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 Wrapping up a two-day tour of Guatemala and Mexico on Tuesday, June 8, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris courted backlash both from Republicans and Democrats in the United States when asked in a press conference about why she was not visiting the Mexico-U.S. border as part of that tour. “We’ve been to the border,”
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced on Sunday, April 18, that he will be proposing a new agreement between Central and North American countries over the migration crisis. AMLO said he’d be presenting his proposal at the virtual U.S. Climate Summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, which is set to be held on Thursday,
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XINHUA The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement Tuesday, March 16, that the number of immigrants attempting to enter the United States through its southern border is expected to reach the highest level in two decades. The statement came amid a recent surge in unaccompanied migrant children making the trip with the aim of reuniting with
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Two former U.S. envoys outline an effective approach
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XINHUA Mauricio J. Claver-Carone, a senior White House official, was elected on Saturday, Sept. 12, to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) amid strong opposition from Latin American countries and senior experts. Claver-Carone, who will succeed current President Luis Alberto Moreno, will take office on Oct. 1 for a five-year term, the IDB said in a statement. The IDB, bowing
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By RICH GRANT Everyone knows Charleston, South Caroline, is one of United States’ most historic cities, but there’s a lot more than history occupying the town’s 1,600 pre-Revolutionary War buildings, including new breweries, distilleries and clubs. Charleston has become a Williamsburg with bars. And James Beard award-winning restaurants. And one-of-a-kind shops and galleries. Of course, there’s still plenty of history
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Jiménez Espriú Resigns After accepting the resignation of Communications and Transportation Secretary (SCT) Javier Jiménez Espriú, Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced this week that the new secretary will be Jorge Arganis Díaz Leal. Jiménez Espriú turned in his resignation last week after AMLO announced that all customs houses were going to be managed by
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pandemic Politicizing Contrary to what is happening in the United States, where the White House is downsizing the extent of covid-19 and the disparaging the image of the country’s coronavirus czar, Anthony Faucet, here in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, July 14, reiterated his support Health Undersecretary and chief epidemiologist Hugo Lopez-Gatell. AMLO’s
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Inside the Closed Dinner Does the name Patricia Armendáriz ring a bell? Most likely not. But, she was the only business woman invited by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to join him at last week’s White House meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Armendáriz, who runs a highly successful savings, loans and investments organization called
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