Overview
- Mary Simon began a Jan. 19–21 official visit, landing at AIFA where Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente welcomed her.
- Her Monday program included a roundtable with Indigenous civil-society leaders focused on inclusion and best practices.
- An official reception and private meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum is set for Tuesday at Palacio Nacional.
- Officials in both countries describe the trip as follow-up to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s September visit and a step to deepen bilateral ties.
- Simon, the first Indigenous person to serve as Canada’s governor general, traveled with her husband Whit Fraser; Roberto Velasco and Ambassador Cameron MacKay joined the airport reception.