US ambassador to Mexico to resign, amid strained relations
Peter Orsi, Associated Press
Updated 3:35 pm, Thursday, March 1, 2018
MEXICO CITY (AP) The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Roberta Jacobson, is resigning from her post this spring amid strained relations between the two countries and on the heels of other notable departures from the State Department.
In a note sent to embassy staff Thursday, Jacobson wrote that her resignation takes effect May 5, which is two years to the day after she was sworn in as ambassador.
"After more than thirty-one years of U.S. Government service, I have come to the difficult decision that it is the right time to move on to new challenges and adventures. ... This decision is all the more difficult because of my profound belief in the importance of the U.S.-Mexico relationship and knowledge that it is at a crucial moment," Jacobson said.
She did not say why she made the decision, but tweeted later in the day that she is leaving "in search of other opportunities."
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