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Ambassador Garza
Visits Guadalajara
On a January 20-21 trip to Guadalajara, Ambassador Garza donated American children’s classic books to the library in the Wilkes Education Center, which is funded and operated by the members of the Lake Chapala Society with no public monies.
Ambassador Garza met with members of the Society that was founded in
1955 by English speaking residents of the area. Today, the organization
has over 2,500 individual and family members who play an active role in
the community and offer a wide range of services to expatriates.
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In a
ceremony held in Guadalajara on January 21, Ambassador Garza
inaugurated the new children’s wing of the Benjamin Franklin
Library that is housed in the library at the Centro Universitario
de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativa (CUCEA) at the University
of Guadalajara. Ambassador Garza presented a donation of American
children’s books to the Rector of the University of Guadalajara,
Lic. Jose Trinidad Padilla Lopez.
“I’m proud of our long and continued support of the Benjamin Franklin Library in Guadalajara and delighted to donate this collection of American children’s classics to the new children’s wing,” said U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza. “These books will improve the understanding of the United States among Guadalajara’s
youngest citizens while fostering a love of reading and libraries.” |
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In a ceremony held in Guadalajara on January 21st, the United States Forest Service donated more than 20,000 fire suits to Mexico’s National Forest Commission (CONAFOR). Ambassador Garza presented the equipment to CONAFOR’s Director General Manuel Reed Segovia. Fire resistant pants are part of the safety uniforms used by all wild land fire fighters in the United States. The protective gear has an estimated value of over US$1.2 million.
“Fires threaten both the United States and Mexico because they cost
lives and destroy property and valuable resources,” said U.S. Ambassador
Tony Garza. “The brave Mexican men and women who fight forest fires
will be safer because of this donation.”
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