Mexican minister to talk about bilateral relations with U.S. at Newsmaker

Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in August, will speak at a Newsmakers news conference at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Zenger Room. Ruiz Massieu will talk about relations with the U.S.

Ruiz Massieu was previously the minister of tourism. A former congresswoman, she was a member of the Joint Mexico-European Union Commission; secretary of the Interior Committee; and a member of the Budget, Public Accounts and Finance committees. She served on the steering committee of the Congressional Public Finances Research Center and the Mexico-Poland and Mexico-United States Friendship Interparliamentary Groups. She also was chief of staff to the executive secretary of the National Public Security System at the Federal Public Security Ministry and was head of the Institutional Planning, Development and Innovation Department at the Office of Mexico's Attorney General.

She has been a columnist for Mexico’s El Universal newspaper, a contributor to Mexican political magazines, and a political analysis for Mexican TV.

Like all Newsmakers events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.