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 / Modified dec 7, 2018 5:17 p.m.

Early Outreach from Arizona to Mexico's New President

Gov. Doug Ducey and a delegation attended the new leader's inauguration.

Gov. Doug Ducey and a delegation from Arizona attended the inauguration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in an early effort to connect with the new administration. KJZZ Mexico City Bureau Chief Rodrigo Cervantes discussed the importance of this outreach.

“We had what was probably the largest commission of people coming from the United States in the history of Mexican inaugurations,” said Cervantes. More than140 people at the inauguration were part of delegations representing several states, including Montana. Cervantes also discussed how López Obrador wants to boost the economy in Mexico's border region.

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