Building a 21st Century Border: Regional Master Plans and Transportation Infrastructure
Alan Bersin, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, and Special Representative for Border Affairs; Andrew Selee, Director, Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute; Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing Director, North American Development Bank; Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs Coordinator, Department of State; Ralph Scalise, Southern Border Program Office, GSA; Enrique Escorza Zamudio, Head of Section, Political and Border Affairs, Embassy of Mexico; Jackie Mitchell Edwards COO, The Paso del Norte Group; Rep. Russ Jones, Arizona House of Representatives and Member, Border Legislative Conference; Victor Mendez, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT
Overview
1:30-1:40 p.m. Opening and Welcome
Andrew Selee, Director, Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute
1:45-2:10 p.m. Opening Keynote Address
The Hon. Alan Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2:15-2:40 p.m. Development-Bank Financing at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The Hon. Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing Director, North American Development Bank
2:45-4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion on Regional Master Plans
Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs Coordinator, Department of State
Ralph Scalise, Southern Border Program Office, General Services Administration
Enrique Escorza Zamudio, Head of Section, Political and Border Affairs, Embassy of Mexico
Jackie Mitchell Edwards, Chief Operating Officer, The Paso del Norte Group
Rep. Russ Jones, Arizona House of Representatives; Member, Border Legislative Conference
4:15-4:25 p.m. Break
4:30-4:55 p.m. Closing Address
The Hon. Victor Mendez, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
This conference is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and do not necessarily reflect the view of USAID or the United States Government.
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Mexico Institute
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