Nevada Governor Gibbons To Address Border Security, International Trade

Governor To Visit Separately With Nevada Guard Troops At US-Mexico Border, Mexican Government Officials And Arizona Governor Napolitano

August 8, 2007 -- Carson City – Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons will make three trips in the month of August to receive briefings and discuss important border issues. He will first travel to the U.S.-Mexico Border to meet with Nevada National Guard troops and see first hand how Nevadans are working to secure our nation’s border against illegal immigration and trafficking of illicit drugs.

The following week he will travel to Mexico to meet with senior government officials including President Felipe Calderón to discuss trade and tourism, border security, and methamphetamine trafficking. These international issues have strong impacts in Nevada. Former Nevada Governor Bob Miller visited Mexico in 1998, and governors Rick Perry of Texas and Arnold Schwarzenegger of California have conducted trips to meet with government officials in one of our nation's largest economic partner nations.

Finally, Governor Gibbons will meet with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to discuss ways both states can pool resources to increase border security and fight methamphetamine and human trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border.

BORDER/NATIONAL GUARD TOUR

Governor Gibbons will meet with and receive briefings from Nevada National Guard troops who are assisting with the enforcement of our nation’s border laws. The Nevada troops are currently stationed at Camp Morena, located on the California-Mexico border.

WHAT:

Governor Gibbons and Adjutant General Cindy Kirkland to travel to Camp Morena to meet with Nevada National Guard troops

WHERE:

San Diego, Tecate, and Camp Morena, California

DATE:

Thursday, August 9, 2007

TIME:

Arrive in San Diego at 9:30 a.m. PDT (approx.)

Meeting with President CalderÓn and Mexican Government officials

Governor Gibbons is scheduled to travel to Mexico to meet with President Felipe Calderón, senior government officials, educators, and the International Representative from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

WHAT:

Governor Gibbons to Meet With President Felipe Calerón, Ms. Josefina Vázquez Mota-Ministry of Public Education, Dr. Jóse Angel Córdova Villalobos-Ministry of Health, Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano-Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza-Attorney General Of The Republic, and Mr. José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos- Under Attorney General, President of The University of Guadalajara Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes and the International Representative for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Marco Aguilar.

WHERE:

Mexico City, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico

DATE:

Monday, August 13, 2007- Wednesday, August 15, 2007

meeting with Arizona governor janet napolitano

Governor Gibbons is scheduled to meet with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to discuss shared border security issues including immigration, homeland security, and drug trafficking. While Nevada does not share a direct border with Mexico, the level of security on the southern border continues to have a significant impact on our state. Currently, more than 90% of methamphetamine confiscated in Nevada is smuggled in from Mexico through the porous border.

WHAT:

Governor Gibbons to meet with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano

WHERE:

The Office of the Governor

DATE:

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Source: Nevada Governor

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