New US Ambassador to Mexico Formally Takes Post
- Ron Johnson was sworn in on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. As the 81st U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
- Johnson succeeded Ken Salazar, who held the position of U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from September 2021 until January 2025 during President Biden’s administration.
- Johnson will advance President Trump's agenda, focusing on trade, immigration, drug trafficking, and reducing Central American gang violence.
- In December, Johnson affirmed his commitment to combat crimes involving migrants, halt the trafficking of fentanyl and other harmful substances into the United States, and enhance national security.
- Johnson’s prior work in El Salvador faced criticism for not addressing crime causes, with advocates describing him as pragmatic but not ideologically driven.
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New US ambassador to Mexico formally takes post
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Ron Johnson, new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, arrived in Mexico City on Thursday to officially take over the post previously held by Ken Salazar. According to the U.S. Department of State, Johnson is a retired U.S. Army officer who at one time served as the CIA's Science and Technology Liaison to the U.S. Special Operations Command, working on a wide range of regional issues including refugees, counter-narcotics, count…
Welcome to the Ambassador?
The reception given by the government of Mexico to the new US ambassador, Ron Johnson, who was welcomed by Roberto Velasco, head of the Unit for North America, on behalf of Chancellor Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who has already returned from his tour of China, may well have gone to receive the US diplomat.
Ron Johnson sworn in as US ambassador to Mexico
Ron Johnson was sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Mexico on Tuesday. During a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Johnson assumed the role of 81st U.S. diplomatic envoy to Mexico after Ken Salazar, who served as ambassador under President Joe Biden from September 2021 to January 2025. The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico stands with his counterpart Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, Mexico’s ambassador to the United States. (@emoctezumab/X) Event…
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