"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson

"And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forbears fought is still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from generosity of the state but from the hand of God." -- John F. Kennedy

"Because of their belief that power had come from God to each individual, the Framers began the Constitution with the words 'we the people'" -- Newt Gingrich

"There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government." -- Marco Rubio


Thursday, April 11, 2013

Five U.S. Assistant Secretaries Meet with Visiting Mexican Economic Delegation

Senior U.S. government officials will meet with a visiting delegation of Mexican economic officials on April 11-12, in Washington, D.C., to discuss the U.S.-Mexican economic relationship.

The U.S. officials include: U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson, U.S. Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance Charles Collyns, U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Michael Camuñez, and U.S. Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Susan Kurland.

The Government of Mexico delegation includes: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for North America Dr. Sergio Alcocer Martínez de Castro, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Eduardo Medina-Mora, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Undersecretary of Transportation Carlos Almada Lopez, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Undersecretary for Infrastructure Raúl Murrieta Cummings, Head of Mexico’s Tax Administration Office Aristóteles Núñez Sánchez, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation Executive Director Juan Manuel Valle Pereña, Secretariat of Public Credit Chief of International Relations Juan Bosco Martí Ascencio, Secretariat of Economy Director General for North America Juan Carlos Baker, and National Entrepreneurship Institute Director General Adriana Tortajada.

The event is a direct result of bilateral economic talks held in Mexico in January and February, 2013. The April meetings highlight the importance both administrations place on the thriving U.S.-Mexico economic relationship, and set the stage for President Obama’s trip to Mexico in May.

Mexico is Latin America’s second-largest economy, as well as the United States’ second-largest export market and third-largest source of imports. Bilateral trade between the United States and Mexico amounted to nearly $500 billion in 2012, more than quadruple what it was at NAFTA’s entry into force in 1994.

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