Professional Affiliation

Journalist and Author

Expert Bio

Dolia Estévez is a freelance journalist and author based in Washington, D.C., specializing in Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations. She began her career as the Washington correspondent for Mexico's El Financiero and Radio Moni­tor in the late 1980s. She has reported for Forbes, Noticias MVS, Poder Magazine, Sin Embargo and Proyecto Puente, among other Mexican and U.S. media. Her lifetime work includes high-impact investigations of Mexican corruption, abuse of power and the drug war, as well as reporting on key developments that have helped shape U.S.-Mexican relations to this day. She is the author of two Spanish language books--El Embajador (Planeta, 2013) and Así Nos Ven (Planeta, 2019); and co-author of Donald Trump, El Aprendiz (Planeta, 2017). She is also author of Journalism Across the Border and one of the co-authors of Shared Responsibility, both published by the Wilson Center. She has given conferences in public and private venues in Mexico and the United States on U.S.-Mexican relations and press freedom.