By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the eve of the anniversary of Mexico’s 1810 Independence, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) gave his “grito” to the nation from the balcony of the National Palace in the Historic Center of Mexico City, albeit scaled back due to covid-19 social distancing regulations. Rather than having a large crowd gather at
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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
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Ken Salazar, the new U.S. ambassador-designate to Mexico, arrived in the country on Saturday, Sept. 11. In a brief statement to the press upon his arrival at the Benito Juárez Intentional Airport in Mexico City, Salazar said he was looking forward to working with the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By KELIN DILLON Early in the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 11, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Ken Salazar as the new United States ambassador to Mexico after the role remained vacant for more than half a year. “Many of us in the White House and beyond stand on the shoulders of Ken Salazar, a giant in the Latino
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate former Secretary of the Interior and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico, the White House announced Tuesday, June 15. Salazar’s nomination comes at a time when the Biden administration is struggling with a surging influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico board, as well as bilateral disagreements
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. President Joe Biden is considering naming former Senator and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to serve as his diplomatic envoy in Mexico, according to a report published late Monday, April 12, in Axios. Biden is poised to release his list of diplomatic envoys this week, and Salazar is believed to be his pick for
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