las Comunidades (CODIC) held Sharing experiences and building trust, at which 1,200 children, parents and teachers from different schools learned about the importance of fostering a culture of lawfulness through the correct use of tip lines and the correct way to ...
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By munozp | 22 April, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, Press Releases
April 16, 2015 – Today Emprendete Juarez celebrated the graduation of 88 young people attending employability workshops, which were conducted in five community centers in Ciudad Juarez under the program Youth: Work Mexico. Empréndete Juárez is currently the implementing organization for Youth: Work Mexico in Ciudad Juarez. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and ...
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By munozp | 16 April, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Merida Initiative, Press Releases
In a program organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein, visited Ciudad Juarez March 26-27. During his time in Ciudad Juarez, Justice Bernstein participated in the Binational Legal Forum where he talked about his experience as a trial attorney and a judge working within an accusatorial system. ...
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By munozp | 27 March, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Press Releases
Chihuahua is considered a model state in terms of judicial reform implementation for their early adoption of the accusatory system in Mexico. As part of their continuous improvement and training efforts, the Supreme Court of Chihuahua, in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, held the Binational Legal Forum on Thursday, March 26. ...
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By munozp | 26 March, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Press Releases
March 13, 2015 – The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez and the Faculty of Arts at the Chihuahua Autonomous University (UACH) presented certificates to the 60 young beneficiaries of the English Access Microscholarship Program at a ceremony today officially launching the program. The Consulate General funds 40 scholarships and UACH 20 – all 60 ...
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By munozp | 13 March, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, English Language Learning, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
What: Fair / Exposition of Mexican Universities at UTEP Where: Undergraduate Learning Center at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) When: Thursday, March 5th: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Fair/Exposition; 10:00 – 10:15 am Ceremony and Remarks All media is invited to the ceremony at 10:00 am In 2013, presidents Enrique Peña Nieto ...
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By munozp | 5 March, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Events, Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne met with Juarez civil society representatives during a visit to the city on March 2, 2015. Committed to continuing the U.S. and Mexico’s shared efforts to advance civic engagement, security, and community leadership development in Chihuahua, Ambassador Wayne highlighted, “These civil society representatives embody what it means to be a true ...
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By munozp | 2 March, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, Press Releases
The Chihuahua State Government through its Health Secretary received medical equipment worth more than $9,000 dollars from the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). The donated equipment will complement existing capabilities at the Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Parral. The ceremony was attended by the U.S. Consul General Ian Brownlee, the Chihuahua State Governor Cesar Duarte ...
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By munozp | 20 February, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Events, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
On January 22, DIF Ascensión received a donation worth more than $12,000 in donated classroom furniture and school supplies from U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) to benefit La Gaviota primary school in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua. U.S. Consul General Ian Brownlee personally attended the ceremony to deliver the donated items. The donation was part of USNORTHCOM’s ...
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By munozp | 22 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Events, News, U.S. Agencies
As part of the U.S. Mission continuing efforts to strengthen communities, the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), through its Humanitarian Assistance Program, donated 18 wheelchairs, 12 walkers and 25 canes for the visually impaired to Donating Love without Borders. For the 4th year, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juárez takes part in this binational altruistic ...
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By munozp | 20 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
EL PASO, Texas — Two Mexican men, who were wanted in their home country on unrelated homicide and rape charges, were deported Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in El Paso, Texas. Agustin Gomez Fernandez, 55, and Francisco Javier Figueroa Martinez, 27, were handed over to Mexican ...
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By munozp | 6 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Press Releases
Ciudad Juárez, November 7, 2014 – Consul General Ian Brownlee attended the opening ceremony of the first Drug Treatment Court (DTC) in the state of Chihuahua. Presided over by Chihuahua Health Secretary representing the Governor Pedro Hernandez Torres, the Commissioner of the National Commission against Addictions Manuel Mondragón y Kalb and the Undersecretary for Violence ...
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By munozp | 7 November, 2014 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Merida Initiative, Press Releases
On August 14, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne visited Ciudad Juarez, where he met with Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte Jaquez and Juarez Mayor Enrique Serrano at the U.S. Consulate General in Juarez. Ambassador Wayne appreciated the opportunity to discuss improvements in the security situation and praised efforts to foster economic development and educational ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 August, 2014 | Topics:
Ambassador, Ciudad Juarez, News, Press Releases
EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive criminal alien, who is wanted for murdering a Dutch national in Mexico 16 years ago, was deported Friday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Ramiro Adame-Lopez, 51, was living and working illegally in the United States. ERO officers turned him over ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 January, 2014 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
