Roberta Jacobson bids farewell as U.S. ambassador to Mexico

The United States ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, has thanked “this beautiful country and its people” upon retirement from the diplomatic position she had held for two years.

On her twitter account that will henceforth change its name to @USAAmbMex, to be used by future ambassadors to Mexico, the diplomat expressed that she believes more than ever in the fortitude of the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States, El Universal reported.

“This is not a goodbye, but a ‘see you soon’”, said Jacobson moments before boarding a commercial flight to the USA, in the company of her husband, Jonathan Jacobson.

In a press release, the US embassy reminded that, after three decades of working in the Department of State, most of which were devoted to affairs related to the American continent, Jacobson is officially retiring from the US Foreign Service. Jacobson announced her resignation on March 1, at a moment of increasing tension for the bilateral relationship, particularly on the subject of migration and trading, since Mexico, the USA, and Canada are currently involved in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In June 2015, Jacobson was nominated by then-President Barack Obama to be the ambassador to Mexico, a position that had never been held by a woman, and the US Senate confirmed her post on April 2016.

Source: El Universal

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