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Thirty-two food and agriculture trade associations have recommended the prompt confirmation of former Colorado Senator Kenneth Salazar to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. The nomination hearing is scheduled for July 28 with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
In the letter to the Committee leadership, the group wrote, “We regard our nation’s relationship with Mexico to be of first order importance and submit that Senator Salazar is a proven statesman with keen insights into this long, rich and complex bilateral relationship.”
The letter comes as both countries continue negotiations on several high-level issues, including U.S. efforts to urge Mexico to move forward in issuing regulations to reinstate access to U.S. fresh potatoes.
The nomination hearing also precedes a meeting expected in August between USDA Secretary Vilsack and Mexican Agriculture Secretary Villalobos.
The full letter can be found here.
