New Members Named to Border Environment Cooperation Commission -- North American Development Bank Board of Directors.SAN ANTONIO -- The governments of the United States and Mexico have announced the appointment of four new members to the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and North American Development Bank The North American Development Bank (NADB) is a binational financial institution capitalized and governed equally by the United States of America and Mexico for the purpose of financing environmental projects certified by the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC). (NADB). The institutions, created under the auspices of the North American Free Trade Agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. (NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's ), are charged with the development, certification and financing of environmental infrastructure projects in the U.S.-Mexico border region. The NADB is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , the BECC in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The binational institutions now operate under a single, 10-member board of directors that includes representatives of state governments and the general public, as well as federal agencies from both countries. The Board of Directors is responsible for establishing institutional policies, approving BECC proposals for certification of projects, and approving NADB financing for these projects. The two U.S. appointments are New Mexico State Representative Lorenzo "Larry" A. Larranaga and Mr. Jacob M. Monty as the border state and public representatives for the United States, respectively. In the case of Mexico, the State of Baja California, represented by Governor Eugenio Elorduy Walther Eugenio Elorduy Walther (b. November 21 1940, Calexico, California) is a Mexican politician and current governor of his adoptive state of Baja California. His wife Elena Blackaller serves as first lady. , and Mr. Roberto Zambrano Villarreal, were named as the border state and public representatives for Mexico, respectively. Lorenzo "Larry" A. Larranaga resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico “Albuquerque” redirects here. For other uses, see Albuquerque (disambiguation). Albuquerque (pronounced [ˈæl.bə.kɚ.kiː], Spanish: [al.βu. , and has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives The New Mexico House of Representatives is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 71 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. since 1995, representing Albuquerque's District 27. He is former vice president and managing partner of Bohannan-Huston Inc. A native New Mexican, Larranaga received the 1995 Engineer of the Year award from the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers. Larranaga is also active in the Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI), the Albuquerque Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and UNM Civil Engineering Advisory Board, the Albuquerque Economic Forum, and the American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. . He has also served as vice president and executive member of the Western Association of Highway and Transportation (WASHTO WASHTO Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ). Jacob M. Monty resides in Houston, Texas, and is managing partner of Monty Partners LLP, a law firm specializing in employment, labor law and immigration issues. He is a board member of the Hispanic Alliance for Progress and Hispanics for Opportunity, Progress and Education, and is on the board of advisors for the Hispanic Alliance for Progress Institute. Mr. Monty represents the Association for Advancement of Mexican-Americans as its general counsel and serves as outside counsel for the Mexican Consulate in Houston on labor issues. Mr. Monty, born in El Paso, Texas, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington For other system schools, see University of Texas System. History Established in 1895 as Arlington College, it was renamed Carlisle Military Academy (1902), Arlington Training School (1913), and Arlington Military Academy (1916). and the University of Houston Law Center The University of Houston Law Center—founded in 1947 as Bates College of Law—is an American Bar Association accredited law school and one of the 13 academic colleges at the University of Houston. It awards the Juris Doctor (J.D. . Eugenio Elorduy Walther is Governor of the State of Baja California, and resides in Mexicali. He has previously served as Minister of Finance for the State Government of Baja California and mayor of Mexicali. Governor Elorduy has supported education in Baja California as a member of the Management Committee for the Centro de Educacion Tecnica y Superior (Center of Technical and Superior Education) of Mexicali, and is founder and counselor of the Mexicali Economic Development Commission. Elorduy holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Tecnologico de Monterrey, where he graduated with honors. Roberto Zambrano Villarreal lives in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. He is currently chairman of the Board of Directors of Desarrollo Integrado, S.A. de C.V. and Mantenimiento Integrado, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Zambrano has also served as chairman of the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of Pronatura Noreste, an organization dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity in 80% of Mexico. Zambrano graduated from the School of Engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, and attended Harvard for specialized courses in business management and management of small businesses. The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) is an international organization established by the governments of the United States and Mexico that works to preserve, protect and enhance human health and the environment of the U.S.-Mexico border region, by strengthening cooperation among interested parties and supporting sustainable projects through a transparent binational process in close coordination with the North American Development Bank, federal, state and local agencies, the private sector and civil society. The North American Development Bank, created under the auspices of NAFTA, is a financial institution established and capitalized in equal parts by the United States and Mexico for the purpose of financing environmental infrastructure projects along their common border. As a pioneer institution in its field, the Bank is working to develop integrated, sustainable and fiscally responsible projects with broad community support in a framework of close cooperation and coordination between Mexico and the United States Relations between the United States and Mexico are among the most important and complex that each nation maintains. They are shaped by a mixture of mutual interests, shared problems, and growing interdependence. . |
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