Secretary of State Blinken saying of Mexicans: “We are family” --- At a recent high profile/high stakes diplomatic encounter on September the 9th, 2021, when re-launching the High Economic Dialogue between the U.S. and Mexico, the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blake began by expressing the convergence of the Mexican and the American People not only in terms of a two centuries old diplomatic relationship (with strong periods of tensions) and economic free trade exchanges but going a lot farther in INCLUDING Mexicans by saying: ‘We are family” alluding to a very strong value of Mexican society (inside Mexicans families there is love, solidarity, support, sharing). This form of acknowledgement and inclusion produced a positive impact on his Mexican counterparts fostering a good environment for the talks between the Mexican and U.S. Delegation.

This diplomatic language of inclusion by the U.S. Delegation was reiterated at the High Level Dialogue on Security launched in October the 8th, 2021.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/blinken-mayorkas-garland-mexico-security/index.html

Source author: Eric Suzán Reed esuzan@sre.gob.mx