Location: Virtual Partner Event
Date: Wednesday, July 29
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Cost: Free
Type: Open, Registration Required.
Details: US-Mexico Foundation in partnership with the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute presents:
“With Mexican President Lopez Obrador's recent visit to the United States to meet with President Trump, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the importance of the bilateral relationship and to set forth principles for a stronger future. In this context, the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute and the U.S.-Mexico Foundation are pleased to invite you to save the date for a virtual launch of our joint report Convocation: A Vision for a Stronger U.S.-Mexico Partnership. We are honored to have the participation of Ambassadors Bárcena and Landau in addition to former ambassadors Basáñez, Jones, Sarukhan, and Wayne.
In January 2020, the U.S.-Mexico Foundation and the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute brought together six former U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico and six former Mexican Ambassadors to the United States to discuss the bilateral relationship in Blanco, Texas. The ambassadors engaged in an intensive and strategic dialogue concerning the future of U.S.-Mexico relations in critical areas. Out of this Convocation, we produced a report, which outlines specific recommendations in each of the three traditional pillars of U.S.-Mexico relations: trade and competitiveness; security and the rule of law; and migration. The report also addresses the need for sustained efforts to develop and consolidate public support for bilateral partnership and the importance of building strong and dynamic institutions to coordinate across government agencies and to sustain high-level leadership in bilateral relations.