Clinton: US ambassador to Mexico resigns
Mexican president objected to leaked cables; envoy's girlfriend choice also an issue
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who wrote a cable that questioned how Mexico coordinates the war against drug traffickers, has resigned.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Paris to meet with U.S. allies on Libya, released a statement Saturday announcing Carlos Pascual's departure.
Clinton said Pascual's decision was "based upon his personal desire to ensure the strong relationship between our two countries and to avert issues" raised by President Felipe Calderon.
Clinton didn't say specifically what she was referring to. But Calderon was quoted in a newspaper in February as taking umbrage at a cable that Pascual wrote questioning whether the various Mexican security agencies and military were properly coordinating effort to control the drug problem there. His cable was divulged by the WikiLeaks website.
Leaked cables written by U.S. Embassy personnel depicted Mexico's armed forces and police agencies as:......
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Mexican president objected to leaked cables; envoy's girlfriend choice also an issue
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who wrote a cable that questioned how Mexico coordinates the war against drug traffickers, has resigned.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Paris to meet with U.S. allies on Libya, released a statement Saturday announcing Carlos Pascual's departure.
Clinton said Pascual's decision was "based upon his personal desire to ensure the strong relationship between our two countries and to avert issues" raised by President Felipe Calderon.
Clinton didn't say specifically what she was referring to. But Calderon was quoted in a newspaper in February as taking umbrage at a cable that Pascual wrote questioning whether the various Mexican security agencies and military were properly coordinating effort to control the drug problem there. His cable was divulged by the WikiLeaks website.
Leaked cables written by U.S. Embassy personnel depicted Mexico's armed forces and police agencies as:......
Read entire article
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