Interview Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Mexico City, Mexico July 13, 2018 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your time. SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s wonderful to be with you today. QUESTION: Long time – long day in Mexico City, right? SECRETARY POMPEO: A wonderful day, a very – a productive day, and I was so happy to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Public Affairs, U.S. Agencies
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Today Secretary Pompeo met with President-elect of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the office of the MORENA political party in Mexico City, Mexico. Secretary Pompeo congratulated Mr. Lopez Obrador on his July 1 victory and said the United States looks forward to working with Mr. Lopez ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Today Secretary Pompeo met with the President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto at the Mexican presidential palace, Los Pinos, in Mexico City, Mexico. Secretary Pompeo reaffirmed the United States’ continued commitment to working with Mexico to enhance our shared security by disrupting transnational criminal organizations. The two ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
READOUT July 13, 2018 Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Foreign Secretary Videgaray of Mexico The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Today Secretary Pompeo met with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico. They emphasized the importance of continuing to work together through the completion of the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
Reaffirmed U.S. Partnership with Mexico, Discussed Concrete Actions to Address TCOs, Irregular Migration WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen joined Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin in Mexico City, Mexico for meetings with Mexican government officials. While in Mexico, Secretary Nielsen participated in discussions with ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
Washington – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin joined U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen, and Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and his ministers, and with President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his key ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
Special Briefing Senior State Department Official Via Teleconference July 12, 2018 MODERATOR: Thank you very much, and thank you, everyone, for joining us today. I’m glad to have with us today [Senior State Department Official]. He’s going to talk to us today on background about Secretary Pompeo’s travel tomorrow to Mexico City. Again, this call will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. & Mexico
HHS Secretary Alex Azar, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the following joint statement regarding reunification efforts for children under age 5: “Dedicated teams at the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Justice have worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of Ms. L class members. As of this ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 July, 2018 | Topics:
Migration, News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: children, migrant children, President Donald J. Trump
WASHINGTON – Today, Mexican authorities extradited Sinaloa Cartel leader Damaso Lopez Nuñez, also known as “El Licenciado,” to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in the Eastern District of Virginia. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 July, 2018 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Cartel
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, July 13 to meet with President Peña Nieto, Foreign Secretary Videgaray and President-elect Lopez Obrador. Secretary Pompeo will reaffirm the U.S. partnership with Mexico to combat transnational criminal organizations and the opioid epidemic. He will also discuss efforts to enhance trade, curb irregular migration, and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Mexico, Pompeo, travel
We congratulate Mr. Lopez Obrador of the National Regeneration Movement Party on his election as the next president of Mexico based on the initial results issued by Mexico’s electoral authorities. These elections demonstrated the Mexican people’s commitment to democratic values. The United States and Mexico share a lasting friendship based on strong economic, cultural, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 2 July, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
Vice President Mike Pence announced today in Brazil nearly $10 million in additional humanitarian U.S. assistance for Venezuelans who have fled their country due to the man-made crisis there. This funding for the Venezuelan people includes a contribution to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s regional response to the Venezuela crisis, support for the UN ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Vice President Mike Pence, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Venezuela
We join the people of Mexico and others around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Plus (LGBT+) Pride, and reaffirm our commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBT+ persons. We stand firmly with you as you exercise your human rights and fundamental freedoms at this year’s Marcha de ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 June, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. & Mexico
In partnership with the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, the Institute of the Americas, an NGO based at the University of California in San Diego, sponsored a Professional Workshop for Teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at CETYS University in Mexicali, Baja California. The five-day workshop for high school teachers, focused on robotics, programming, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Consulates, Education, Events, News, Science & Tech, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
Good afternoon everyone. I am extremely pleased to welcome you all here tonight at our Chief of Mission Residence in Mexico. We are honored to have so many esteemed guests with us this afternoon. General de División Alejandro Saavedra Hernandez, SEDENA Chief of Staff; General de División Miguel Enrique Vallin, Commander of the Mexican Air ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 June, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Speeches
Location: Oaxaca and Guerrero, Mexico Event: The Mexican Meteorological Service issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. The tropical storm is located 435 kilometers south-southeast of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. It is expected to produce heavy rain causing flash floods and mudslides over the southern portions of the Mexican states ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Guerrero, hurricane, Oaxaca
Location: West Coast of Mexico Event: The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens that Hurricane Bud is expected to continue moving north along the western coast of Mexico. The Mexican Metrological Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the west coast of Mexico from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes. Hurricane Bud is expected to produce rainfall amounts of three to six ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 11 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Tijuana
| Tags: hurricanes
Location: West Coast of Mexico Event: The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Hurricane Aletta is now a Category 4 storm. The eye is located 475 miles southwest of Manzanillo and 210 miles south of Socorro Island, Mexico. Swells generated by Aletta have begun to affect portions of the coast of west-central mainland Mexico and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Tijuana, U.S. Citizen Services
Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada on June 9 to join President Donald Trump as the President and leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union, convene for Group of Seven (G7) meetings. Secretary Pompeo will then accompany President ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Canada, Secretary of State, Secretary Pompeo, travel
OAS Headquarters Washington, DC June 4, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, Secretary General Almagro and your team, for organizing this 48th General Assembly of the OAS. We are incredibly grateful for your leadership. It is a pleasure to be here at the OAS for the first time as Secretary of State of the United ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Speeches
| Tags: Deputy Secretary of State, OAS, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike R. Pompeo met with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray today in Washington, DC. They discussed the recent tariff announcements and the importance of concluding an updated NAFTA agreement. They reviewed the vital nature of our cooperation on stemming the flow of illicit drugs and irregular migrants. The Secretary recognized Mexico’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Luis Videgaray, Secretary Pompeo
The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBTI persons. In many parts of the world, LGBTI individuals and their supporters continue to face violence, arrest, harassment and intimidation for ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 June, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Pompeo
Good morning. On this day, we pay our respects to those who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. We refer to these men and women as our heroes. Our country is the land of the free only because it is also the home of these brave citizens. They embody the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Speeches
| Tags: Charge d’Affaires, William H. Duncan
Today, I have taken action to prevent the Maduro regime from conducting “fire sales,” liquidating Venezuela’s critical assets—assets the country will need to rebuild its economy. This money belongs to the Venezuelan people. I have signed an Executive Order to prevent the Maduro regime from selling or collateralizing certain Venezuelan financial assets, and to prohibit ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
Venezuela’s election was a sham – neither free nor fair. The illegitimate result of this fake process is a further blow to the proud democratic tradition of Venezuela. Every day, thousands of Venezuelans flee brutal oppression and grinding poverty – literally voting with their feet. The United States will not sit idly by as Venezuela ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Vice President Mike Pence, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Mike Pence
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Today Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray on the margins of the G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During their meeting, Deputy Secretary Sullivan and Foreign Secretary Videgaray discussed continued cooperation on managing a shared border and the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 May, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, News, U.S. & Mexico
As part of a new interagency effort to apprehend drug trafficker Adelmo Niebla-Gonzalez, the State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction. Numerous investigations conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have identified Niebla-Gonzalez as the alleged leader of a Transnational Criminal ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Adelmo Niebla-Gonzalez, Reward
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Pompeo participated via videoconference today in the Lima Group foreign and finance ministers meeting, which was hosted by Mexico and included representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia. Representatives from the European Union and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
On May 14, the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo moved to a new location. Our new address is Paseo Colon, 1901, Colonia Madero, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 88260. From May 14-21, the Consulate’s American Citizen Services (ACS) section will offer emergency ACS services only. Routine ACS and visa services will resume on May 21. For ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Consulates, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Nuevo Laredo, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: U.S. consulate
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 – **As Prepared** It is great to be here with you all today. I first want to thank Susan Segal and Eric Farnsworth with the Council of the Americas. And of course I want to thank my esteemed predecessor Ambassador John Negroponte. I am here today because the Trump Administration places a ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Speeches, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Nikki Haley, United Nations
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Ambassador Gonzalez, Secretary General Almagro, Ambassador Trujillo, permanent representatives, distinguished members of Congress, ambassadors, all of our honored guests, it is my great honor to be here in the House of the Americas to address this session of the Organization of American States. Thank you for the honor of being with you ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon. Today it is my pleasure and a great honor to welcome the Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray to the State Department. Welcome. We had a great discussion and we had so because Mexico is one of the United States’ closest partners. Together we are working to build a more secure, prosperous, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, May 5th, 2018 – “I am sad to leave Mexico, but take with me a deep affection for this marvelous country and the Mexican people. I believe we have made great strides in our bilateral relationship. I am not saying goodbye, but rather so long for now!” So said U.S. Ambassador to Mexico ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
SECRETARY POMPEO: This is truly humbling. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for those kind words. Thank you, Mr. Vice President, for being here today to honor me by swearing me in. Thank you, Ambassador Lawler. Ambassador Glendon, thank you so much for that invocation. I used to work for her for $7.50 an hour. (Laughter.) ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Morelia, May 2-4, 2018 – Consular officials from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City visited Morelia, Michoacán, this week to share information about U.S. consular services. At meetings with local government and NGO representatives in Morelia, the officials answered questions about U.S. passports; U.S. citizenship; tourist, student, and H-2 work visas; and fraud prevention. The officials ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 May, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
This is the last World Press Freedom Day I spend as Ambassador to Mexico. It has been an honor to get to know so many brave Mexican journalists who every day perform a duty that empowers society and strengthens democracy. I am deeply sorry for so many lives lost to those who think that they ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: World Press Freedom Day
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO May 3, 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values freedom of the press as a key component of democratic governance. By fostering a free press, citizens are more ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: Secretary Pompeo, World Press Freedom Day
Acting Secretary Sullivan’s Meeting with Venezuelan Civil Society The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan and USAID Administrator Mark Green met today with representatives from Venezuelan civil society on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru. The Acting Secretary and the Administrator applauded ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
Fugitive wanted for the kidnapping and murder of a federal agent is added to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” List WASHINGTON – Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director David L. Bowdich, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary James Walsh, and U.S. Marshals Service Acting Associate ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 April, 2018 | Topics:
Consulates, Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Caro Quintero, Rafael Caro Quintero, Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to Lima, Peru from April 11-14 to accompany Vice President Mike Pence at the Eighth Summit of the Americas. During the Summit, the United States will promote priorities of mutual interest to the region, including supporting democracy; addressing the political and humanitarian crisis and restoring democracy in Venezuela; stemming ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
The Vice President is honored to represent the United States at the 8th Summit of the Americas at President Trump’s request. He looks forward to promoting policy that will lead to an even stronger U.S. economy and working with our close allies in Latin America to collectively hold undemocratic actors in the region accountable for their ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 April, 2018 | Topics:
News, Vice President Mike Pence, Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss security issues affecting both the United States and Mexico. During their meeting, Secretary Nielsen and President Peña Nieto discussed their efforts to improve border security through close collaboration. They focused on ways to facilitate more secure trade and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
TAPACHULA, Mexico, March 27, 2018 – Desarrollo Integral para la Familia (DIF) partnered with Coast Guardsman from the United States Coast Guard Cutter STEADFAST at “Viva México” Temporary Shelter for Migrant Minors Monday morning. Coast Guardsmen assisted with renovation projects at the shelter, which was made possible through the partnership between the U.S. Department of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to meet with her Mexican counterparts to discuss economic and national security issues affecting both the United States and Mexico. In separate bilateral meetings with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso and Secretary of Interior Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Secretary ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: foreign affairs, Nielsen
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to Mexico City, Mexico from March 26 – 27 to participate in bilateral meetings with Secretary of Interior Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso. She will also meet with the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Department of Homeland Security employees. These ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
At Signing Of A Presidential Memorandum Targeting China’s Economic Aggression THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you everybody. This has been long in the making. You’ve heard many, many speeches by me and talks by me, and interviews where I talk about unfair trade practices. We’ve lost, over a fairly short period of time, 60,000 factories in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, based on ongoing dialogues, President Donald J. Trump authorized the modification of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to suspend the tariffs for certain countries before they take effect. These suspensions are based on factors including ongoing discussions regarding measures to reduce global excess capacity in steel and aluminum ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 March, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Consulates, News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: imports, Section 232, steel and aluminium
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
Date: March 16, 2018 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Event: As a result of recent incidents in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Mexican municipal, state, and federal entities have put into place new security procedures in tourist areas. Effective immediately, U.S. government personnel are permitted to travel to all parts of Playa del Carmen. Effective ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Alert
Weeklong program of events for Mexico’s justice sector advances consolidation of the accusatory criminal justice system Mexico City, March 9, 2018 — Today is the culmination of a weeklong program of events organized under the Merida Initiative, including conferences, interdisciplinary exchanges, and fora for U.S. and Mexican criminal justice sector actors. Throughout the week U.S. federal judges ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Merida Initiative
Date: March 9, 2018 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Event: Due to an ongoing security threat, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City is revising its travel restrictions to Playa del Carmen for U.S. government personnel. U.S. government personnel are prohibited from travel to Centro, Calica, Gonzalo Guerrero, Quintas del Carmen, and Villas del Carmen neighborhoods of Playa del ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Security message, Travel Alerts, U.S citizens
Date: March 7, 2018 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Event: On March 7, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City received information about a security threat in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Effective immediately, U.S. Government employees are prohibited from traveling to Playa del Carmen until further notice. The U.S. Consular Agency in Playa del ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Security alert
Date: March 7, 2018 Location: Mexico – Countrywide Event: Each year, thousands of U.S. citizens visit Mexico during Spring Break. While the vast majority of travelers have safe and enjoyable trips, Spring Break travel can sometimes include unforeseen problems such as the following: Medical Emergencies: An illness or accident could result in the need to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consular Affairs, Consulates, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Safety and Security, Travel Advisories, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings
New Kingpin Act Sanctions Target Joel Efren Ruelas Avila Washington –The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today increased its pressure on major Mexican heroin traffickers by targeting individuals and companies close to the new leadership of the Ruelas Torres drug trafficking organization (Ruelas Torres DTO). Treasury imposed additional sanctions on ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 March, 2018 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
Mexico City, March 2, 2018 — U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson celebrated the 150th anniversary of the American Benevolent Society’s (ABS) founding with ABS President William Biese, Executive Director Barbara Franco, and other ABS members. To mark the anniversary, the Ambassador hosted the organization’s annual “Cherry Pie Festival” at her home. More than 150 guests attended ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 2 March, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Cherry pie
Date: March 1, 2018 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Event: On March 1, undetonated explosive devices were found by Mexican law enforcement on a tourist ferry that operates between Cozumel-Playa del Carmen, Mexico. On February 21, an explosive device detonated on a tourist ferry in Playa del Carmen resulting in injuries, including to U.S. citizens. U.S. Government ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 March, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Consulates, News, Overseas Security Advisory Council, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Safety and Security, Travel Advisories, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to offer condolences to the families of the victims of the helicopter accident in Oaxaca. President Peña Nieto returned the sentiment and expressed Mexico’s solidarity with the United States following the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. President Trump underscored his commitment ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Senior Trump Administration officials yesterday hosted a meeting at the White House with a delegation of Mexican officials, led by Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray. The following officials represented the United States: Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC February 14, 2018 We support the decision of Peru, as the host of the upcoming Summit of the Americas, to withdraw its invitation to President Maduro of Venezuela. Peru’s decision was made with the support of the Lima Group, which upheld the high democratic standard for Summit ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 February, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Democracy, Maduro, Venezuela, WHA
Good morning. It is wonderful to see you all today for this historic occasion. We are marking the beginning of a new era for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. Me gustaría agradecer a maestro Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Secretario de Gobernación, al Dr. Miguel Ángel Mancera que creo que ya llegó, Jefe de Gobierno de la ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ground Breaking, Mancera, Primera Piedra, Relaciones Exteriores
Secretary’s Remarks: Joint Press Availability With Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland MODERATOR: (In progress) (Via interpreter) everybody and welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We thank you for being here for the meeting of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of North America: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you, thank you so much. And thank you, Greg, for that very kind, warm introduction, inviting me back home today. And I want to thank those at the Clements Center of National Security and the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law for hosting the event as well. As Greg mentioned ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Secretary Rex Tillerson, WHA
Secretary Tillerson to Travel to Austin, Mexico City, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, Lima, Bogotá, and Kingston U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to Mexico City, Mexico; Bariloche and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Bogotá, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica on February 1-7. The Secretary will engage with regional partners to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Luis Videgaray, Rex Tillerson
The governments of the United States and Mexico are pleased to announce the opening of the newly realigned segment of the Interstate 5 (I-5) south freeway to Mexico at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) on January 25. The new temporary segment offers a softened curve to the Mexican inspection station, El Chaparral, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Realigned I-5 South Segment, San Ysidro
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and all consulates are open for normal business operations per legislation signed by President Trump on Jan 22.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 January, 2018 | Topics:
News
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Hoover Institute at Stanford University Stanford, CA January 17, 2018 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Well, good morning. And I really, really appreciate this opportunity to swing down to Stanford while I was out on the West Coast and particularly to address this group. And ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 January, 2018 | Topics:
News, Policy
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, the Department of State will make changes to our safety and security information to make it easier to find, understand, and use. Travel Advisories will replace Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. Every country will have a Travel Advisory, which will provide one of four standard levels of advice. The Travel Advisory ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consulates, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Safety and Security, Travel Advisories, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings
We can confirm the death of eight U.S. citizens as a result of the December 19 bus crash in Quintana Roo, Mexico. An additional seven U.S. citizens were injured in the accident. We express our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by this tragedy. We are in contact with local authorities, and have staff on ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Mexico
The United States notes that Honduras’ Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declared incumbent president Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of the November 26 presidential elections. We understand this decision triggers a five-day period, as established by Honduran law, to present any challenges to the election result. We encourage political parties to use this avenue to raise ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 December, 2017 | Topics:
News
| Tags: Heather Nauert, Honduras
A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR A NEW ERA: Less than a year after taking office, President Donald J. Trump is unveiling a new National Security Strategy that sets a positive strategic direction for the United States that will restore America’s advantages in the world and build upon our country’s great strengths. The 2017 National ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: National Security Strategy
The United States stands with the Venezuelan people, and supports their efforts to resolve the economic, political, and humanitarian crises facing their country. We remain deeply concerned that the Venezuelan people are experiencing dire humanitarian conditions, to include lack of access to affordable food and vital medicine, medical supplies, malnutrition, and a rise in malaria ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexican Secretary of Interior Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, and Mexican Acting Attorney General Alberto Elias Beltran Dean Acheson Auditorium December 14, 2017 DEPUTY SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Good morning. Thank you for being here. I’m glad to participate in this second ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 December, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Secretary Tillerson Hosts the Second U.S.-Mexico Strategic Dialogue on Disrupting Transnational Criminal Organization U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will convene the second high-level dialogue with their Mexican counterparts to continue discussion on strategies to disrupt transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) on December 14 at 9:00 a.m. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. Agencies
Mexico and the United States of America Strengthen their Bilateral Dialogue and Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights The United States and Mexico held the 9th annual Bilateral High Level Dialogue on Human Rights today at the State Department in Washington, D.C. As strong bilateral partners and close neighbors, authorities from ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Friday, December 8, 2017 – Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico shared plans to support the expansion of therapeutic justice throughout Mexico under the Merida Initiative. The proposals were aired during this week’s CIJ Congress on Addictions which is taking place simultaneously with the ISSUP Conference in Quintana Roo, Cancun. The announcement comes ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 December, 2017 | Topics:
Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: DTC, SESNSO
Trilateral Summit – Colombia, United States and México In the City of Cartagena, Colombia, on December 6th and 7th, 2017, the Attorney General of Colombia, Néstor Humberto Martínez Neira, the Attorney General of the United States of America, Jeff Sessions; and the Acting Prosecutor General of the United Mexican States, Alberto Elías Beltran, held ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 December, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
This week, over 2,500 global experts are gathering in Mexico to discuss cutting edge techniques to reduce demand for illegal drugs and improve treatment. Doctors, scientists, academics, policymakers, drug treatment practitioners, and officials from over 65 countries – in addition to the United Nations, Organization of American States, World Health Organization, and other international organizations ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 December, 2017 | Topics:
Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
Mexico City, December 1, 2017— Representatives from Mexico, Canada, and the United States met in Mexico City December 1, 2017, for the Second Meeting of the North American Drug Dialogue (NADD). As part of the commitments of the North American Leaders Summit (NALS), the President of Mexico, the President of the United States and the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 2 December, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Jacksonville, Florida, 18 November, 2017 — The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) formally awarded its prestigious TRI-ARC Award to the state of Guanajuato for achieving concurrent accreditation of its state law enforcement, public safety communications center, and police academy. Only one other state law enforcement agency holds this award in Mexico – ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: CALEA, Guanajuato, Merida initiati
Media Statement on the Executive Steering Committee of the 21st Century Border Management Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the 21st Century Border Executive Steering Committee continued its discussion on the strategic partnership between the United States and Mexico on securing the border and improving border efficiency. The U.S. delegation was led by Department of State ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: 21st Century Border, Media Statement
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Carl Risch led the U.S. delegation in a collaborative and productive bilateral Consular Dialogue with the government of Mexico Friday, November 17, 2017. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Protection of Mexicans Abroad Jacob Prado led the Mexican delegation. The United States and Mexico focused on strengthening joint ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today released an updated summary of the negotiating objectives for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This update marks the first time USTR has released a second updated version of negotiating objectives. The new objectives update the previous objectives published on July 17, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 November, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Opportunities, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Canada, Mexico
Austin, Texas and Mexico City, November 16, 2017—The University of Texas (UT) is deepening its historically strong relationship with Mexico by opening an office in Mexico City at the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico (UNAM). With new staff on the ground in Mexico, UT plans to expand collaborations with Mexican educational and scientific organizations. The office ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 November, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: University Texas
Good morning everyone, I am delighted to be here, and thank you, Andy, for that introduction. We have one other thing in common, which is some quality time spent in New Jersey, my home state, so I am delighted to meet a fellow New Jersian. I am really delighted to be here, and thank the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech, Decision Makers
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated ten current or former Venezuelan government officials pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. These individuals are associated with undermining electoral processes, media censorship, or corruption in government-administered food programs in Venezuela. This designation follows October 15, 2017 state elections in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: government
Two Zeta Cartel Members Sentenced To Life Prison Terms In Slaying Of Ice Special Agent Jaime Zapata And Attempted Murder Of Ice Special Agent Victor Avila Five Other Defendants to be Sentenced Tomorrow WASHINGTON – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced today to two terms of life in prison for the murder of a federal officer, attempted ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 November, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Department of Justice, FBI, Jaime Zapata
On October 26, the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM)—an independent, technical body established by unanimous vote of the UN Security Council—released its most recent report on chemical weapons use in Syria. The experts of the JIM concluded with confidence that the Assad regime used the chemical weapon sarin ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Chemical weapons, Syria, UN
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON November 2, 2017 Around the world, journalists work often at great personal risk to report on issues that impact the lives of individuals in all societies. They shine a light on abuses and corruption, expose threats posed by transnational criminal organizations, and counter disinformation and propaganda that spread false narratives. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 2 November, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases
| Tags: journalists
Mexico City, November 1, 2017 – The US Government, through USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, continues to provide assistance to Mexico in the aftermath of the September 19 earthquake. To support much-needed inspections of homes, schools, and businesses damaged by the earthquake, USAID/OFDA is providing $100K to the global engineering firm Miyamoto International, which will work together with and train Mexican engineers ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of today’s terrorist attack in New York City and their families. My Administration will provide its full support to the New York City Police Department, including through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We offer our thanks to the first responders who stopped the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 November, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: New York
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 27, 2017 The United States welcomes the Lima Group’s leadership in addressing the deteriorating situation in Venezuela. The Lima Group’s recent declaration in Toronto — including its support for the provision of humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan people, condemnation of electoral abuses and call for electoral ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Lima
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
Mexico City, October 27, 2017 – Continuing his visit to Mexico City today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with Luis Felipe Puente, México’s National Coordinator for Civil Protection. They discussed the recent earthquakes that struck México, and Administrator Green expressed condolences for those who lost homes and loved ones as a ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Mark Green, Protección civil
Readout of USAID Administrator Green’s Meeting with Ambassador Agustin Garcia-Lopez, Executive Director, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Clayton M. McCleskey: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with Ambassador Agustin Garcia-Lopez, Executive Director of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Mark Green, USAID
The two countries will work together with Central American governments to improve trade, increase transparency, grow prosperity Mexico City, October 26, 2017 – Today United States Agency for International Development Administrator Green met with officials from the government Mexico today to deepen their commitment to advance prosperity in Central America. Over the next six months, the two ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
In recognition of Intersex Awareness Day, the United States stands in solidarity with intersex persons and their advocates around the world. We recognize that intersex persons face violence, discrimination, harassment, and persecution on account of their sex characteristics. At a young age, intersex persons routinely face forced medical surgeries without free or informed consent. These ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: intesexual
n addition to that, I’d like to mention to you our Deputy Secretary John Sullivan was in Mexico yesterday. He traveled to Mexico, and during his trip he delivered remarks to the annual Mexican Business Summit, where he reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship. Deputy Secretary Sullivan also met with Mexican President ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 24 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Thank you Mr. Garcia Cacho [Executive Director, Business Summit] for the invitation to speak, and for the warm welcome and introduction. And I’d also like to recognize the Tourism Secretary of Mexico, Secretary De La Madrid, who is joining us today. I am grateful to be here in this beautiful setting, beautiful San Luis Potosi, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel to San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to address the Mexico Business Forum on October 23. While in Mexico, the Deputy Secretary will meet with U.S. and Mexican business leaders and reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Jesus Rosario Favela Astorga (a.k.a. “Chuy”), who is charged with the first-degree murder of United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, was arrested by Mexican law enforcement officers over the weekend. Favela Astorga’s arrest was based on the United States’ request for his extradition. He was the last remaining fugitive of seven ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
A U.S. delegation, led by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson, Department of State Deputy Assistance Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Creamer and Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Michael Dougherty, met with Mexico’s delegation, led by Eugenio Imaz Gispert, Director of Mexico’s Center for Investigation and National Security, to review our security cooperation ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 October, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Law Enforcement, News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, TCO
The United States applauds the courage, determination, and will of the Venezuelan people who tried to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the October 15 gubernatorial elections. We condemn the lack of free and fair elections yesterday in Venezuela. The voice of the Venezuelan people was not heard. Our previously stated concerns were unfortunately ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Gubernatorial elections
Mexico City, October 6, 2017—We are grateful for the government of Mexico’s offer of help to the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mexican authorities are working with the appropriate contacts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance, and there are already Mexican technical personnel in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: (FEMA), Puerto Rico
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Construction Award for the New U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico The Department of State has awarded the construction contract for the new U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico to Caddell Construction Company of Montgomery, Alabama. The new campus will include a Chancery, Marine residence, and support ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Alabama., Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Caddell Construction Company of Montgomery, Embassy
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, who called to express condolences on behalf of the Mexican people for the loss of life in the Las Vegas tragedy. President Trump welcomed President Peña Nieto’s expression of thanks for the rapid deployment of U.S. search and rescue teams to Mexico ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 October, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico
Ambassador Lighthizer: Good Afternoon. First, thank you Minister Freeland, Canadian government officials as well as Canadian citizens for the welcome and hospitality you have provided to us in hosting this third round. I would like to also offer the thoughts and prayers of Americans for our friends in Mexico who are dealing with these terrible ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Lighthizer
Ottawa, Canada – Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today successfully concluded the third round of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The round took place in Ottawa, Canada from September 23 to 27, 2017. Negotiators ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Canada, Chrystia Freeland, Ildefonso Guajardo, Mexico, NAFTA, Robert Lighthizer, United States
$5 Million Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest And/Or Conviction Of Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores WASHINGTON – The FBI Washington Field Office, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Narcotics Rewards Program, announced today a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the arrest and/or conviction of Fausto Isidro ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Beltrán-Leyva, Meza-Flores
Ambassador Roberta S. Jacobson Confirms U.S. Government Assistance to Red Cross of Mexico to for Earthquake Victims. On September 25, 2017 Ambassador Jacobson participated in a donation ceremony with Eduardo S. Aguero Le Duc, Vice President of the Red Cross Mexico. During the ceremony the Ambassador confirmed $100,000 in U.S. Government assistance to the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
FBI increases reward offering, up to $100,000 The FBI today announced the addition of Santiago “Pucho” Villalba Mederos to its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. The FBI and Tacoma Police Department seek the public’s help in locating Mederos, 26, whom investigators allege is responsible for murders in the Tacoma, Washington, area. Mederos should be considered armed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 September, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Villalba Mederos
Mexico City, September 21, 2017—“Like everyone in Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos, I lived through the moments of anguish during last Tuesday’s earthquake. As president Trump noted, we are with our Mexican brothers and sisters in this critical time. I am moved by the palpable expressions of solidarity from so many citizens. I am deeply proud ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 September, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, os Angeles County Fire Department
STATEMENT BY CLAYTON M. McCLESKEY, ACTING SPOKESPERSON Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Mexico in response to urgent humanitarian needs caused by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck on September 19. The USAID DART, an elite team of disaster experts, will support the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to extend his condolences for the lives lost and damage caused by yesterday’s earthquake in central Mexico. The President offered assistance and search-and-rescue teams, which are being deployed now. The President also pledged to continue close coordination with Mexico as the two countries ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: assitance, search-and-rescue teams
September 19, 2017 Regarding the Earthquake in Mexico Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Mexico affected by today’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake and other recent natural disasters. We stand ready to provide assistance should our neighbors request our help. Our embassy in Mexico City has sent out public messages to U.S. citizens in Mexico, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 September, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Earthquake, Heather Nauert
The U.S. Consular Agency in Acapulco resumed normal operations, today, September 15. Per the security message sent on September 14, the U.S. Consular Agency in Acapulco was closed on September 14 due to weather conditions related to Hurricane Max. Other information: See the
State Department’s travel website for the
Worldwide Caution , Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information for
Mexico . ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Sections & Offices, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: consular agency
Treasury Sanctions Mexican Entities and Individuals Linked to CJNG and the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization OFAC Designates Four Entities and Three Individuals in the Guadalajara, Mexico Area Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Mexican entities and three Mexican individuals linked to the Cartel de ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: OFAC
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the accomplishments of Hispanic Americans who have helped shape our great Nation. We are grateful for the many contributions Hispanic American men and women make to our society and the vibrancy they weave into our American culture. From America’s earliest days, Hispanic Americans have played a prominent and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Armed Forces, Hispanic Americans, National Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will embark on a three stop tour starting Wednesday, Sep. 13. Secretary Mattis will visit Minot, North Dakota and Omaha, Nebraska. He concludes his trip on Friday, Sep. 15 as the first to participate in the Mexican Independence Day activities. This will be the fifth ever visit by a U.S. Secretary of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Mexican Independence Day, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis
Mexico City, September 12, 2017 – The United States Government, through the Mérida Initiative, delivered 25 detection canines to Mexican law enforcement agencies in nine Mexican states between August 30-September 1, 2017. Under the Mérida Initiative, the U.S. government sponsored training in the United States for the canines and their handlers in the detection of weapons, narcotics, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Consulates, Merida Initiative, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: detection dogs
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Tillerson spoke by telephone this evening with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray. The Secretary offered his condolences for the loss of life and the devastation caused by the earthquake in Mexico and from Hurricane Katia. The Secretary emphasized to Foreign Secretary Videgaray that the U.S. government ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Secretary Tillerson
A PROCLAMATION On Patriot Day, we honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives taken from us on September 11, 2001, and all of those who so nobly aided their fellow citizens in America’s time of need. We rededicate ourselves to the ideals that define our country and unite us as one, as we commemorate all ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
U.S. Embassy Mexico City Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Hurricane Katia September 7, 2017 The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Hurricane Katia is expected to strengthen and should approach the Eastern coast of Mexico by early Saturday morning, September 9. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Mexican Meteorological Service issued a Hurricane Warning for parts ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Hurricane Katia
We are grateful for the government of Mexico’s offer of assistance to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. We responded to the government of Mexico through diplomatic channels and connected Mexican authorities with the appropriate contacts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA will continue to work with its state, local, and tribal partners ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens Tropical Storm Lidia August 31, 2017 The U.S. Consulates General in Tijuana and Hermosillo caution U.S. citizens that Tropical Storm Lidia is causing conditions to deteriorate across Southern Baja California Sur as it moves toward and over the Baja Peninsula. Ports, public transportation, businesses, and schools in Mazatlán and Baja ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 31 August, 2017 | Topics:
Hermosillo, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Tijuana, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S CITIZENS, Security message, Tropical storm lidia, U.S citizens
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Mr. Secretary, welcome. Welcome to the State Department again. It’s always a pleasure to have you here. FOREIGN SECRETARY VIDEGARAY: Thank you. Thank you very much. SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you. And I – particularly I want to thank the Government of Mexico for its offer of assistance to the state of Texas. They’ve offered a wide ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Luis Videgaray, Rex Tillerson
U.S. Embassy Mexico City Security Message for U.S. Citizens Mass Demonstrations in Oaxaca, Veracruz, Chiapas, and Guerrero States August 30, 2017 The U.S. Embassy advises its citizens in Oaxaca, Veracruz, Chiapas, and Guerrero States to avoid the vicinity of expected demonstrations held by teachers, students, and other groups scheduled to begin September 1, 2017. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 August, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Chiapas, Guerrero
Mexico City, August 28, 2017—The Mexican Association of Universities and Higher Learning Institutions (ANUIES) and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico through its Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the program Harnessing the Will to Professionalize and Certify Criminal Justice System Operators and Communicators, in an effort to strengthen law enforcement in Mexico.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 August, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, ANUIES, USAID
CHICAGO – After eight years on the run, a Chicago man who is one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” is now in custody, announced Michael J. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Chicago Field Office. Mr. Anderson is joined by Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) Eddie Johnson; Cook County ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: Luis Macedo, Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order imposing strong, new financial sanctions on the dictatorship in Venezuela. The Maduro dictatorship continues to deprive the Venezuelan people of food and medicine, imprison the democratically-elected opposition, and violently suppress freedom of speech. The regime’s decision to create an illegitimate Constituent Assembly—and most recently to have ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Financial Sanctions
The U.S. Department of State renewed the Travel Warning for Mexico on August 22, This is a routine update that replaces the Travel Warning issued on December 8, 2016. The Department of State reviews Travel Warnings on a regular basis to ensure they remain valid and up to date. Background on Travel Warnings The ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Mexico, travel warning
Washington, DC – On August 16, 2017, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo launched the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Washington, DC. This began five full days of meetings by a team of subject matter ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Canada, Mexico, NAFTA, United States
Fifteen Mexican Penitentiaries recognized for Internationally-Compliant Operations at Corrections Conference St Louis, Missouri, 20 August, 2017 — The American Correctional Association (ACA) formally accredited today 12 Mexican penitentiary institutions, including the central offices of the Federal Prisons Commission, for the first time, and re-accredited another three. Since 2009, the ACA has accredited 70 Mexican ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 August, 2017 | Topics:
Government Offices, Law Enforcement, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: ACA, Merida Initiative
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: President Santos, thank you for the warm welcome you and Maria Clemencia have shown to me and my wife, Karen. It was an honor, along with President Donald Trump, to welcome you to the White House during your historic visit in May. And now it is a personal honor for me to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches, Vice President Mike Pence, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: President Santos, Vice President Pence
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals involved in organizing or otherwise supporting the creation of Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly (Asamblea Constituyente or AC) and participating in anti-democratic actions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. The AC, which seeks to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution and dissolve Venezuelan ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 August, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
OFAC Kingpin Act Action Targets 22 Mexican Nationals and 43 Entities in Mexico Washington – Today, in coordination with U.S. and Mexican law enforcement actions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Mexican national Raul Flores Hernandez and the Flores Drug Trafficking Organization (Flores DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 August, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Kingpin Act. PGR
August 8, 2017 The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to strengthen during the evening of Tuesday, August 8 through Wednesday, August 9 as the storm leaves the Yucatan peninsula and moves over the Bay of Campeche. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) along with the Mexican Metrological Service have ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 August, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
August 7, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General in Merida continues to monitor Tropical Storm Franklin (Tropical Cyclone 7) and cautions U.S. citizens that the storm is expected to strengthen and should move over the Yucatan Peninsula this evening, Monday, August 7. The Government of Mexico has issued a Hurricane Watch from Chetumal north to Punta Allen ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Cyclone 7
First National Forensic Sciences Symposium promotes greater collaboration between justice sector actors in support of Mexico’s accusatory criminal justice system Mexico City, August 7, 2017 – The first National Forensic Sciences Symposium in Mexico opened today. Nearly 200 forensic laboratory directors, quality assurance managers and technical leaders, as well as several State Attorney Generals, from Mexico’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 August, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Forensic Medicine., National Forensic Sciences Symposium
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON The United States considers the Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly the illegitimate product of a flawed process designed by the Maduro dictatorship to further its assault on democracy. The process was rigged from the start, from the irregular manner in which the election was decreed to the government’s refusal to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 4 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Constituent Assembly
Remarks by Ambassador Jacobson at the Launching of the Blue Heart Campaign 2.0 “#AQUÍ ESTOY” Against Trafficking in Persons Good Afternoon. Secretary Osorio Chong, Mr. Brandolino, President of CONAGO, Miguel Ángel Mancera, Distinguished members of the presidium, Welcome to all and thank you for the invitation and your presence here today. As we commemorate ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 31 July, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, Human Rights, Merida Initiative, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech, Blue Heart Campaign 2.0, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, which authorizes sanctions against current or former officials of the Government of Venezuela and others undermining democracy in Venezuela. These sanctions come a day after the Maduro ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 31 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: treasury
The United States condemns the elections imposed on July 30 for the National Constituent Assembly, which is designed to replace the legitimately elected National Assembly and undermine the Venezuelan people’s right to self-determination. The United States stands by the people of Venezuela, and their constitutional representatives, in their quest to restore their country to a ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 31 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
Improving the experience visa applicants and American citizens receive at the Consulate Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, July 27, 2017- The Consulate General in Monterrey is pleased to announce the completion of the construction of the Consular pavilion for the consular services applicants, which began construction in December 2016. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was let by the Consul ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 July, 2017 | Topics:
Monterrey, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services, Visas
Mérida, Yucatan, July 28, 2017 – Today, the Yucatan State Attorney General formally recognized a group of 60 forensic scientists and police officers who completed a training course in Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), a collaborative effort by the governments of the United States of America and Mexico under the Mérida Initiative. Yucatán is the first state in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 July, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
Action Targets Officials of Entities Undermining Democracy in Venezuela Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 13 current or former senior officials of the Venezuelan Government pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692, which authorizes sanctions against officials of the Government of Venezuela and others undermining democracy there. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 July, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
The United States applauds the courage and determination of Venezuelans who exercised their rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in defense of their democracy on July 16. Yesterday’s vote was a massive repudiation of the proposed National Constituent Assembly, which would undermine Venezuela’s democratic institutions. The vote by millions of Venezuelans was ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
| Tags: President Maduro.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, along with the Mexican Air Force, successfully conducted AMALGAM EAGLE 17, a tactical exercise, which was designed to enhance mutual warning and information sharing procedures in support of a cooperative response to a an illicit flight that crossed the U.S. – ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
As friend and a neighbor it’s an honor to be here with you to get to share our common goals and I am very honored to represent the U.S. government and the Trump Administration in Mexico City today. This is familiar territory for me. As governor of Texas for 14 years, I had the great ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Secretary Perry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry will travel to Mexico City on Thursday, July 13, 2017 to meet with President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto and Mexico’s Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin Coldwell. Both Secretary Perry and Secretary Joaquin Coldwell will provide brief remarks on Thursday. During this visit, they will discuss the great strides ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Energy, Secretary Rick Perry
Monterrey, Nuevo León, July 11, 2017 – For second year in a row and with the goal of providing support to communities in Northeastern Mexico and strengthening the bilateral relation between the U.S. and Mexico, the Consulate General in Monterrey in coordination with Consulates General in Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros opened their request for proposals for ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 11 July, 2017 | Topics:
Grants, Matamoros, Monterrey, News, Nuevo Laredo, Press Releases, Public Affairs
Phoenix, Ariz. – On Friday, July 7th, Efrain Olague-Valdez, 38, was extradited back to the United States after his arrest in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Olague-Valdez was wanted by the Phoenix Police Department for 3 counts of 1st Degree Murder. It is alleged that in 2011, while Olague-Valdez was a passenger in the back of a ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 July, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: USMS Fifteen Most Wanted
The United States welcomes the transfer of Leopoldo Lopez to house arrest, reportedly for health reasons, after more than three years in prison. This is but a first step in the right direction by the government of Venezuela. We reiterate our call for the government to grant Lopez full unconditional freedom immediately. Lopez is just ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Leopoldo Lopez
President Donald J. Trump, President Moon Jae-in, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Hamburg, Germany, on July 6 to discuss the serious and escalating threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The three leaders condemned the DPRK’s unprecedented launch, on July 4, of a ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
| Tags: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
MEXICO CITY – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and Mexican Secretary of Government Osorio Chong held a press availability to discuss the continued partnership between the two nations. Secretary Kelly’s remarks as delivered below: I want to thank Secretary Osorio Chong and his team for hosting me today. We had a good, substantive ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
Government Offices, Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Homeland Security, John F. Kelly, SEGOB
President Donald J. Trump met today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico during the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. President Trump emphasized the strong bilateral relationship that the United States enjoys with Mexico and noted the importance of renegotiating NAFTA to help workers in both countries. President Trump thanked President Peña Nieto for Mexico’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: G20, meeting
The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Testing an ICBM represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region, and the world. Global action is required to stop a global threat. Any country that hosts North Korean guest workers, provides any ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: Deputy Secretary of State, North Korea
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly will travel to Mexico City, Mexico from July 5-7 to meet with Mexican government officials. This trip is an opportunity for Secretary Kelly and Mexican officials to continue discussions on issues of importance to the U.S.-Mexico relationship including confronting transnational criminal organizations and promoting regional security and economic ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 5 July, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: john Kelly, Mexico, travel
On the occasion of the 241st anniversary of the Independence of the United States, the Embassy and Consulates celebrated with a reception in each of the diplomatic sites around the country. Ciudad Juárez Ciudad de México Hermosillo Mérida
Monterrey (más información) Nuevo Laredo Tijuana
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 July, 2017 | Topics:
Consulates, Events, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: celebration, consulates
Will Ostick, Consul General of the U.S. in Tijuana, welcomed guests to the U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana to celebrate the 241th Anniversary of the Independence of the United States. Guests included Francisco Rueda, Lieutenant Governor of Baja California, Juan Manuel Gastélum, Mayor of Tijuana, and friends and partners who collaborate with the U.S. Consulate ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 June, 2017 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Consulates, Events, News, Public Affairs, Tijuana, Western Hemisphere
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson at the 241st Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America Mexico City, June 29th, 2017 – “Welcome, all of you to the commemoration of the 241st anniversary of the Independence of the United States! I want to express my appreciation to all of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 29 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
Overview: Change to Global Aviation Security Requirements The United States and the global aviation community face an adaptive and agile enemy. Terrorist groups continue to target passenger aircraft, and we have seen a “spider web” of threats to commercial aviation as terrorist pursue new attack methods. Based on these concerns, the Department of Homeland Security ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: airports, flights, Security Measures
Mexico City, June 26, 2017 – Talented law students from two universities in Mexico compete this week in the Championship of Champions mock trial showdown at American University in Washington, D.C. Under the Mérida Initiative, the Department of State funds programs to develop oral advocacy skills amongst university professors and students through workshops and mock ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 June, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: “Championship of Champions”, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, law
The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Hurricane Dora is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Swells generated by Dora are currently affecting portions of the coast of southwest Mexico and by Tuesday, June 27, parts of the coast of the southern Baja California peninsula will be affected. Dora is projected to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 June, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Dora
Embassy and Consulates celebrated Pride Month in their communities joining and supporting LGBT Pride Parades. Mexico City Ciudad Juarez Guadalajara Matamoros Merida Monterrey Nuevo Laredo
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 June, 2017 | Topics:
Consulates, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Embassies, Parade 2017
Mexico City, June 22, 2017 – “In our countries in Mexico and in the world we are convinced that all individuals and all families must be treated with respect and dignity regardless of their sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. We take very seriously our role as defenders of equality of human rights for ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 June, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. Welcome to this press conference of the Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. He will start with a brief declaration and then he will answer some questions. I will assign the persons that will be allowed to ask the questions. Please use your mikes. DEPUTY SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Well, thank you ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Speeches, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan, OAS General Assembly
President Donald J. Trump is changing the policy of the United States toward Cuba to achieve four objectives: Enhance compliance with United States law—in particular the provisions that govern the embargo of Cuba and the ban on tourism; Hold the Cuban regime accountable for oppression and human rights abuses ignored under the Obama policy; ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
Key Documents, News, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Cubs, policy
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel on Monday, June 19 to Cancun, Mexico to represent the United States at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States meeting. The Secretary of State will continue his efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East region through in-person meetings and phone conversations with ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Deputy Secretary of State, John J. Sullivan
Opening Plenary Session Florida International University Miami, Florida SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, thank you, Jorge, for that most kind introduction, and also in particular, I want to thank Florida International University for providing their campus and the host site for this conference, which we have been planning for some time and very excited to get ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Conference for prosperity
KANSAS CITY, KS. – The U.S. Marshals Service worked with Mexican authorities to arrest 31 year old Kansas resident Jeffrey Dane Swindler. The U.S. Marshals also worked in coordination with the Sumner County Sherriff’s Office, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers. Swindler was wanted for aggravated failure to appear for sentencing on a rape ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 June, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Monterrey, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Jeffrey Dane Swindler, Kansas, sex ofender
Under the Merida Initiative, the United States Embassy together with the Secretariado Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública and the Secretaria de Gobernacion hosted the first National Meeting of Public Security Academies and Police Training Institutes. Directors from federal, regional and state police academies joined regional experts to discuss themes related to police professionalization, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 June, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, Merida Initiative, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: ethics, international collaboration, marshall services, police officers, public trust, training
The Cancun Chapter of the Overseas Security Advisory Council Hosts Event Featuring Prominent Hurricane Experts CANCUN, Quintana Roo June 5, 2017 – Over 70 business executives, civic representatives, government officials and other invited guests attended presentations by renowned hurricane experts Doctor Lixion Avila of the United States National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Specialist Unit and Doctor Omar ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 June, 2017 | Topics:
Merida, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Cancun, hurricane
The members of the delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the Honorable Congress of the Union of Mexico, as well as the members of the delegation of the Congress of the United States of America at the 53rd Interparliamentary Conference, in accordance with the decisions reached on June 5th, 2017 in Mexico City, agreed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Interparliamentary Conference, Joint declaration
Monterrey, NL May 31, 2017 – Memorial Day: During a ceremony with 90 students of the English Access program at Monterrey’s binational center, we honored those who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The Consulate General Marine Corps Detachment conducted a demonstration and explained the symbolism behind folding the U.S. flag. In honor ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Monterrey, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Marines Corps Detachment, Memorial Day
The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Tropical storm Beatriz is expected to strengthen and should approach or move over the Pacific coast of Mexico on Friday, June 2. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Pacific coast of Mexico from Salina Cruz to Puerto Escondido. Maximum sustained winds ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 31 May, 2017 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Beatriz, Oaxaca, tropical storm
After nearly 3 weeks on the run, both escaped prisoners in custody in Mexico WASHINGTON – Two federal prisoners who escaped from U.S. Penitentiary Lee in Lee County, Virginia, May 3 were apprehended in Mexico today. U.S. Marshals worked closely with Mexican law enforcement authorities to locate and apprehend Salah Mohamed, 35, and Kamal ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News
| Tags: penitentiary, US Marshals, western Virginia
Action Targets Ruelas Torres Drug Trafficking Organization, a Key Heroin Producer and Distributor Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today identified Mexican national Jose Luis Ruelas Torres and the Ruelas Torres Drug Trafficking Organization (Ruelas Torres DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 24 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Jose Luis Ruelas
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Morning, all, and thank you for coming. I appreciate the opportunity to meet again with Foreign Secretary Videgaray and Secretary of the Interior Osorio, and I also want to express my appreciation for the entire Mexican delegation who made the trip up to Washington, D.C. today for very, very useful and fruitful conversations. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: john Kelly, Luis Videgaray, Miguel Angle Osorio Chong
Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Through these negotiations, the United States seeks to support higher-paying jobs in the United States and to grow the U.S. economy by improving U.S. opportunities to trade with Canada and Mexico. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly will convene a high-level dialogue with their Mexican counterparts on strategies to combat transnational criminal organizations on May 18 at 9:00 a.m., at the Department of State. Participants from the Government of Mexico will include Foreign Secretary Videgaray, Secretary of Government ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: western hemisphere
The FBI and Tacoma Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating a fugitive whom investigators believe is responsible for murders in the Tacoma, Washington area. Santiago “Pucho” Villalba Mederos, 25, may be in Mexico and speaks both English and Spanish. Villalba Mederos is known to have family living in the Las Grutas, Guerrero ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, May 16, 2017 – The first National Fentanyl Conference for Forensic Chemists opened today in Mexico City. With it comes the recognition of the potential dangers of fentanyl, not only for users but also those responsible for detecting and managing the drug, as well as the need for continued collaboration between countries affected ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Merida Initiative, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Alberto Elías Beltrán, Ambassador Jacobson, fentanyl. law enforcement, Merida Initia, Merida Initiative
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.
Thanks Jaime and Luis for your invitation. Good afternoon, everyone. I’d rather sit here and keep things informal. I will use my cue cards. You can always tell who is not a native speaker because they always use cue cards. I think the title of this conference is very appropriate and very well selected, ‘Facing ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 11 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech
On April 24, United States Department of State consular officials and representatives from the Mexican Foreign Ministry gathered to discuss best practices for assisting their citizens abroad during a crisis. To prepare for the upcoming Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, the two governments discussed communication strategies, sharing resources, and leveraging technology. The United States and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: citizens, crisis
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting the fundamental principles of a free press around the world. We honor those men and women who work tirelessly, often at great personal risk, to tell the stories we would not otherwise hear. They are the guardians of democratic values and ideals. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
Mexico City, May 3, 2017—The ambassadors of the United States, Canada, Sweeden and the European Union in Mexico discussed press freedom through Facebook Live to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day which the United Nations General Assembly enacted in 1993.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you, Secretary General, for that most helpful briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Secretary of State of the United States, and I thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council. According to UN Security Council Resolution 2321, a stated objective of this council is North ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: North Korea, UN Security Council
Past efforts have failed to halt North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs and nuclear and ballistic missile tests. With each provocation, North Korea jeopardizes stability in Northeast Asia and poses a growing threat to our Allies and the U.S. homeland. North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is an urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority. Upon assuming office, President Trump ordered a thorough ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: DPRK, Staff Gen. Joe Dunford
Late on April 26, President Donald J. Trump spoke with both President Peña Nieto of Mexico and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada. Both conversations were pleasant and productive. President Trump agreed not to terminate NAFTA at this time and the leaders agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, to enable the renegotiation ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 April, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
| Tags: President Peña Nieto, Prime Minister Trudeau
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
COZUMEL, Mexico, April 25, 2017 — The U.S. military is looking for ways to enhance cooperation with its Mexican and Central American partners to address the security challenges that threaten the stability in the region, the commander of
North American Aerospace Defense Command and
U.S. Northern Command said here today. U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Kiel Fisher and first responders from the Mexican ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 April, 2017 | Topics:
News
| Tags: partnerships
COZUMEL, Mexico, April 24, 2017 — The evolving security challenges in Central America are threatening the security beyond the region and demand a unified approach, the commander of
U.S. Southern Command said at the Central America Security Conference here today. Central America Security Conference participants pose for a group photo on the first day of the two-day forum ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Mexico
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
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexico’s Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, through the Tax Administration Service, met today in Mexico City to advance the development of Customs in the 21st century for both the United States and Mexico. Recognizing the importance of facilitating cross border flows, officials from both countries expressed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Central Bank Governor Augustin Carstens of Mexico. Secretary Mnuchin and Governor Carstens discussed the importance of working together on common objectives for the IMF and the G-20. The Secretary underscored the closeness of the bilateral relationship and working together on a thriving commercial relationship. Secretary ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Carstens, Central Bank Governor, G-20, Mnuchin
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Jose Antonio Meade of Mexico. Secretary Mnuchin and Secretary Meade discussed the importance of strengthening both the U.S. and Mexican economies and the opportunity to improve NAFTA, including in the financial services sector. Secretary Mnuchin and Secretary Meade highlighted the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Jose Antonio Meade, Mnunchin, treasury
Action Exposes Attempts by Abigael Gonzalez Valencia to Avoid Sanctions Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Mexican property management companies linked to Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, the leader of the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization (Los Cuinis DTO). OFAC designated the Los Cuinis DTO and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: DEA, DOJ
WASHINGTON – Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Mexican Attorney General Dr. Raúl Cervantes Andrade released the following statement on the arrest of Tomas Yarrington: “The detention of Mexican ex-Governor Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, on April 9, 2017, in Florence, Italy, was the result of law enforcement cooperation between Mexican, Italian and U.S. authorities. “Yarrington faces ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Political Affairs, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
WASHINTON – The Attorneys General of Mexico, Dr. Raúl Cervantes Andrade, and of the United States, Jeff Sessions, met on April 18, 2017, to follow up on matters discussed during their previous meeting of March 20, 2017, and to continue strengthening their bilateral law enforcement cooperation. Both sides discussed recent statements made by U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 April, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, ACTING SPOKESPERSON Venezuela has been witness in recent weeks to ongoing social protests, ever since the Supreme Court demonstrated its lack of independence from the Executive Branch through a continuing series of court decisions against the members of the freely-elected National Assembly. Thus far, six demonstrators have been killed, with ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Mark Toner
FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via translation) Who was bringing you up? Who was giving you your manners? Mr. Secretary of State, dear colleagues. We met in Bonn on February 16, where I told you about Moscow’s basic views on Russian-US relations and international affairs. In the few months since then, many statements have been made in ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Lavrov
Pursuant to our strong law enforcement partnership, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice are working together on a legal strategy which will allow Tomas Yarrington to face justice in both countries.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 April, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Yarrington
Pan American Day and Pan American Week commemorate the 127th anniversary of the conclusion of the First International Conference of American States. This inter-American gathering planted the seed for the creation of the Organization of American States, an enduring organization for the promotion of democracy, security, human rights, and economic development throughout the Americas. Pan ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump
THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Speeches
Returned to the United States to Face Charges in Pierce County A fugitive was returned to the United States yesterday evening, April 4, 2017, after six years on the run. Agents from the FBI’s Seattle Field Office escorted Juan Ortiz, 24, formerly of Tacoma, Washington, back from Mexico. Ortiz will face state charges of ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: PCPO, TPD
On March 24 the Consulate General in Monterrey held an opening ceremony of the first generation of the English Access program at the School of Languages of Tec de Monterrey’s campus Saltillo, Coahuila. Twenty-five young people received this scholarship from Consul General Timothy Zuñiga-Brown. The English Access Microscholarship program is a two-year scholarship for talented ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 March, 2017 | Topics:
Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Monterrey, News
| Tags: Saltillo
1. Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition met in Washington today at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to review and accelerate the campaign for the lasting defeat of ISIS. We remain firmly united in our outrage at ISIS’s atrocities and in our determination to eliminate this global threat and overcome its ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Mexico City, March 15, 2017 – U.S. Ambassador Roberta Jacobson visited various locations in the state of Morelos, and met with Governor Graco Ramiez to discuss renewable energy and economic development. This visit is part of her goal of getting to know Mexico first hand. During the day she visited the Robert Brady Museum, the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 15 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
Mexico City, March 10, 2017 – The U.S. Embassy in Mexico commemorated Global Partnerships Week, celebrating public-private partnerships with a reception at the Franz Mayer Museum on March 9. Several key partners from academia, the private sector, civil society and government were in attendance, including, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, PepsiCo, Fondo Unido, ITAM, the Foreign Ministry and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 March, 2017 | Topics:
Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, March 10, 2017 – Today, the U.S. government donated to Government of Mexico security forces nearly $900,000 USD of specialized personal protective equipment including coveralls, gloves and masks that will help to safely dismantle and destroy clandestine narcotics labs. The equipment will be distributed to security forces along the Pacific coast, where the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 March, 2017 | Topics:
Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, March 9, 2017 – “We commend Mexican authorities for the conviction of the murderer of Oaxaca journalist Marcos Hernandez Bautista. We encourage authorities to continue investigating the case and ultimately arrest and sentence the mastermind behind this murder and all other crimes against freedom of speech. Among these, the case of Cecilio Pineda, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, crime, journalist
On March 8, International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women around the world while also reflecting on the challenges that remain in the quest for gender equality. Mexico has a historic opportunity: it has invested in women’s education and it has built the legal and institutional framework for women’s equality and empowerment. One ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 March, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, international, International Women’s Day, women
The below is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Mark Toner: On his first day at the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a number of introductory calls to key allies and partners. In addition to his meeting with Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Secretary Tillerson also spoke by phone with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 3 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson, a globe-trotting oil executive and engineer, is the new U.S. secretary of state and chief foreign affairs adviser to President Trump. He was confirmed February 1 as the 69th secretary of state, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson and most recently by John Kerry. Five predecessors won the Nobel Peace Prize. Rex Wayne ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 February, 2017 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, President Donald Trump, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State
WASHINGTON – Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, known by several aliases including “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his top leadership roles in the “La Familia-Michoacan” Mexican drug cartel, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Clyde E. Shelley, Familia micoacana, LA Minsa, Teas
The United States President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke by phone this morning for an hour. The call was mutually arranged by their teams. The two had a productive and constructive call regarding the bilateral relationship between the two countries, the current trade deficit the United States has with Mexico, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump, U.S. & Mexico
Mexico City, January 27, 2017 – Susan Elbow, Minister-Counselor of Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, joined Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) Rector Emilio José Baños Ardavín and local authorities to officially open the EducationUSA Center on the UPAEP campus in Puebla City. Also witnessing the opening were Martha Guadalupe ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: EducationUSA
Mexico City, January 25, 2017 – Ambassador Roberta Jacobson participated in a donation ceremony of medical equipment at the Mexican Institute of Diagnostics and Epidemiology (InDRE). Along with Secretary of Health, Dr. José Narro Robles, she highlighted the importance of collaborating bilaterally in the detection of contagious diseases and the fight against epidemics, as well ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 25 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, CDC USNORTHCOM, InDRE
The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security. Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy. This principle will make possible a stable, more peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground. Defeating ISIS and other radical Islamic terror groups will ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 January, 2017 | Topics:
Key Documents, News, Political Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: foreign policy, NAFTA, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Mexico City, January 23, 2017 – The American Corrections Association announced today the accreditation of 16 Mexican prisons in its Winter Conference in San Antonio, Texas. With that the total number of Mexican accredited prisons is 58, and all federal penitentiaries are new certified.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 January, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: prisions
The United States Embassy in Mexico invited students, academics, officials, and members of the press to watch a live broadcast of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The event was held at the Embassy’s Benjamin Franklin Library. At the end of the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, President Donald Trump, Press Releases
Washington – Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates today announced that Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” will face charges filed in Brooklyn, New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related crimes through his leadership ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 20 January, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: DEA
WASHINGTON – Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzman Loera is charged in six separate indictments throughout the United States; however, the indictment filed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
WASHINGTON – Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” has been extradited and is en route to the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the “Sinaloa Cartel.” Guzman Loera is charged in six separate indictments throughout the United ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 19 January, 2017 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: El Chapo, extradition, Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico is aware there was a shooting in a night club (The Blue Parrot) in Playa del Carmen in the early morning of Monday, January 16. Mexican Authorities have not confirmed any US Citizen deaths. Consulate personnel are on the ground and are providing assistance. For inquiries about U.S. Citizens, please ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
Merida, Yucatan, January 10, 2017 – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson traveled to Merida to continue her outreach around Mexico. During her trip she highlighted educational exchanges, human rights, and free speech. Ambassador Jacobson noted: “It has been an honor to represent my country in Mexico. This trip is part of the commitment I ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 January, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Merida, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Jacobson
WASHINGTON – A U.S. national was deported from Mexico to the United States and arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with the attempted murder of a diplomat stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 10 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Citizen Services
Wishing you love and laughter this Christmas.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 24 December, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, News, President Barack Obama, Speeches
| Tags: Christmas
Acting Under Secretary of International Trade Ken Hyatt and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Paula Gant held strategic energy industry meetings WASHINGTON – Commerce Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Ken Hyatt and Energy Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Paula Gant today launched the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council in Mexico ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 16 December, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Opportunities, High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: HLED
Nogales, Sonora, December 13th, 2016—U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson continued highlighting the transcendence of the bilateral relationship and the economic importance of the border region with a visit to Nogales, Sonora. Ambassador Jacobson met with grantees from Jovenes en Accion who work in a program to counter sexual violence and raise awareness on harassment. ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Nogales, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
On 13 December, U.S. Ambassador Jacobson visited the Non-Government Organization Arizona Sonora Border Projects for Inclusion (ARSOBO) in Nogales, Sonora to present ARSOBO Director Franciso Trujillo with a donation of $7,000 worth of supplies and equipment on behalf of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM). Today’s donation will increase ARSOBO’s ability to manufacture hearing aid molds and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Nogales, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
It is a pleasure and honor for me to be here today to mark this historic occasion. While the strong cooperation between our two governments has been evident across many areas – from trade to security collaboration, with this event today, those strong government-to-government ties are even more obvious. For the millions of U.S. and ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, News, Nogales, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech
It is important to know that effective Monday, December 19, the Mexico City Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Pavilion will no longer provide temporary storage of personal items for visa applicants. Visa applicants will not be permitted to enter the NIV pavilion with any of the following items: Cellphones, CDs, USBs, SD Cards, Flashlights, Lighters, Weapons, Liquids, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Non Immigrant Visas, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Mexico, Visas
| Tags: NIV, Prohibited
The U.S. Department of State renewed the Travel Warning for Mexico on December 8, 2016. The Department of State reviews Travel Warnings routinely to ensure they remain valid and up to date. Below is more information about Travel Warnings and what has been updated in the current version. Background on Travel Warnings The United States ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
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
Mexico City, 30 November, 2016 – Four months after the official launch, the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP by its Spanish acronym) marked the completion of the Instructor Training Course for Criminal Investigation under the New Accusatory Criminal Justice System with a ceremony held at La Muralla Police and Forensics Training ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 November, 2016 | Topics:
Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Criminal Investigation Procedures, Criminal Justice System, police training
The Department of State has selected Ennead Architects of New York, New York for the design concept of the new U.S. Consulate General project in Nogales, Mexico. The multi-building complex will be situated on an 8.4-acre site in central Nogales, and will include a Consulate building, support buildings, and facilities for the Consulate community. The ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Nogales, U.S. & Mexico
The City of Matamoros hosted U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson. During her two-day visit, the ambassador met with officials, business leaders, youth groups and the media.
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Matamoros, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
Mexico City, November 28, 2016 – The gridiron will serve as the location of a unique show of cooperation between the militaries of the United States and Mexico. Mexico’s Military Academy, Heroico Colegio Militar (HCM), will play an exhibition American-style football game with the U.S. Naval Academy Sprint Football Team on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 28 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Football, Heroico Colegio Militar, Naval Academy
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
President Obama spoke by phone today with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss the progress the two countries have made deepening economic relations, combatting organized crime, managing migration, and strengthening the rule of law to the benefit of the American and Mexican people. President Obama conveyed how much the United States values and depends ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, President Barack Obama, U.S. & Mexico
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
On November 8, 2016, U.S. Consulate General Monterrey invited 200 guests to watch election returns and increase understanding of the U.S. presidential election process. The consulate held a watch party which featured trivia contests, live music, and other activities while watching the returns come in. Several media outlets covered the party. Consular Chief Scott Cecil ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 November, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Events, Monterrey, News
| Tags: U.S. Elections 2016
Mexico, City, Mexico, November 8, 2016. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded more than U.S. $65 million in awards for eleven new projects in Mexico. Its largest award, of U.S. $24.8 million, was for the Mexico Low Emissions Development Activity (MLEDII). This is a five-year activity designed to help the government, civil ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 8 November, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Goverment of Mexico, MLEDII
Good afternoon. President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera, Ambassador Duncan Taylor, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, Secretario de Gobernación; Attorney General Raúl Cervantes, Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, Delegation of Miguel Hidalgo and María Elena Morera and José Octavio López Presa, from Causa en Común.Thank you all for the warm reception. I want to express my ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 7 November, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech
Action Targets Nine Individuals Tied to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and the Los Cuinis Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) WASHINGTON—Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned nine Mexican individuals linked to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and its close ally, the Los Cuinis Drug ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 27 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Coca-Cola Foundation Funds New Higher Education Partnerships in Environmental Science Washington, DC: October 25, 2016. The White House, U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the Innovation Fund grant winners of the Coca-Cola Foundation-sponsored competition of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund. This Innovation Fund ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 26 October, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Guadalajara, News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Mexico
Amendments Expand Venues for Scientific Collaboration, Facilitate Increased Humanitarian Support, and Bolster Trade and Commercial Opportunities WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are announcing new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 14 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Penny Pritzker
On September 22, I announced that we would resume removals of Haitian nationals in accordance with our existing enforcement priorities. This means we will prioritize the removal of individuals, including Haitian nationals, recently apprehended at or between ports of entry. That has not changed in light of Hurricane Matthew. In light of Hurricane Matthew, removal ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 12 October, 2016 | Topics:
News, Tijuana, Uncategorized
| Tags: Jeh Jhonson
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
Monterrey, NL August 31, 2016 – The Consulate General of the United States in Monterrey hosted a signing ceremony among five universities from Nuevo Leon and Consejo Cívico to fight corruption and promote the culture of lawfulness. The main objective of this university alliance is to promote a culture of reporting bribes and highlighting the ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 1 September, 2016 | Topics:
Culture, Education, Grants, Monterrey, News, Public Affairs
| Tags: rfp, Small Projects
August 24, 2016 – Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.- A suspicious substance was found in the non-immigrant Visa center at the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The substance was handled in accordance with established protocols. Appropriate U.S. and Mexican authorities are investigating. Consulate General officers believe the substance does not pose health or safety risks, but ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 24 August, 2016 | Topics:
News, Nuevo Laredo, Press Releases
A wanted fugitive returned to the United States yesterday after nine years on the run. Agents from the FBI’s Seattle Division escorted Gabriel Nevarez, 28, formerly of Tacoma, Washington, back from Mexico to face state charges of Murder in the First Degree, Assault in the First Degree, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 19 August, 2016 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, U.S. & Mexico
We welcome the entry into force on August 21 of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Mexico that was signed on December 18, 2015. This new agreement will expand travel and trade between the United States and Mexico, and facilitate broader economic growth in both countries. By providing greater opportunities for passenger ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 19 August, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Secretary John Kerry, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: Air Transport Agreement
Consulates General Monterrey, Matamoros, and Nuevo Laredo co-hosted a regional Alumni Summit for Northeast Mexico with more than 50 former U.S. Government program participants from the states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas. The summit consisted of a professional development day and a community service day. The professional and career ...
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By carrillod2 | 16 August, 2016 | Topics:
Alumni, Culture, Education, Environment, Matamoros, Monterrey, News, Nuevo Laredo, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Alumni Summit Northeast, community service
One apprehended this week in Mexico, four arrested in June in Washington. SEATTLE – The leader of a multi-national drug trafficking organization was arrested earlier this week and was returned to the United States yesterday from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Four members of the organization were arrested June 23, 2016, in Washington ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 12 August, 2016 | Topics:
Law Enforcement, News, Press Releases
| Tags: DOJ, heroin
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today 21 potentially game changing solutions to mitigate the spread and impact of the Zika virus. These award nominees underwent a rigorous review process, and have been selected for accelerated development, testing and deployment. The award nominees range from deployment of mosquitoes infected with ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 12 August, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Mexico, Uncategorized
| Tags: Zika
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
Ambassador Roberta Jacobson was in Morelia today on her first visit to Michoacan since taking office. While there she met with U.S. alumni and local students to promote opportunities to study in the United States. She also met with civil society leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials who are members of the state’s Mesas de Seguridad, ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 1 August, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Education, News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Jacobson, Aureoles, Morelia
Mexico City, July 27, 2016 – Edomex, Nuevo León, Colima, Coahuila, Jalisco, Michoacan and Campeche launched Criminal Investigation Instructor Courses for police investigators, part of a national program to create a cadre of criminal investigation instructors. Officials from the United States Embassy and U.S. Consulates in Mexico joined inauguration events for the program in Toluca, ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 27 July, 2016 | Topics:
Merida Initiative, News, Press Releases
Over the past year, the United States has taken a series of steps to address the ongoing humanitarian challenges in Central America, particularly for the many vulnerable individuals attempting to leave the region and come to the United States, while also promoting safe and orderly migration and border security. As part of this ongoing effort, ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, Migration, News, Press Releases
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), will participate, with the Mexican Air Force, in AMALGAM EAGLE 16, a tactical exercise, to be conducted 26-28 July, 2016, in which Mexico and the United States will respond to a simulation of an illicit flight transiting ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Mexico City July 22, 2016- Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Ambassador
David H. Thorne led the State Department’s “
Innovation Roadshow ” in Mexico July 20-22. This visit was a next step in bolstering support for entrepreneurship and follows visits by Ambassador Thorne and delegations to Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The delegation was made up of a ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 25 July, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: David H. Thorne, inadem, innovation, MUSEIC
Mexico City, July 22, 2016—The U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ira Forman, visited Mexico City from July 20-22 to meet with members of the Mexican Jewish community, leaders from both the Catholic and Protestant church, civil society groups, and government representatives who share the mission of fostering interfaith understanding and mutual respect. ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 22 July, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ira Forman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
The U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey, is pleased to announce the awardees of community small grants. This special competition, launched in January 2016, sought proposals for projects that address environmental challenges, broaden human rights, engage at-risk youth, expand economic opportunity for women or underserved communities, encourage innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, and strengthen ...
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By carrillod2 | 20 July, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Environment, Grants, Matamoros, Monterrey, News, Nuevo Laredo
The Consulate General in Monterrey joined the Nuevo Leon State Secretary of Sustainable Development to sponsor the visit of U.S. guest speaker Mr. Hector De La Torre of the California Air Resources Board. Among Mr. De La Torre’s activities while in Monterrey was a public lecture at the Tecnologico de Monterrey University in which he ...
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By carrillod2 | 18 July, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Environment, Monterrey, News
Consul General Tanya C. Anderson and her team visited Universidad Panamericana on July 12 to discuss the Consulate’s extensive collaboration with the university and how to increase it even further. The university is working on increasing the number of exchange programs in which Panamerican students participate, as well as the number of U.S. students who ...
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By rayasgm | 14 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, Guadalajara, News
| Tags: Tanya C. Anderson
The President will welcome President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to the White House on Friday, July 22. This visit follows the two Presidents’ meeting during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa on June 29 as well as a meeting at the White House in January 2015. The President looks forward to hosting President ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 14 July, 2016 | Topics:
Consulates, News, Political Affairs, President Barack Obama, Public Affairs, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Peña Nieto, President Obama, White House
On June 30th Consul General David Mico welcomed 200 guests from the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan to commemorate the 240th Anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Guests included Governor of Yucatan Rolando Zapata Bello and Mayor of Merida Mauricio Vila, as well as other local authorities, business leaders, civil society organizations, ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 8 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, Merida, News, U.S. & Mexico
The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros celebrated the 240th anniversary of the Independence of the United States on July 1st at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Tamaulipas. The Consul General Angela Kerwin welcomed more than 200 guests, between among whom were government authorities, community leaders, businessmen and representatives of civil civic organizations. The centennial of ...
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By carrillod2 | 8 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, Matamoros, News
Consulate General Nuevo Laredo celebrated Independence Day with a reception on June 30. Consul General Phillip Linderman welcomed about 190 guests to celebrate the 240th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. The event took place at Club Campestre in Nuevo Laredo, where friends and associates who work in partnership with the ...
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By carrillod2 | 5 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Nuevo Laredo
| Tags: Independence Day, July 4th
To commemorate the United States Independence Day this year the Consulate General hosted two receptions, one in Saltillo, Coahuila and one in Monterrey, Nuevo León. In Monterrey, Consul General Timothy Zúñiga-Brown hosted more than 250 guests at an event with a Hollywood theme, including clips of many popular movies filmed in Mexico. During the celebration ...
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By carrillod2 | 4 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, Monterrey, News
| Tags: 4th of July, Independence Day
For the first time, the U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey celebrated Independence Day in Saltillo, Coahuila. This was the first occasion in recent times, that the consulate commemorated this important event outside of Monterrey. During the event, which included distinguished guests from government, civil society, academics and private sector, Consul General Timothy Zuniga-Brown announced that ...
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By carrillod2 | 1 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Events, Monterrey, News
President Obama met in Ottawa, Canada on June 29 with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico for the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS). They announced initiatives to enhance North America’s economic competiveness; expand our efforts on climate change, clean energy, and the environment; solidify our regional and global ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 30 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Political Affairs, President Barack Obama, U.S. & Mexico, Uncategorized
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto share a common commitment to a competitive, low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and society. The Paris Agreement was a turning point for our planet, representing unprecedented accord on the urgent need to take action to combat climate change through innovation and deployment ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 30 June, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, President Barack Obama, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Canada, leaders, Mexico, statement, U.S.
Fugitive turned over to Mexican authorities at San Ysidro Port of Entry SAN DIEGO – A Mexican national captured earlier this month in Chula Vista, who is wanted in Mexico on child sexual exploitation charges involving the alleged abuse of a 12-year-old boy in Tijuana, was handed over Thursday to Mexican law enforcement officials by ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 24 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico, U.S. Agencies
Mexico City, June 20, 2016 – “Good afternoon. I want to express my appreciation to President Enrique Peña Nieto for having received the Letters of Credence issued by President Barack Obama regarding my designation as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the United States of America in Mexico. I am very excited to have the opportunity ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 20 June, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Consulates, Featured Event, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson, Ambassador Speech, Letters of Credence, Roberta Jacobson
Mexico City, June 17, 2016 – Eight years ago, at the behest of the Mexican people, the Mexican Congress passed a constitutional amendment that required a transition to an accusatory criminal justice system at the federal and state levels throughout the country. Tonight, representatives of the Embassy of the United States will join President Enrique ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 17 June, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Mexico
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