MEXICO BESTOWS THE “ORDER OF THE AZTEC EAGLE”
UPON
ROBERTA S. JACOBSON

 

 

Washington, DC, November 16th, 2018

 

 

The Embassy of Mexico informs that today, on behalf of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Ambassador Geronimo Gutierrez awarded the “Order of the Aztec Eagle” to U.S. diplomat and former Ambassador of the United States to Mexico, Roberta Steinfeld Jacobson, in recognition of her most valuable work and contributions to strengthen the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States.

 

During the event at the Mexican Cultural Institute, Ambassador Gutierrez highlighted the crucial role Ambassador Jacobson has played in advancing many of the key aspects of the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the U.S. “From law enforcement cooperation to educational and cultural exchange, from the Security and Prosperity Partnership to the High-Level Economic Dialogue, from NAFTA to USMCA, from border points of entry to migration, Roberta Jacobson was always an anchor and a light for our bilateral relationship, and in doing so, she has served her country with patriotism, dignity and intelligence”, he said.

 

Ambassador Jacobson has a remarkable professional career. Among other responsibilities, she served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Canada, Mexico and NAFTA issues, Director of the Office of Mexican Affairs and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Peru. She was also Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Coordinator for Cuban Affairs in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and in National Security Council.

 

From May 2016 to May 2018, she served as the United States Ambassador to Mexico, a position that represented the culmination of a brilliant diplomatic career and allowed her to consolidate her already very special relationship with our country. " Ask Mexicans about La Embajadora Jacobson, and you will listen how people from all sides and all corners of Mexico appreciate her. Look at the press and articles about her and you will see the impact of her tenure”, said Ambassador Gutierrez during the ceremony.

 

The Order of the Aztec Eagle is the highest distinction Mexico awards to foreign nationals, and is given out in recognition of exemplary service to the Mexican nation or to humanity. 

 

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