Foreign Secretaries Announce Presidents to Meet in Mexico in August

Mexico City | July 16, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon today in Washington for a meeting and working lunch, where the ministers discussed the upcoming North American Leaders’ Summit.

Foreign Secretary Espinosa announced that Mexico will host the next North American Leaders’ Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, from August 9 – 10, 2009. Secretary Clinton announced that President Obama intends to participate. The themes for the upcoming summit are North American competitiveness, energy and the environment, and citizen security.

Meetings such as these take on an even greater importance given the current economic crisis and critical global challenges, including climate change. The foreign ministers agreed that our three countries should continue to collaborate on shared opportunities and work together to overcome common challenges. They also expressed their intent to cooperatively address issues of regional and global concern where possible as a united North American voice.