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NMSU Opens Office in Chihuahua

NMSU's ties with the Mexican state of Chihuahua were strengthened in February with the opening of the New Mexico-Chihuahua Program Support Office in Chihuahua City.

The new office will help promote binational educational and economic development, support greater international understanding and exchange in the region, develop community outreach initiatives focusing on indigenous peoples and minorities, and extend opportunities for regional and local officials, academics, community groups and others to participate in collaborative binational initiatives.

Armando Martinez, who has been working in the Chihuahua Trade Office on the NMSU campus for the past two years, is the director of the new office.

"The importance of the joint effort is enormous and ranges from promoting trade between Mexico and New Mexico to helping the university capture multinational grants," says Everett Egginton, vice provost for international programs.

Egginton says more than 160 people attended the opening ceremony and response to the new office has been "tremendous."

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