Thread: U.S To Appoint New Ambassador To Mexico

U.S To Appoint New Ambassador To Mexico

Posted: 1:35 pm MDT May 24, 2011

EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. officials have advised their Mexican counterparts that career diplomat Anthony Wayne is expected to be nominated for the post of U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

According to the Associated Press, a diplomatic official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because no formal nomination has been made, said the State Department sent its request last week to the Mexican Foreign Ministry asking that it evaluate Wayne's nomination.

Wayne has been the deputy U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan since May 2010 and was previously the U.S. ambassador to Argentina.

The last U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, resigned in March after leaked diplomatic cables showed he had criticized Mexican President Felipe Calderon's antinarcotics strategy.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/28009295/detail.html

Oh, we certainly don't want to criticize the Mexican government. Their president, however, is free to criticize the U.S. in front of Congress and be applauded. Arghhh.