The North American Leaders' Summit is somewhat of a
formality, involving the meeting of the presidents of Mexico and
the United States and the prime minister of Canada. Such meeting
was held recently in Mexico City, where the leaders demonstrated a
spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding. However, diplomacy
is not only good manners and friendly ways, but involves daily work
in different areas. One of them is the work carried out by the
Mexican consulate corps, assigned to positions in 50 cities
throughout the United States representing the broad swath of
Mexicans living in the United States.
Every year, Mexico's Department of Foreign Affairs brings
together the consuls general in Mexico City to exchange ideas,
projects and points of view with the purpose of strengthening one
of their least visible, but most important tasks: the protection of
Mexicans abroad. This year, the agenda to be carried out in March
2023 will cover the crucial aspects of the
