Another Three Amigos Summit
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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AMLO and Kerry Not on the Same Page
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) received U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate John Kerry in the southern state of Chiapas on Monday, Oct. 18, López Obrador was hoping that it was a sign that President Joe Biden was going to give the go-ahead for the United States to finance his ambitious Sembrando Vida
Read moreVenezuela’s Maduro Suspends Mediation Talks in Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The government of Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, announced Saturday, Oct. 16, that is is suspending its participation in mediation talks with opposition leaders, that were due to restart on Sunday, Oct. 17. Maduro, a close friend and political ally of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), who had initiated the talks in
Read moreUS Donates Additional 1.75 Million Vaccines to Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A total of 1.75 million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States arrived Mexico’s Toluca airport, just outside Mexico City, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, the U.S. Embassy reported. The delivery completed the 3.5 million Moderna vaccines donated to Mexico, part of the 7.57 million vaccines that the United States has
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AMLO Tries his Hand at International Diplomacy
Read moreSalazar, 16 Other Envoys Present Diplomatic Credentials
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. envoy Ken Salazar, along with 16 other then-ambassador-designates, presented diplomatic credentials to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in a solemn ceremony at the National Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 14, just three days after Salazar’s arrival in the country. After the ceremony, in which Salazar was the last to present credentials due
Read moreCensureship and Scandal in Mexico’s Foreign Service
By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER It’s a well-known fact of life: What starts out badly inevitably ends up worse. In the case of Mexico’s now-globally spotlighted Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE), it all began on Saturday, Aug. 7, with the abrupt and unjustified dismissal of renowned author and historian Jorge F. Hernández from his post as the cultural attaché of Mexico’s embassy
Read moreDiplomat’s Wife Is Finalist in Beauty Pageant
By THERESE MARGOLIS It should come as no surprise to those who know her and her extraordinary charm and beauty that Thando Nomthandazo Dlomo, wife of South African Ambassador to Mexico Dennis Thokozani Dlomo, has made it to the finals in the competition for Mrs. South Africa. In total, 25 finalists were chosen for the pageant — the most important
Read moreThe US Can Still Save Afghanistan
Five former envoys warn what could happen under Taliban rule
Read moreDiplomatic Tiff with Israel May Prevent Zerón Extradition
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Back in May, Israel registered a formal complaint against Mexico for voting in favor of the creation of a United Nations special commission to investigate allegations of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians during the 11-day Guardian of the Walls operation in which Israel defended itself from thousands of rockets being sent into its territory by the terrorist
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