{"id":206146,"date":"2026-02-26T23:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/juan-ramon-de-la-fuente-meets-with-the-u-s-anti-drug-director\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T23:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:23:23","slug":"juan-ramon-de-la-fuente-meets-with-the-u-s-anti-drug-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/juan-ramon-de-la-fuente-meets-with-the-u-s-anti-drug-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente Meets with the U.S. Anti-Drug Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div class=\"visual__image image-initial-width\">\n    <picture><source  media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 580px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 350px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 80px)\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article-figcaption-img\">Foreign Minister Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente and Sarah Carter strengthen cooperation between Mexico and the United States in public health and the fight against drugs. Credit: X\/@SRE_mx<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2>Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation on Drug Control<\/h2>\n<p>On February 16, Chancellor <b>Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente<\/b> met with <b>Sarah Carter<\/b>, the director of the <b>U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy<\/b>. The primary aim of this meeting was to fortify bilateral cooperation in <b>public health<\/b> and the <b>war on drugs<\/b>, with an emphasis on respecting sovereignty and collaborating without subordination.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Focus Areas of the Meeting<\/h3>\n<p>During the discussions, key topics included the exchange of best practices related to <b>drug prevention<\/b> campaigns and raising awareness. Additionally, they strategized on combating <b>fentanyl trafficking<\/b> and other synthetic drugs, aiming to dismantle illegal supply chains and tackle <b>arms trafficking<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Joint Security Strategies<\/h2>\n<p>Further discussions within the realm of bilateral collaboration took place on February 25. The <b>Mexican Security Cabinet<\/b>, including <b>Ronald Johnson<\/b>, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and <b>Sarah Carter<\/b>, convened to focus on <b>security matters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus on Recent Developments<\/h3>\n<p>These discussions were particularly timely, held shortly after the significant capture of <b>Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes<\/b>, known as <i>\u201cEl Mencho\u201d<\/i>. The conversations emphasized restoring <b>trust<\/b> and cooperation between both nations, rooted in the principle of mutual respect for sovereignty. <b>Ronald Johnson<\/b> commended the prompt actions of Mexican authorities surrounding this operation, deeming it a significant blow against violent criminal organizations affecting both countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Recognizing Achievements in the Fight Against Drugs<\/h2>\n<p>The cooperation efforts have reportedly led to saving lives and disrupting transnational criminal organizations, benefiting communities on both sides of the border. This bilateral strategy continues to aim at enhancing security and stability for nations involved.<\/p>\n<h2>Broader Economic Context<\/h2>\n<p>Before the meetings with Carter and Johnson, <b>Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente<\/b> discussed ongoing economic reforms with <b>Mathias Cormann<\/b>, the OECD Secretary-General. They reviewed Mexico&#8217;s progress in addressing <b>inequality<\/b> and <b>poverty<\/b>, highlighting the exit of 13.5 million people from poverty and a remarkable increase of over 250% in the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<h3>Investment in Science and Technology<\/h3>\n<p>During these discussions, the establishment of the <b>Secretary of Sciences, Humanities, Technology and Innovation<\/b> was also noted, aimed at strengthening national science and technology while ensuring international cooperation remains a priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente and Sarah Carter strengthen cooperation between Mexico and the United States in public health and the fight against drugs. Credit: X\/@SRE_mx Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation on Drug Control On February 16, Chancellor Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente met with Sarah Carter, the director of the U.S. Office of National [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49375,3251,41973,8198,1046,6304,24396],"class_list":["post-206146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazagine","tag-antidrug","tag-director","tag-fuente","tag-juan","tag-meets","tag-ramon","tag-u-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206148,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206146\/revisions\/206148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}