11 am–12 pm ET

Location
Cisco Webex
Online

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Mexico: Issues and Outlook

Council of the Americas held a members-only conversation with policy and credit-ratings experts on what lies ahead in Mexico's path for 2021.

11 am–12 pm ET

Location
Cisco Webex
Online

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(Government of Mexico City Twitter)

Overview

U.S.-Mexico relations are always complex and have recently become more so, from trade and investment to energy to immigration and beyond.

Council of the Americas explored these issues at a members-only, off-the-record discussion with the author of the recent Congressionally-mandated report Mexico: Challenges for U.S. Policymakers in 2021, on the outlook for U.S.-Mexico relations, with additional expert respondents.

Speakers:

  • Clare Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
  • Arturo Sarukhan, President, Sarukhan + Associates, LLC and Former Mexican ambassador to the U.S.
  • Charles Seville, Senior Director and Co-head, Americas Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings
  • Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (moderator)

Speakers

Arturo Sarukhan
Former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S.

Arturo Sarukhan is the founder and president of Sarukhan + Associates, a strategic consulting firm in Washington, DC. He is a an adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and distinguished visiting professor at the Annenberg...

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Clare Seelke
Specialist in Latin American Affairs Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Clare Seelke came to Congressional Research Service in 2003 as a presidential management fellow (PMF). CRS is a non-partisan research agency that serves the members and committees of Congress and their staffs, located in the Library of Congress. As part of her fellowship, she...

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Charles Seville
Senior Director and Co-head, Americas Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings

Charles Seville is the cohead of the New York-based Americas Sovereign team, and lead analyst on the United States and Mexico. He is also responsible for sovereign ratings and analysis across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Charles joined Fitch in 2006, with...

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Eric Farnsworth
Vice President, AS/COA, Washington

Eric Farnsworth leads the Washington office of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society with a passion for promoting the importance of the Western Hemisphere for U.S. economic, security, and strategic interests.  A recognized expert, he maintains an important policy...

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