U.S. Government Statements and Reports about Mexico
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Monday, May 13, 2013
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Sentenced in Washington, D.C., to 35 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking |
| Author/Source: | Office Of Public Affairs U.S. Department Of Justice |
| Brief: | Aurelio Cano Flores, a Mexican national and high ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States. |
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Treasury Designates Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Bosses |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of The Treasury |
| Brief: | Each of the eight plaza bosses operates as a Sinaloa Cartel leader within their specific area of operation along the Sonora-Arizona corridor of the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary, which extends for nearly 375 miles. |
Saturday, May 4, 2013
| Location: | Central America Regional, Costa Rica, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President's Trip Falls Short In Advancing Democracy and Freedom in Latin America, Says Ros-Lehtinen |
| Author/Source: | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | According to President Obama, the U.S. has much to apologize for: when the guns are used in Mexico, it the U.S. supplier, not the Mexican consumer, that is at fault; but when the drugs are used in the U.S., it is the U.S. consumer, not the Mexican supplie |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Cecilia Munoz sobre la visita del Presidente Obama a Mexico y Costa Rica – Un Mutuo Destino |
| Author/Source: | Cecilia Munoz The White House |
| Brief: | Esta semana, el presidente se sintio muy orgulloso de visitar a Mexico por cuarta vez durante su presidencia y poder reunirse con lideres centroamericanos en Costa Rica. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President to the People of Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | And in the United States, we recognize our responsibilities. We understand that much of the root cause of violence that's been happening here in Mexico, for which many so Mexicans have suffered, is the demand for illegal drugs in the United States. |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
| Location: | Costa Rica, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Visits Mexico and Costa Rica |
| Author/Source: | Cecilia Munoz The White House |
| Brief: | On this journey, the President hopes to highlight and reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share with Mexico and Central America, and to promote economic growth across the region. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Energy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The Agreement is designed to enhance energy security in North America and support our shared interest to exercise responsible stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Ben Rhodes Previews President Obama's Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica |
| Author/Source: | Colleen Curtis The White House |
| Brief: | We asked Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, to preview the upcoming trip and some of the issues the President would be discussing in his meetings |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FACT SHEET U.S. - Mexico Partnership |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to work in partnership with Mexico on the security challenges facing both countries. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in a Joint Press Conference |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama's administration has expressed his will, as we know, to cooperate on the basis of mutual respect, to be more efficient in our security strategy that we are implementing in Mexico. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | Specifically, the Presidents focused on: 1) economic competitiveness; 2) people-to-people connections; 3) leadership on regional and global issues; and 4) citizen security. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | United States-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The Presidents reaffirmed their belief that greater educational opportunities will further our shared goals in all areas of the rich and extensive partnership between the United States and Mexico. |
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | News Conference by the President |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | So I'm not going to yet judge how this will alter the relationship between the United States and Mexico until I've heard directly from them to see what exactly are they trying to accomplish. |