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Bernardo Mendez (consulmendez)
Male
United States
Hometown:
Originally from Culiacan, Mexico living now in Tucson, Az
About Me:
Curriculum Vitae Bernardo Mendez Lugo , Mexican Deputy Consul in Tucson, AZ since October 23th 2006. 553 South Stone Ave, Tucson AZ 85701. Tel. 520-882-5595 ext 115.
E-mail: consulmendez@yahoo.com

Work Experience
Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, Press and PR Consul (2001-July 2004) and Trade and Business Consul July 2004-October 2006).

Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta , Press Attaché and Academic Liaison (June1996-July 2001). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mexico City), (02/1993-05/1996) Press and Public Relations Department. Press Attaché.

Consulate General of Mexico in Montreal, Canada , (04/1992 -01/1993) in charge of networking and providing information during NAFTA negotiations to Quebec Tradeunions and environmental groups and NGO’s.

Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs(09/1990-03/1992). Research on energy and oil. Analysis of schemes for energy privatizations regarding innovative alternatives for foreign investment in Mexico such as leasing, joint ventures, foreign loans and lending.

Advisor for Mexican Ministry for Trade and Industrial Promotion (04/1987-12/1988).

Full Time Associate Professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Mexico City, Social Science. Division (1974-1990). Most of my work has been related to increase positive image of Mexico through PR, Lobby activities and friendly relations with NGO´s and private companies. Good knowledge of legal frameworks for allowing foreign investments in Mexico considering labor and environmental standards as well as private and government responses to local and regional grass-roots organizations in developing countries. Educational and cultural support as a tool for a positive role of private firms in developing countries. Media and PR activities as key tools for educating grass roots leaders about government and private businesses interests in community affairs.

Education
Sussex University, UK (1981) Master of Philosophy, Development Studies at The Institute of Development Studies. Central School of Planning, Institute of Developing Countries. Warsaw , Poland, Diploma in Economic Planning (1977-1978). Bachelor of Arts, International Relations at the National Autonoumus University of Mexico (1976) UNAM, Mexico.

Publications
Editor of several books regarding small industry as suppliers of international companies, regional development and globalization, tourism, education and employment, indigenous rights and privatization policies, Mexico-US relations, Canada-Mexico relations, Latin American political risk assessment for private firms, higher education and regional development, Editorial writer for Mexican News Agency Notimex (1995-2005) and frecuent contribuitor to CNN Radio in Spanish and many other media outlets in Mexico and the USA.

Conferences & International Consultancy
Speaker in Mexican and US Universities and business organizations for promoting needs of small and medium firms. Work trips in Africa (Cape Verde UNIDO Conference) Sweden, France, Italy, Poland, Nicaragua and Costa Rica . Advisor for Pan-American Health Organization in Washington, DC and Mexico City. Research at University of Lund Sweden . Consultant for the World Bank and Mexican Ministry of Labor (STPS) for modernizing labor laws in Mexico. Speaker at The Center for Educational Research and Innovation-OECD in Paris, invited by NCAL-University of Pennsylvania and CERI, February 1995.
 

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At 6:30pm on July 18th, 2007, Chris Connors said…
Hi Bernardo,
I thought your interview on Marsound was excellent. Thanks for accepting my invitation to be my friend. Do you get to visit your friends in Rutherford, NJ? Are they the Giant's football team? If so, maybe we can visit them together.

Chris Connors
At 11:05am on July 18th, 2007, Marco Gomez said…
Bernardo, thank you so much for inviting me to this great group. I´ll keep in touch...saludos from Mexico
At 1:41pm on July 17th, 2007, Bernardo Mendez said…
Video by Rolland Reneau (my father in law) about Mexican Voladores de Papanttla, Veracruz, Mexico:
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=4916530686155219623

Photos by my wife Christine Reneau:

www.flickr.com/photos/yellowjacket19/

Video of my son Timothee Mendez (14 year old boy)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2387552730219613459&q=Fitting+in+for+dummies
At 12:43pm on July 17th, 2007, Bernardo Mendez said…
I have published in Spanish and English on line several essays on Mexican Migration and other issues related to Mexico, please visit:
www.diplomaticosescritores.org
www.nodulo.org
English: http://esp.mexico.com/lapalabra/colaborador/632/bernardo-mendez-lugo
Spanish:
http://esp.mexico.com/lapalabra/colaborador/631/bernardo-mendez-lugo

just google my name for more information about me and my activities, Greetings, Bernardo Mendez Lugo
 
 

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