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NewsHour Links
February 27, 1997:
Charles Krause interviews Sen. Diane Feinstein about her opposition to re-certifying Mexico.
Oct. 4, 1996:
Charles
Krause analyzes
EPR rebels attacks and their potential impact on the future stability of Mexico .
Sept. 13, 1996:
Learn about EPR activities in Mexico in an Online Forum with NewsHour foreign correspondent Charles Krause.
March 20, 1996:
An interview with Columbia's President Samper, discussing his country's decertification as an ally with the U.S. in it's war on drugs.
The complete NewsHour coverage of Latin America.
EXTERNAL LINKS
A Map of Mexico
Inter-American Development Bank
Senator
Dianne Feinstein's press releases about Mexico.
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Maureen Matten of Boston, MA asks:
How will a new U.S. ambassador to Mexico change current relations between the neighboring countries? If Governor Weld is appointed, how will he be received?
Michael Stott responds:
Most diplomats and political analysts here feel a new ambassador is unlikely to
mean any major changes in relations between the two countries. Mexico and the
U.S. have a very close government-to-government working relationship, with
numerous cabinet-level contacts directly made between the two sides. This means
that the U.S. ambassador is not the only conduit for relations, nor necessarily
is he the most important.
The broad outlines of policy -- promoting greater trade and business, closer
ties, more cooperation on everything from fighting drugs to cleaning up the
environment -- are well defined and unlikely to change at the present time.
Mexican newspapers have reported the stories about Gov. Weld's rumoured
appointment as ambassador here with comment saying that he speaks some Spanish
(seen as a plus here, since the current ambassador speaks little Spanish) and
that he has experience of anti-corruption issues.
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