BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX – At 9:30 am on Friday, April 10, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan José Guerra Abud to celebrate the transboundary conservation initiatives underway in the Big Bend/Río Bravo region and to commemorate the second anniversary of the opening of the Boquillas Port of Entry.
Jewell and Guerra Abud will also sign an updated U.S.-Mexico Wildfire Protection Agreement, strengthening ongoing cooperation between the two nations in preventing and managing wildfires harmful to the region’s ecosystem and wildlife.
| WHO: | Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Juan José Guerra Abud, Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary (SEMARNAT) U.S. Representative Will Hurd (TX-23) E. Anthony Wayne, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Sergio M. Alcocer Martinez de Castro, U.S. Undersecretary for North American Affairs, Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) Luis Fueyo, Director General, Mexican National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) Victor Zamora, Secretary of State of Coahuila |
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Moving Forward Together/Avanzando Juntos” celebrating international cooperation in the Big Bend/Río Bravo region and marking the second anniversary of the opening of the Boquillas Port of Entry.Boquillas Port of Entry, Big Bend National Park
Friday, April 10 at 9:30am for signing ceremonies. Visitors are advised to arrive by 9:oo am at Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park for free shuttle transportation.
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