US EditionNew US Ambassador to Mexico Formally Arrives at Time of Busy Binational Agenda
- Ron Johnson, a former U.S. Army and CIA officer, presented his credentials as the new U.S. Ambassador to Mexico on Monday at the National Palace.
- Johnson's arrival coincides with increased U.S. Pressure to combat Mexican drug cartels and ongoing delicate trade negotiations between the two countries.
- Johnson, a U.S. Special forces veteran and former ambassador to El Salvador, met with President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has shown a harder stance against cartels this year.
- A fatal collision on Saturday involving a Mexican Navy sailing vessel and the Brooklyn Bridge resulted in the deaths of two sailors, prompting an ongoing investigation and escalating bilateral tensions.
- Sheinbaum also announced Mexico will increase water deliveries to the Rio Grande to address a water debt to Texas farmers amid slowed migrant flows at the U.S. Border.
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Meeting with Sheinbaum, Dinner with the Far Right and Photo with the Virgin of Guadalupe: Trump's New Ambassador Lands in Mexico
Ronald Johnson gets up from the chair and addresses his dinner companions. He’s surrounded by mariachis and says what almost any newcomer says: “Thanks to Mexico!”. The applause and cheers sound and the new US ambassador in the country puts a hand on the shoulder of his host, Eduardo Verategui, the most famous face of the national ultraright: “My brother here,” calls him. “God bless you all,” he says before diners applaud again and thank him and…
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Independent EspañolRon Johnson, Military and Intelligence Veteran, Begins His Tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Retired military officer and intelligence expert Ronald Johnson formally began his mission as U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Monday, with a long list of sensitive issues ahead, ranging from…
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