On Demand Wisconsin Portal image
 
header graphic 
Export Assistance
Commerce Resources

Link to Governor Doyle's web site

Link to Commerce's Employment webpage

Link to wisconsin.gov web site
 

Gov. Jim Doyle's Trade Mission To Mexico
March 6-11, 2005

The Governor's Trade Mission to Mexico was a great success.  Gov. Doyle was accompanied by 41 people representing 28 businesses and agencies interested in expanding Wisconsin exports to Mexico.

Gov. Doyle and the Governor of Puebla Governor Jim Doyle and Mario Marín Torres, Governor of the State of Puebla (center) met to discuss economic development issues affecting states on either side of the U.S./Mexico border.
Gov. Doyle presents Mexican President Fox with a Wisconsin gift Governor Jim Doyle presents Mexican President Vicente Fox with a bronze sculpture of two mustangs entitled "Mavericks" by Osceola, Wisconsin artist, Wally Shoop.
Governor Jim Doyle meeting Mexico City Police representative Governor Jim Doyle spoke with a representative of the Mexico City Police Force.  Mexico City operates the largest fleet of Harley-Davidson police motorcycles in the world.
Gov. Doyle and Secretary Burke touring Harley-Davidson showroom in Mexico Governor Jim Doyle and Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke receive a tour of a Harley-Davidson showroom from Juan Pablo Martin Del Campo.  Mr. Del Campo's family has respresented Harley-Davidson in Mexico for 75 years.
Governor with US Ambassador to Mexico Governor Jim Doyle, accompanied by (from left to right) Department of Agriculture Secretary Rod Nilsestuen; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza; Ambassador Garza's wife, María Asunción Aramburuzabala; and Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke, greeted guests at a reception held at the ambassador's residence.
Gov. Doyle signing agreement with University of Guadalajara Governor Jim Doyle and Carlos Briseño, Chancellor of the University of Guadalajara, ratified a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Wisconsin System and the University of Guadalajara.  The agreement covers student, faculty, and administrative staff exchanges with the ultimate goal of mutual discovery of knowledge.
Gov Doyle at Wisconsin-Mexico joint venture Governor Jim Doyle and Jorge Valdés Simancas, CEO of Evans Power Equipment unveil a plaque at a dedication ceremony for a joint venture project between Valsi, a Mexican firm, and Tecumseh Power Co. of Grafton. Tecumseh will supply motors that Valsi will use to build generators.
Gov. Doyle signing Jalisco sister-state agreement Governor Jim Doyle and Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña, Governor of the State of Jalisco sign an expansion of the Wisconsin-Jalisco Sister-State agreement.  Wisconsin and Jalisco have been sister-states since 1990.
Gov. Doyle and Secretary Burke touring AnsulFire Protection facility Governor Jim Doyle and Commerce Secretary Mary Burke received a demonstration of Ansul Fire Protection equipment.   Ansul shipped $10 million worth of products from its Marinette production facility to Mexico last year.

 

To learn about export opportunities in Mexico for your firm, contact the Department of Commerce's Latin America Specialist, Susan Dragotta, phone: (262) 691-5147, e-mail: sdragotta@commerce.state.wi.us.