- The Summit will be held from January 9-11 at the National Palace and will address issues such as inclusion, the environment, regional competitiveness, migration, health and security.
- During the summit, President López Obrador will hold bilateral meetings with U.S. President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
At today’s morning press conference led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard presented the agenda for the tenth North American Leaders' Summit, which will be held in Mexico City on January 10, and the additional meetings that will be held from January 9-11.
The Foreign Secretary said that President Joseph Biden is expected to arrive on Monday, January 9, at about 1:00 p.m. and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected on the same day at about 2:30 p.m.
He said, "President Biden will arrive at the National Palace at about 4:00 in the afternoon. They will have a private talk, and the wives of both presidents will participate, after which they [the wives] will leave because they have their own program of activities, and President Biden and President López Obrador will have a private conversation."
Secretary Ebrard said that the bilateral meeting between Mexico and the United States would take place later, at about 6:30 in the evening. Participating in the meeting on behalf of the United States will be Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo; National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan; Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Chris Dodd; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar; U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen; and the Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council, Juan Gonzalez.
Mexico will be represented by Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard; Interior Secretary Adán Augusto López; Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez; Finance Secretary Rogelio Ramírez de la O; Environment Secretary María Luisa Albores; Economy Secretary Raquel Buenrostro; Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, Esteban Moctezuma; the Foreign Ministry's Chief Officer for North America, Roberto Velasco; and National Migration Institute Commissioner Francisco Garduño.
The Secretary said that Prime Minister Trudeau and his wife would arrive at the National Palace at the conclusion of the bilateral meeting. "There will be a brief greeting between the three presidents and their wives before proceeding to the trilateral dinner with the prime minister and the two presidents and their wives. We estimate that the dinner will end shortly after 8:00 p.m.”
Regarding the agenda for Tuesday, January 10, Foreign Secretary Ebrard said that President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau would arrive at the National Palace at around 11:30 in the morning. "There will be the welcome ceremony and what we call the family photo, which will begin the North American Trilateral Summit.”
Afterwards, there will be a working lunch with the delegations of the three countries, followed by the trilateral meeting, which should conclude around 3:00 in the afternoon. President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau will leave the National Palace at about 4:00 pm. A message to the media is scheduled at the end of the meeting. The Secretary said that President Biden would return to the United States after the trilateral meeting.
Regarding the activities for Wednesday, January 11, the Foreign Secretary said that Prime Minister Trudeau is expected to arrive at the National Palace at about 1:00 p.m. for the bilateral meeting with President López Obrador.
The main topics to be addressed at the North American Leaders’ Summit are: diversity; equity and inclusion; the environment; competitiveness with the rest of the world; migration and development; health; and shared security.
Lastly, the Secretary stressed that "President López Obrador has said that, for both the bilateral meetings and the Summit, the emphasis will be on a new era in the region that can potentially be extended to the rest of the Americas on the basis of reciprocity, mutual respect and a common vision regarding the prosperity and well-being of North America and the Americas: reducing poverty and advancing inclusion, and respecting young people, women and those who are disadvantaged.”
