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News Tip: Foreign Service Veteran Can Discuss Arrest of Mexican Drug Kingpin

Stephen Kelly worked as deputy chief of State Department's mission to Mexico

Stephen KellyVisiting professor of the practice of public policy and Canadian studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University  srk14@duke.eduhttp://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/faculty/srk14 Stephen Kelly had a 28-year career in foreign service at the U.S. State Department, including serving as deputy chief of mission to Mexico and Canada. His specialty areas are energy, security and North American issues, including trade, immigration and border management.Quote:"Many Mexico watchers have been worried that President Peña Nieto has been less willing to cooperate with the United States on fighting the drug cartels than his predecessor. The arrest of 'El Chapo' Guzmán is a clear indication that our cooperation continues in an extremely intimate and effective way, especially with the Mexican Navy."                 _        _        _        _Duke experts on a variety of other topics can be found at http://newsoffice.duke.edu/resources-media/faculty-experts.