DALLAS -- Eduardo Medina Mora, the Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, has a global reputation for standing up for his nation and its people.
And, at an appearance at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington in June he said that to describe the Mexico-U.S. relationship as "complex is, of course an understatement."
He said that "the amount of common interest we share is unprecedented. We share an economic space, we share transnational issues and, more importantly we share people."
The two nations also share concerns, such as security. And, he said, Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, is determined to control organized crime through police and judicial reform.
Earlier this year, at the National Press Club in Washington, the ambassador made headlines when he criticized motion pictures for characterizing Mexicans as drug dealers and gardeners. In 2011, when he was still Mexico's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he upbraided the popular BBC auto show Top Gear for unpleasant stereotyping of Mexicans. He described the remarks as "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating."
The ambassador is regarded as a man with a "distinguished career in both the public and the private sectors" and proudly notes in speeches that Mexico is rapidly becoming a "predominately middle-class country."
He will be the guest speaker at a World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth luncheon program on Monday, November 4, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. The ambassador's program is presented in partnership with the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, sponsored by Jones Day, Hunt Consolidated and Interceramic and presented in cooperation with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
Tickets to the event are $45 for Council members, $60 for non-members, $500 for a council member table and $650 for a non-member table. For tickets and additional information visit dfwworld.org
And, at an appearance at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington in June he said that to describe the Mexico-U.S. relationship as "complex is, of course an understatement."
He said that "the amount of common interest we share is unprecedented. We share an economic space, we share transnational issues and, more importantly we share people."
The two nations also share concerns, such as security. And, he said, Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, is determined to control organized crime through police and judicial reform.
Earlier this year, at the National Press Club in Washington, the ambassador made headlines when he criticized motion pictures for characterizing Mexicans as drug dealers and gardeners. In 2011, when he was still Mexico's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he upbraided the popular BBC auto show Top Gear for unpleasant stereotyping of Mexicans. He described the remarks as "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating."
The ambassador is regarded as a man with a "distinguished career in both the public and the private sectors" and proudly notes in speeches that Mexico is rapidly becoming a "predominately middle-class country."
He will be the guest speaker at a World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth luncheon program on Monday, November 4, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. The ambassador's program is presented in partnership with the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, sponsored by Jones Day, Hunt Consolidated and Interceramic and presented in cooperation with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
Tickets to the event are $45 for Council members, $60 for non-members, $500 for a council member table and $650 for a non-member table. For tickets and additional information visit dfwworld.org
