The 45-year-old diplomat oversees operations at the $211m Mérida Consulate, the largest US diplomatic investment in the Peninsula’s history.
After years of planning and construction, the United States will officially open its impressive new U.S. Consulate in Mérida, Yucatán, on Tuesday, May 6. The modern, high-security facility, located behind Harbor Mall in the Via Montejo development north of the city, replaces the previous consulate on Calle 60 closer to Centro. This architectural marvel represents…
After years of construction, authorities formally gathered to inaugurate the new US Consulate in Mérida. The modern, US$600 million high-security facility behind Harbor Mall, which will open in spring 2025, replaces an unassuming complex on Calle 60 closer to the Centro. Consulate services include immigration, visa processing, and document handling for both Mexican and U.S….
The time has come for Consul General Dorothy Ngutter to move on to her next assignment. It’s been a quick but productive three years since the well-loved diplomat arrived during the pandemic crisis. “This has been a unique assignment,” Ngutter told La Jornada Maya. “The opportunity to lead this team and represent my country here…
A collaboration between the city and the U.S. consulate has resulted in an office to help expats settle in. The Oficina Municipal de Atención al Migrante — or The Municipal Office for Migrant Assistance — was formally presented with a ceremony Tuesday night at the Olimpo Cultural Center. Yucatán Magazine provided translation and interpretation services for the…
The US ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, joined the governors of Mexico’s southeastern states for an official bilateral summit in Mérida.
Diplomat Dorothy Ngutter is the new head of the U.S. Consulate for the Yucatán Peninsula. No personal background was shared about the new consul, but her resume contains an extensive, wide-ranging career with a focus on narcotics, refugees, and immigration. The United States Department of State announced her appointment following the exit of Courtney Beale,…
After three years, Yucatán’s consul general is ending her term here and will head back to the United States for a new assignment. Beale replaced David Mico in Mérida’s U.S. consulate in 2018. Her successor has not been named. Under Beale’s watch, a new, modern consulate broke ground at Via Montejo. At her final event…
Some of its steel framing already erected, Mérida’s new U.S. Consulate was finally given its celebratory groundbreaking on a 7.4-acre parcel near the Periférico. Consul General Courtney Beale led the ceremony to announce the new United States Consulate General, serving all three states on the Peninsula. The modern US$210-million complex — designed to include sly…
Updated to include rendering of new compound. Construction on Merida’s U.S. consulate at Via Montejo begins Dec 4 and the compound will be ready by 2023, Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal announced. The compound will serve all three states on the Yucatan Peninsula at a cost of US$150 million. The new U.S. Consulate promises a “secure,…
The U.S. Consulate in Merida is closed and refusing non-emergency services starting today. “To safeguard the health of employees of the United States embassy and consulates in Mexico,” all nine consulates and the U.S. embassy in Mexico City will shut down, officials announced. The announcement did not indicate when its services to Americans living in…
[metaslider id=”47436″] “Today we celebrate the 243rd anniversary of the independence of the United States, and as every year, we like to celebrate it with our local friends,” reads a post on the Merida Consulate’s Facebook page. “The consulate welcomed more than 250 guests between government authorities, representatives of civil organizations, academics, entrepreneurs and contacts…
With the three-hectare/7.4-acre site selected, the U.S. Department of State began a selection process earlier this month to find a construction company.
Responding to a growing American presence in the city, a new U.S. Consulate facility was announced Thursday during a press conference in the city’s north.
Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal met recently with John S. Creamer, the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. consulate here, to discuss issues related to economic development and trade.
Courtney Beale has been named the new Consul General at the United States Consulate in Mérida, replacing David Mico.
The state attorney general today formally recognized a group of 60 forensic scientists and police officers who completed a training course in Crime Scene Investigation, a U.S.-Mexico collaboration under the Mérida Initiative.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now