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Amb. Garza Visits Merida and Playa del Carmen

On November 6, 2006, Amb. Garza visited Merida to inaugurate the new U.S. Consulate. Amb. Garza also traveled to Playa del Carmen to witness the signing of two Letters of Collaboration: one will develop a U.S. government-funded project to improve municipal water treatment; the other one promotes cooperation on environmental protection projects throughout the region.

Amb. Garza along with U.S. and Mexican officials cutting the inaugural ribbon

Ribbon cutting ceremony at the inauguration of the new consulate in Merida. Left to right: Joseph Toussaint, Managing Director at the Department of State Overseas Buildings Office; U.S. Consul Karen Martin; Amb. Garza; Patricio Patron Laviada, Governor of Yucatan; Felix A. Gonzalez-Canto, Governor of Quintana Roo; Manuel Fuentes-Alcocer, Mayor of Merida.

Amb. Garza and other officials in Playa del Carmen

Ambassador Garza traveled to Playa del Carmen to witness the signing of Letters of Collaboration between the Water Utility (CAPA) and the Secretariat of Tourism (SEDETUR)of Quintana Roo, and the Embassy’s U.S. Agency for International Development. Pictured above are the Mayor of the town of Solidaridad, Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez; Quintana Roo Governor Felix A. Gonzalez-Canto; Amb. Garza, the Chairman of the Viva Wyndham Resort Group, Ettore Colussi; and the USAID Director in Mexico, Edward Kadunc.

Ambassador Garza also presented an award to the Hotel Viva Wyndham Azteca as the first Mexican hotel to obtain the internationally recognized Green Globe Certification for reducing environmental impacts. Above, Ettore Colussi, Chairman of the Viva Wyndham Resort Group, receives the award from Amb. Garza, while Felix A. Gonzalez-Canto looks on.



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