US ambassador to Mexico resigns after diplomatic spat

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

US ambassador to Mexico resigns after diplomatic spat
MEXICO CITY | Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:39am IST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has resigned, the State Department said on Saturday, after a public dispute with Mexican President Felipe Calderon over Mexico's handling of efforts to combat drug trafficking.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she and President Barack Obama had accepted Ambassador Carlos Pascual's resignation after a year and a half in his post

"It is with great reluctance that President Obama and I have acceded to Carlos's request," Clinton said in a statement.

The diplomatic spat arose after the website WikiLeaks published State Department documents showing embassy officials criticizing Mexican authorities' lack of coordination in operations targeting powerful drug cartels.

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[blackbart99]

1. there goes another scalp for Julian .

Leak on my friend leak on.:evilgrin:

Maybe next time you will be a little more diplomatic in your communications.
:dunce:

[nyy1998]

2. That's too bad, the Ambassador was right and President Calderon is wrong

The Mexican govt is practically non-existent in several northern parts