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Introducing the U.S.-Mexico Task Force

The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, the Center for American Progress, McCain Institute for International Leadership, and George W. Bush Institute in Dallas are coming together to launch the U.S.-Mexico Task Force, co-chaired by Former Sens. Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, in an effort to examine and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

Date & Time

Monday
Nov. 6, 2017
1:00pm – 3:00pm ET

Location

The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
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Overview

The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, the Center for American Progress, McCain Institute for International Leadership, and George W. Bush Institute in Dallas are coming together to launch the U.S.-Mexico Task Force, co-chaired by Former Sens. Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, in an effort to examine and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

In the coming months, the U.S. Mexico Task Force will be inviting policy makers from Capitol Hill, state governments and stakeholders from both sides of the border to participate in a series of conversations—in Washington, DC and beyond—about the need to preserve and strengthen one of the United States’ most important and complex relationships.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Introductory Remarks
Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

PANEL 1

Panelists:

Dulce Anayasaenz, Political Strategist

Lorna Romero, Vice President of Communications and Advocacy, Molera Alvarez
Miguel Solis, President, The Latino Center for Leadership Development

Moderated by:
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, Co-Chair, The U.S. Mexico Task Force

PRESENTATION
Michael Polt, Senior Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership
Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center

PANEL 2

Panelists:

Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Representative Will Hurd (R-TX)
Representative Norma Torres (D-CA)

Moderated by:
Former Sen. Trent Lott, Co-Chair, The U.S. Mexico Task Force

Concluding Remarks
Matt Rooney, Director, Economic Growth, The George W. Bush Institute

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Mexico Institute

The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute.   Read more

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