Press Releases and Statements
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College Night - UTEP at the Consulate
On March 13, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez received nearly 400 youth and families who attended the UTEP's College Night at our facilities. For more than two hours, UTEP officials from Student Affairs, Grants, International Students, Admissions, as well as Consulate officials provided information to young people interested in continuing their studies at the university.
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Ambassador Wayne Joins Governor Cué To Commemorate International Women’s Day in Oaxaca
MEXICO CITY, March 8, 2013 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne joined Governor Gabino Cué and others to commemorate International Women’s Day and to welcome the upcoming launch of the Oaxaca Women’s Justice Center. This center will be the state’s first justice center designed to provide a full range of multi-disciplinary services exclusively for women, including medical, legal and social services.
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U.S. Ambassador Wayne Promotes Education and Economic Opportunity During Oaxaca Visit
Mexico City, March 7, 2013 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne is visiting Oaxaca this week to meet with Governor Gabino Cué Monteagudo, with human rights defenders from local civil society organizations; and with others involved with educational, economic and human rights programs in the state.
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U.S. Embassy, AMIIF and COFEPRIS Launch Forum on Combating Illegal Market Health Products
Mexico City, March 6, 2013 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne joined Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) President Sandra Sanchez y Oldenhage and Federal Commissioner of the Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) Mikel Arriola at the opening of the III International Forum on Combating Illegal Market Health Products to highlight the need to prevent the production and sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals that threaten the health of our citizens.
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United States and Mexico Launch Start-Up Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs
Mexico City, March 5, 2013 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne joined President of the National Institute of Entrepreneurs Enrique Jacob Rocha, and officials from Economía, the U.S./Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC), TechBA, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch a Start-Up Boot camp, funded in cooperation with the National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT) to prepare Mexican scientists and entrepreneurs to commercialize new technologies, compete in the global marketplace, and improve North American competitiveness.