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Vicente Fox!
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The Former Mexican President!
Isnt it amazing that OU's president Boren personally asked Mr. Fox to come and speak about "issues" that I have no clue about.
(I am just attending for the pictures for photojournalism class and besides, I didnt have enough time to stay and listen to his "speech" because I was rushing for my next class that starts in half an hours time.)
Being the J student that I am, I signed up with the media table and received a media tag that allowed me access to take pictures!
I stayed for half an hour, took lots of pics, and left quickly for my class.
Below is an article taken from my college's website, written by Breance Thomas for The Oklahoma Daily (college newspaper).
Vicente Fox, former Mexican president, will be the keynote speaker at an academic convocation at 4 p.m. today in Catlett Music Center.
Fox will speak along with OU President David L. Boren at a President’s Associates reception and dinner later in the evening.
Daniel Reches, University College freshman, said he plans to attend Fox’s speech because he admires Fox for being the first member of an opposition party to be elected in more than 70 years.
Fox, a member of Mexico’s conservative National Action Party, was elected in 2000.“He’s really such a revolutionary figure, and he just seems like a very charismatic person,” Reches said.
“He was one of the first Mexican presidents to look first to the Mexican people, then to foreign influence in making decisions,” Reches said.
During his presidency, Fox lobbied the U.S. government to legalize the millions of undocumented migrants living in the U.S., including those who are Mexican.
Franz Zenteno, economics and international and area studies senior, said U.S.-Mexican relations should be discussed, as well as the economic and social state of Mexico.
Fox helped achieve the lowest unemployment rate in Latin America and controlled inflation and interest rates during his tenure, according to a press release.
“He should talk about … the goals, the tasks he hopes will develop there,” said Zenteno, who said he will bring the Peruvian flag to the speech to represent his heritage.
Fernando Sarmiento, architecture senior, said he hopes Fox addresses immigration issues. During Fox’s presidency, Mexico pushed negotiations to address the problems of illegal immigration to the United States.
In a measure known by the Fox administration as “The Whole Enchilada,” Fox’s administration said the U.S. should address the rights of undocumented immigrants, mutual border problems and the development of regions in Mexico from which most migrants leave.
“Clearly, the relationship between the United States and Mexico is critically important to our country,” Boren said in a press release. “I can think of no one who can provide greater insight into future development of Mexico and the Americas than Vicente Fox. It is a great privilege for the university to host such a distinguished visitor.”
Fox studied business administration and management at Ibero-American University in Mexico City, according to the release. He began working at Coca-Cola as a route supervisor, and over the next 15 years, Fox became company president for Mexico and Latin America.Fox was elected to the Mexican Congress in 1988 and was elected governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato in 1995.
Fox and his wife, Marta Sahagun de Fox, have been invited to participate in a series of conferences in the U.S., in cities such as Los Angeles and Phoenix, according to the release.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, to see the former president of Mexico,” Sarmiento said.
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