Mexico Advocacy Day

Mexico Advocacy Day 2010

(Mexican Delegation visit to Sacramento)

Wednesday, May 12th

 

List of Participants Mexico-California

Mexico’s Advocacy Day

 

  • Andrew Selee, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute.
  •  Mrs. Linda Adams, Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency, Cal-EPA
  • Mr. Matthew Bettenhausen, Secretary, California Emergency Management Agency, Cal-EMA
  • Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consul General of Mexico
  • Juan Tintos Funcke, General Coordinator, Public Relations, Government of Baja California.
  • Mario Rodríguez, Baja California State Deputy Director of Civil Protection (Disaster Coordination)
  • Carlos López, Director for Territorial Regulation, Baja California State´s Infrastructure and Urban Development Secretariat.
  • Sean Carlos Cázares Ahearne, Deputy Director General for Border Affairs, SRE.
  • Gad Neumann Neuhahn, Central Administrator, Customs Planning, AGA-SAT
  • José San Martín, Director General for Highway Development, SCT*
  • Gary Gallegos, SANDAG’s Executive Director
  • Ricardo Martínez, Deputy Secretary for Border Affairs,  California Environmental Protection Agency
  • Edgar Ruiz, Border Legislative Conference
  • David R. Ayón, Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
  • Amir Hemmat, Co-Founder & President/CEO at SABEResPODER 

 

 

 8:00 – 8:45 a.m                       

 Meeting with participants of the Mexico Advocacy Day:

 

  • Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consul General of Mexico
  • Sean Carlos Cázares Ahearne, Deputy Director General for Border Affairs, SRE.
  • Gad Neumann Neuhahn, Central Administrator, Customs Planning, AGA-SAT
  • José San Martín, Director General for Highway Development, SCT
  • Juan Tintos Funcke, General Coordinator, Public Relations, Government of Baja California.
  • Mario Rodríguez, Baja California State Under Director of Civil Protection (Disaster Coordination)
  • Carlos López, Director for Territorial Regulation, Baja California State’s Infrastructure and Urban Development Secretariat.
    • David R. Ayón, Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
    • Gary Gallegos, SANDAG’s Executive Director
    • Martha Castañeda, Director, Border Legislative Conference
    • Edgar Ruiz, Deputy Director, Border Legislative Conference
    • Amir Hemmat, Co-Founder & President/CEO at SABEResPODER

 

Location: State Capitol, Room 113.                                 

 9:00 – 12:00 p.m.

 

 

 Individual meetings with State legislators from the Senate and the Assembly. (TBA)

(25-30 minutes each).

Locaton: State Capitol.

 12:15 p.m.    

 Working luncheon with California officials.

Hosted by Cal/EPA.

 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

 1:30 – 1:35 p.m.

 

 

 1:35 – 1:55 p.m.

 

 

  

 1:55 – 2:25 p.m.

 

 

2:25 – 3:25 p.m.

 

 

 

3:25 – 3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

 Hearing of the California Senate Select Committee on California–Mexico Cooperation.

 Introduction:

  • Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny, Chair. Select Committee on California – Mexico Cooperation

 Brief Overview of Strategic Guidelines for the Competitive and Sustainable Development of the U.S. – Mexico Border Region

 

  • Andrew SeleeDirector of the Mexico Institut. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

 

  • Mrs. Linda Adams, Secretary. California Environmental Protection Agency                                

California – Baja California Emergency Management and Disaster Coordination: Identification of Potential Binational Strategies

 

  • Mr. Matthew Bettenhausen, Secretary. California Emergency Management Agency

 

  • Mario Rodríguez, Baja California State Under Director of Civil Protection (Disaster Coordination)                        

California – Mexico Border Crossings: Opportunities and Challenges to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade and Competitiveness

 

  • Sean Carlos Cázares Ahearne, Deputy Director General for Border Affairs, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SRE
  •  Gad Neumann Neuhahn, Central Administrator, Customs Planning, Mexico’s Customs Administration, AGA-SAT
  • Gary Gallegos, Executive Director, San Diego Association of Governments, SANDAG

 

Conclusions and actions items

Adjourn

Location: State Capitol room 2040.                                                                 

 

3:30 – 3:50 p.m.

 

 Individual meetings with Legislators,

State Capitol

 

Location: State Capitol room 219

 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Media interviews/ Press conference.

Location: State Capitol, room 1190 (Press Room)

 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Reception on the occasion of the “Mexico Advocacy Day 2010”. Leland Stanford Mansion. 800 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814

(Invitation required)