Press Releases and Statements 2011
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U.S. Ambassador Wayne and Agricultural Secretary Mayorga Discuss Market Access
Mexico City, November 24, 2011 — U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne and Agricultural Secretary Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda met to discuss the strong agricultural trade ties between the United States and Mexico and the application of objective, scientific methods when making market access decisions.
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Ambassador Wayne Meets Secretary of Finance and Public Credit José Antonio Meade, SAT Commissioner Gutierrez
Mexico City, November 17, 2011 — U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne and Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) José Antonio Meade Kuribrena met today to discuss a full range of economic affairs including customs and border cooperation, the global economic outlook, and the government’s reform agenda, among other things.
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Ambassador Wayne Meets with Mexican-Born Star of the San Francisco Ballet
Mexico City, November 17, 2011 -- Ambassador Anthony Wayne met in his office today with Isaac Hernández, the 21-year-old Mexican soloist with the San Francisco Ballet.
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Ambassador Wayne and Bank of Mexico Governor Carstens Discuss Economic Outlook
Mexico City, November 16, 2011 — U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne and Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Guillermo Carstens Carstens met today at the Bank of Mexico to discuss key issues such as the prospects for structural reforms, the global economic outlook, the agenda for Mexico’s upcoming G-20 presidency, and North American financial market integration, among other things.
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Ambassador Wayne Highlights Civic Engagement during Philanthropy Week
Mexico City, November 16, 2011 — In connection with Philanthropy Week, Ambassador Anthony Wayne met with the U.S.-Mexico Foundation and with the advisory board of the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars based in Washington, D.C.
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Ambassador Anthony Wayne and General Guillermo Galván Galván Meet to Discuss U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation
Mexico City, November 10, 2011 -- As part of his ongoing series of calls on senior Mexican leaders, U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne today met with the Secretary of the National Defense (SEDENA), General Guillermo Galván Galván, at the latter’s headquarters.
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U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne Swears in Ten Peace Corps Volunteers
Mexico City, November 9, 2011 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne today swore-in ten Peace Corps Volunteers in Queretaro. The volunteers will work in the environment sector in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), the National Commission for Protected Areas (CONANP), and the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), in Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Hidalgo.
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Ambassador Wayne, Queretaro Governor Calzada Discuss Economic Cooperation
Mexico City, November 9, 2011 — Wayne: “Queretaro has an excellent reputation for being a state of innovation and industry. I hope we can find ways to increase the already strong economic relationship between Queretaro and the United States, so as to support development and job growth in both countries.”
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U.S. Delivers New Biometric Technology to INM To Help Strengthen Mexico’s Southern Border
Mexico City, November 3, 2011 — U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne and National Migration Institute Commissioner Salvador Beltrán del Río today presided over the official delivery of four biometric kiosks to Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM), part of the overall equipment delivery under the Merida Initiative. The four kiosks will be on display in Mexico City this week before being deployed to four points of entry along Mexico’s southern border.
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U.S. Embassy Hosts Roundtable on Prevention of Human Trafficking with Mexican NGOs
Mexico City, November 3, 2011—The U.S. Embassy in Mexico today held a roundtable discussion with Mexican non-governmental organizations who are leading the fight against human trafficking, including: Casa Alianza, Fundacion Infantía, Colectivo Nacional en Contra de la Trata, Red Nacional de Refugios, and Centro de Estudios e Investigación en Desarollo y Asistencia Social (CEIDAS).
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U.S. Ambassador Wayne Meets with Civic Groups Working on Human Rights Issues
Mexico City, November 1, 2011 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne met October 31 at the U.S. Embassy with activists from several NGOs working in Mexico on the advocacy and promotion of human rights.
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Government of Mexico Receives 10 Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipped Vehicles under Merida Initiative
Mexico City, October 28, 2011 -The United States and Mexico reaffirm their commitment to strengthen Mexican institutions in the fight against transnational organized crime.
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Ambassador Anthony Wayne Meets with Secretary of the Navy and Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez
Mexico City, October 28, 2011 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne met with the Secretary of the Navy (SEMAR), Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez. They discussed U.S. and Mexican involvement in regional maritime exercises and how it will enhance training opportunities and strengthen interoperability among all participating nations.
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Remarks of U.S. Consul General in Monterrey during Hazardous Material Equipment Presentation
Mexico City, October 27, 2011 – U.S. Consul General in Monterrey Nace Crawford presented yesterday $560,000 of hazardous material equipment for ten Mexican cities in a ceremony in San Luis Potosí yesterday, as part of Mexican and U.S. governments’ mutual commitment to work together in responding to natural disasters.
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Treasury Targets Sinaloa Cartel Narcotics Distribution Network Under The Kingpin Act
Washington, D.C. October 27, 2010 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of a key Sinaloa Cartel lieutenant, Martin Guadencio Avendano Ojeda, his two brothers and two companies located in Mexico pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).
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Ambassador Anthony Wayne and Secretary Jordy Herrera Discuss Clean Energy Cooperation
Mexico City, October 25, 2011 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne today called on Secretary of Energy Jordy Herrera. Ambassador Wayne emphasized U.S. interest in continued cooperation with Mexico on clean energy and climate change issues, and on the importance of concluding negotiations for a trans-boundary hydrocarbon agreement.
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U.S. and Mexico Announce Cooperative Conservation Plan for Big Bend/Rio Bravo Border Area
Mexico City, October 25, 2011— On October 24, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada announced a working plan that identifies the next steps for the continued coordination between the two countries in the protection and preservation of the transnational Big Bend/Rio Bravo region
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U.S. Ambassador, Secretary of Economy, and Secretary of Communications and Transportation Attend First Truck Crossing
Mexico City, October 21, 2011 — U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne today participated in the first truck crossing as part of the long-haul cross-border trucking program between Mexico and the United States. Together with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, Bruno Ferrari, Secretary of Communications and Transportation, Dionisio Pérez Jácome and the governor of the state of Tamaulipas, Egidio Torre Cantú, Ambassador Wayne witnessed the crossing of the first truck at the World Trade Bridge in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
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Ambassador Wayne Meets with Key Players in Fight Against Human Trafficking Prior to Their Travel to the U.S.
Mexico City, October 20, 2011—Ambassador Anthony Wayne today met at the U.S. Embassy with representatives of the Mexican Federal Attorney General’s Office, the Secretariat of Public Security, the Congress, and the State Attorney’s Office for the Federal District and the State of Puebla.
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Ambassador Anthony Wayne calls on Senate President Jose Gonzalez Morfin
Mexico City, October 20, 2011 – As part of his ongoing series of introductory calls on leaders from the full range of institutions and political parties, U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne called today on Senate President Jose Gonzalez Morfin.
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Ambassador Anthony Wayne and Secretary of Health Solomon Chertorivski Discuss Cooperation
Mexico City, October 19, 2011—As part of his initial courtesy calls, United States Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne met with Mexico’s Secretary of Health Solomon Chertorivski to discuss the successful coordination of responses to pandemic influenza, infectious disease prevention programs and emerging chronic diseases in Mexico, as well as the range of cooperation on approval of pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
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U.S. Ambassador Sees High-Tech Economy in the Making in Mexico’s Silicon Valley
Guadalajara, Jal., 14 October 2011 – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne today saw the makings for the 21st century, high-technology economy for Mexico and the United States during visits to Intel Corporation’s Guadalajara Design Center (GDC) and the enterprise incubation program at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) in Tlaquepaque.
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Ambassador Wayne Visits Judicial City
To conclude his two-day visit to Ciudad Juarez, Ambassador Anthony E. Wayne was given a tour of the Judicial City, a center that comprises the state courts in Juarez.
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Ambassador Wayne Attends Opening of Juarez Competitiva
Ciudad Juarez, October 13, 2011 – Ambassador Anthony Wayne attended the opening of Juarez Competitiva today, marking the inauguration of the two-week event designed to highlight the economic competitiveness of the city. Among those participating in the inauguration were President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Secretary of the Economy Bruno Ferrari, Chihuahua Governor Cesar Duarte Jaquez, and Juarez Municipal President Hector Murguía Lardizábal. Over 250 local business and political leaders, academics, students and civil society members also attended.
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Ambassador Wayne Meets with Civil Society Representatives
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne today met with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, and cultural entities at the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez to discuss the challenges faced by civil society organizations (CSOs) in the region and ways in which the United States could better support civil society with its assistance programs.