Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican ambassador to the United States, outlined a plan for continued partnerships by the two countries during a March 13 visit to the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, calling for more trade, more border security and a focus on energy initiatives.
Sarukhan was in Denver to meet with state and city officials on one of his many journeys outside Washington, D.C., a practice he said builds international relations at the local level. He stopped at DU to meet with Chancellor Robert Coombe and Korbel Dean Christopher Hill, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
“It is the mayors, it is the governors, it is the attorneys general, the chambers of commerce, the rotary clubs, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts that have a profound [effect on the] relationship between Mexico and the United States,” he said.
Addressing some 100 students and faculty for more than an hour, Sarukhan shared his vision for stronger ties between the neighboring countries.
