Center for American Progress

CANCELLED: In Mexico City, Sens. Ben Cardin, Jeff Merkley, and Ed Markey to Discuss U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations
Press Advisory

CANCELLED: In Mexico City, Sens. Ben Cardin, Jeff Merkley, and Ed Markey to Discuss U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations

Mexico City — On Friday, February 17, the Center for American Progress, or CAP; the Center for Research and Teaching of Economics, or CIDE; and the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, or COMEXI, will host U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) and members Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to discuss U.S.-Mexico relations.

While in Mexico, the congressional delegation will meet with government, civil society, and business leaders to advance bilateral relations. The press conference will be held after the CAP, CIDE, and COMEXI event at Reforma Marriott Hotel at 4:15 p.m. ET.

Please RSVP at [email protected].

WHEN:

Friday, February 17, 2017
4:15 p.m. ET – 5:10 p.m. ET (3:15 p.m. CT – 4:10 p.m. CT)

WHO:

Opening remarks:
Sabrina De Santiago, Director of Government Affairs, Center for American Progress

Remarks and press conference:
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

WHERE:

Salon Rufino Tamayo, Marriott Reforma Hotel
Paseo de la Reforma 276 Colonia Juarez
Ciudad de México, 06600 México

Related resource: Preserving and Strengthening the U.S.-Mexico Relationship by Dan Restrepo, Michael Werz, and Joel Martinez

For more information, contact Rafael J. Medina at [email protected] or 202.478.5313.