World Affairs Council to Present Mexican Consul General Alberto Fierro Garza

SPRINGFIELD — The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts will present an Instant Issues lunchtime discussion event featuring Alberto Fierro Garza, Mexican consul general in Boston, on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon, in the ninth-floor gallery at 1350 Main St. in downtown Springfield. He will speak on “Challenges for the U.S./Mexico Bilateral Relationship with the Two New Administrations.”

Fierro Garza has been a member of Mexico’s Diplomatic Corps since 1993. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has also served as director general for Educational and Cultural Cooperation and deputy director general for North America. He previously served as the consul of Mexico in Orlando, Fla. and in St. Paul, Minn.

The cost is $5 for World Affairs Council members without lunch provided, $20 for members with a lunch, $10 for non-members without a lunch, and $25 for non-members with a lunch. Registration deadline for a lunch provided is Wednesday, Dec. 4. To register or for more information, visit wacwestma.org or call (413) 733-0110.

The Instant Issues series is sponsored by M&T Bank, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, and Sir Speedy, with special thanks to NAI Plotkin.