Overview
- SRE confirmed that Juan Ramón de la Fuente met with Governor Katie Hobbs at the Foreign Ministry in Mexico City on October 21.
- Officials reviewed strategies to sustain recent growth in cross-border tourism between Mexico and Arizona.
- Both sides discussed semiconductor cooperation, including proposed alliances linking the University of Arizona with Mexican research and higher-education institutions to boost competitiveness and innovation.
- The education agenda focused on agreements to strengthen research and on projects that encourage higher education.
- The SRE highlighted strong commercial ties and a large Mexican community in Arizona, and noted attendees including Consul General Jorge Yescas, SRE official Natalia Figueroa, and Hobbs aides Chad Campbell and Billy Kovacs.