Oklahoma
Mexican consulate to open in Oklahoma City this spring
A Mexican consulate is scheduled to open in Oklahoma subsequent yr.
Gov. Kevin Stitt introduced on Tuesday a Mexican consulate is scheduled to open in Oklahoma Metropolis in spring 2023. Stitt says the consulate will present help to the state’s rising Mexican inhabitants and promote relations between Oklahoma and Mexico.
Mexican diplomat Consul Edurne Pineda has been appointed as Head Consul.
This follows tentative plans to open a Mexican consulate final yr being pushed again as a consequence of management and placement modifications.
Presently, Mexican immigrants residing in Oklahoma depend on the consulates in Arkansas and Missouri to get entry to providers like passport renewals and start certificates attainment.
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