Embassy of the United States Mexico City, Mexico

Readout of President Obama's Call with the President of Mexico

Washington, D.C. -February 23, 2011 - President Obama spoke with President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa this evening and thanked him for Mexican efforts to bring to justice the murderers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata 

Multi-agency operation targets Mexican cartels in coordinated strike

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – along with federal, state and local law enforcement officials from across the country – joined forces this week in a series of coordinated strikes against Mexican drug cartels and their associates. 

Treasury Targets Cocaine Supplier for Sinaloa Cartel

Washington, D.C. -February 17, 2011 - Q: Mr. Attorney General, if I could ask a question off topic, DOJ and DHS set up a task force to investigate the attack on the two ICE agents in Mexico. Do you believe that that attack specifically targeted them? And if that's the case, do you think DOJ personnel in Mexico should change how they operate?  

Excerpts of press conference with Attorney General Eric Holder

Washington, D.C. -February 17, 2011 - Q: Mr. Attorney General, if I could ask a question off topic, DOJ and DHS set up a task force to investigate the attack on the two ICE agents in Mexico. Do you believe that that attack specifically targeted them? And if that's the case, do you think DOJ personnel in Mexico should change how they operate? 

Information Pertaining to the February 15 Attack on ICE Agents in Mexico

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has personnel in 69 locations in 47 countries around the world, coordinating investigations involving transnational criminal organizations and serving as the Agency's liaison to government and law enforcement partners internationally.  

Press briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

Washington, D.C. - MR. CARNEY: Well, the President has been fully informed on what happened in Mexico. And earlier this morning, the President called the parents of Special Agent Jaime Zapata to send his and Michelle’s heartfelt condolences on the loss of their son yesterday.  

Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Holder form joint task force to assist Mexico’s investigation into yesterday’s shooting of two ICE agents in Mexico

Washington, D.C. - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder today met to discuss the shooting by unknown assailants of two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents in the line of duty yesterday while driving in Mexico. 

Statement by Secretary Napolitano on the aggression against ICE agents

"I'm deeply saddened by the news that earlier today, two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents assigned to the ICE Attaché office in Mexico City were shot in the line of duty while driving between Mexico City and Monterrey by unknown assailants." 

Army Under Secretary Westphal's statement on his remarks yesterday at the Hinckley Institute (pdf, 1 MB)

Yesterday, at an event hosted by the Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum, my response to a question on U.S. defense policy inaccurately characterized Latin America as a "strategic blind spot." My statement also mistakenly characterized the challenge posed by drug cartels to Mexico as "a form of insurgency."  

Mexico Receives Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipment (NIIE) With Latest Technology Under Merida Initiative

México City, February 8, 2011 — The United States Department of State announced today the delivery of eight ZBV Backscatter vans to the Government of Mexico’s Customs Administration (SAT).  

Treasury Designates Band of Drug Trafficking Brothers as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers

WASHINGTON, February 1st, 2011 –The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated Los Gueros, a Mexican drug trafficking organization that is part of the Sinaloa Cartel, as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).  

Remarks With Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa

Guanajuato, Mexico, January 24, 2011- SECRETARY CLINTON: "Thank you very, very much, Secretary Espinosa. And it is a great pleasure and an honor to be here for this bilateral meeting. I very much looked forward to this visit and I learned that you, yourself, personally, have a connection to Guanajuato in a way that makes it even more special to me. So thank you for inviting me and our delegation to have this important meeting here.." 

President Obama’s State of the Union Address

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. (Applause.) And as we mark this occasion, we’re also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and we pray for the health of our colleague -- and our friend -– Gabby Giffords. (Applause.)  

Videos of President Obama remarks on Egypt on 27 January 2011

Videos of Secretary Clinton remarks on Egypt on 27 January 2011

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Visit Mexico

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Mexico at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa on Monday, January 24, 2011.  

Joint Statement from the January 10, 2011 meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission (FTC), in Mexico City, Mexico

"We have recently marked seventeen years since the entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Since 1994, trade has blossomed, investment has increased, and all three countries have become more competitive. From 1993 to 2009, trade among the NAFTA countries has more than doubled, from $288 billion to $701 billion. Each day the NAFTA countries conduct nearly $1.9 billion in trilateral trade. The benefits of expanding trade have flowed to businesses, farmers, workers, and consumers. 

EHSI special agents rescue 9 human trafficking victims and reunite 2 mothers with their children kidnapped by traffickers in Mexico

MIAMI –U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents rescued nine female victims of sex trafficking and arrested four traffickers who were charged in a federal indictment Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Additionally, two children held captive in Mexico in an effort to coerce their mothers to prostitute in the United States, were reunited with their mothers in Miami after being rescued. 

U.S. Cross-Border Trucking Effort Emphasizes Safety, Efficiency and Job Growth

January 6, 2011 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today shared with Congress and the government of Mexico an initial concept document for a long haul cross-border Mexican trucking program that prioritizes safety, while satisfying the United States’ international obligations. 

CBP Officers at Donna International Bridge Seize Guns, Ammunition in Outbound Enforcement Operation

Donna, Texas, Monday, December 20, 2010 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working outbound enforcement operations at the newly-opened Donna International Bridge on Saturday seized 20 small-caliber rifles, four shotguns, two handguns, four high-capacity magazines and 4,448 rounds of ammunition.  

Year in Review: The Americas Posted by Arturo A. Valenzuela (January 3, 2011)

The past year saw virtually non-stop travel by senior U.S. officials, of multiple agencies, to Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. This reflects the pace and scope of our work to advance U.S. interests and develop the forward-looking partnerships President Obama committed to at the start of his administration.