Visit with Carlos G. Obrador, Consul of Mexico in Philadelphia
The Mexican Student Association (MEXSA) and Model UN collaborated with the Hughes Center and the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center to host Carlos G. Obrador, consul of Mexico in Philadelphia, for a campus visit on March 19, 2026.
Since 1993, Obrador has held posts throughout North America. He has served as head consul in Philadelphia since November 2019. Nicole Mendoza, president of MEXSA, shared opening remarks.
Lindsay Grande, president of Model UN, and Te Sammons, vice president of Model UN, moderated the Q&A portion of the event. Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez, director of the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, arranged the visit and introduced Obrador.
Obrador delivered a policy-rich speech about the deeply integrated economic and cultural relationship between the United States and Mexico, Mexico鈥檚 macroeconomic policies over the last 50 years, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and Mexico as a top trading partner of the U.S. The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia is the second oldest in the U.S., and it provides services to Mexican nationals, including vulnerable migrant workers and those seeking to be naturalized as U.S. citizens.
As an expert and practitioner, Obrador shared real-world experiences with global and domestic policy to supplement what students learn in the classroom.
