Press Releases & Statements
July - August 2011
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Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg In Mexico To Promote Financing To Buy American Goods And Services
Mexico City, Mexico., August 31st, 2011 - Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), is leading a business-development mission in Mexico August 30 – September 2, 2011. Hochberg will promote Ex-Im Bank financing available to support the purchase of U.S. goods and services by Mexican buyers to meet the country’s growing infrastructure and development needs.
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Statement by President Obama on the Attack in Mexico
Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2011 - "I strongly condemn the barbaric and reprehensible attack in Monterrey, Mexico yesterday. On behalf of the American people, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this difficult time."
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Statement by Sec. Clinton on the Firebombing at Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico
Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2011 - "I was shocked and saddened to learn of yesterday's firebombing of a casino in Monterrey, Mexico. The United States strongly condemns this brutal attack and all acts of criminal violence."
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ATF Responds to Inaccurate News Reports Regarding “Fast and Furious” Personnel
Washington, D.C., August 17, 2011 —The following statement is from Scot Thomasson, chief, Public Affairs Division, Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): “Recent media reports have inaccurately characterized personnel changes involving ATF agents associated with the Fast and Furious operation as promotions..."
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2011 Jóvenes en Acción Exchange Culminates in Meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mexico City, August 10, 2011—Having spent five weeks in the United States, developing their leadership skills and learning how to implement their unique service projects in their home communities, 68 high school students from throughout Mexico this week wrapped-up their exchange program in Washington, D.C.
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Peace Corps Mexico and Benjamin Franklin Library Host the Opening of a Photo Exhibit Highlighting Volunteerism
Mexico City, August 4, 2011 – The Benjamin Franklin Library and Peace Corps Mexico today launched the opening of a commemorative photographic exhibit titled, Peace Corps Perspectives: The Many Facets of Volunteerism in Mexico.
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“Project Delirium” Results in Nearly 2,000 Arrests During 20-Month Operation
WASHINGTON July 21, 2011 – Approximately 1,985 individuals have been arrested on narcotics-related charges as part of a 20-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Project Delirium,” which targeted the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel, the Department of Justice announced today.
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U.S. Embassy Announces Scholarships for 63 Teachers, Technical Advisors on Education and Youth
Mexico City, July 14, 2011 – During a ceremony presided over by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John D. Feeley and the Undersecretary for Basic Education Fernando González, 63 students, teachers, and technical advisors from Mexican rural indigenous communities were awarded scholarships to study in the United States.
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Governments of the United States and Mexico Renew Cooperation To Protect Migrants from Dangerous Summer Conditions
MEXICO CITY, July 11, 2011— As part of their ongoing commitment to safeguarding the health, dignity, and well-being of undocumented migrants during the repatriation process, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Government of Mexico today reinitiated the seasonal Mexican Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP).
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United States and Mexico Announce Safe, Secure Cross-Border Trucking Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione joined today in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between the United States and Mexico.