HomeTravel to Texas and Mexico, October 3-5, 2023 hide Travel to Texas and Mexico, October 3-5, 2023 Close Summary Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken traveled to Houston and Austin, Texas, as well as Mexico City, Mexico, from October 3-5, 2023. In Houston, Secretary Blinken visited Rice University to meet with former Secretary of State James Baker and participated in a conversation with Director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy Ambassador David Satterfield. The Secretary also visited the Diplomatic Security Service Houston Field Office. In Austin, he visited the University of Texas at Austin to participate in a moderated conversation hosted by the Clements Center for National Security. The Secretary then traveled to Mexico to co-chair the 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue. Secretary Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, along with other senior U.S. government officials, joined their Mexican counterparts for a bilateral dialogue and stakeholder engagements. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, and Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Todd D. Robinson joined Secretary Blinken on this trip. Through this dialogue, the United States and Mexico discussed joint implementation of the U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities. While in Mexico, Secretary Blinken also met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Mexico October 5, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland, White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, Mexican Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez Velázquez, And Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena At a Joint Press Availability October 5, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue Texas October 4, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken During a Conversation at The University of Texas at Austin Moderated by Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison October 4, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken’s Remarks Following a Tour of Capital Factory October 3, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken During a Conversation at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Moderated by Ambassador David Satterfield October 3, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meet and Greet with Houston-based Department of State Staff October 2, 2023 Secretary Blinken Participates in a Conversation at the University of Texas at Austin October 2, 2023 Secretary Blinken to Participate in a Conversation at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Public Schedule October 5, 2023 Public Schedule – October 5, 2023 October 4, 2023 Public Schedule – October 4, 2023 October 2, 2023 Public Schedule – October 3, 2023 Trip Preview September 29, 2023 Secretary Blinken to Travel to Texas and Mexico Tags Mexico The Secretary of State Texas
