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Weekly Report - 22 May 2025 (WR-25-20)
MEXICO: Trump’s ambassador pick gets to work
A new chapter in US-Mexico relations got underway on 19 May as President Claudia Sheinbaum received the credentials of US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson. A former member of the US armed forces and intelligence services, Johnson embodies many of Trump’s priorities for the relationship with Mexico, with an emphasis on a hardline approach to issues such as drug trafficking, migration, and organised crime, tough negotiating tactics, and a more militarised approach to security cooperation. While Johnson’s profile suggests that security will be his focus, he arrives in Mexico in the midst of bilateral tensions surrounding issues related to trade, remittances, and agriculture too, as Sheinbaum continues to strike a balance between maintaining good relations with the US while protecting Mexican sovereignty
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