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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 20-1125 

EDUCATION 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and MEXICO 

Extending the Agreement of November 27, 1990, 

as amended and extended 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at Mexico City 

November 3 and November 25, 2020 

Entered into force November 25, 2020 

With effect from November 26, 2020 
NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.”
CJA-04181 

La Secretarfa de Relaciones Exteriores -Consultorfa Jurfdica- saluda 

atentamente a la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America en Mexico 

y tiene el honor de referirse al Convenio entre el Gobierno de los 

Estados Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de 

America para el Establecimiento de la Comisi6n Mexico-Estados 

Unidos para el lntercambio Educativo y Cultural, firmado en 

Monterrey, Nuevo Le6n, el 27 de noviembre de 7990, conforme ha sido 

modificado y prorrogado (en adelante "el Convenio"). En particular, la 

Secretarfa se refiere al Acuerdo entre el Gobierno de los Estados 

Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America 

que Modifica el Convenio para el Establecimiento de la Comisi6n 

Mexico-Estados Unidos para el lntercambio Educativo y Cultural del 

27 de noviembre de 1990, celebrado por canje de Notas fechadas en la 

Ciudad de Mexico el 77 y el 24 de noviembre de 2070, a traves del cual se 

prorrog6 la vigencia del Convenio hasta el 26 de noviembre de 2070 ("el 

Acuerdo de 2070"). 

La fecha de vigencia del Convenio esta por expirar, por lo que la 

Secretarfa tiene el agrado de transmitir a la Embajada la propuesta del 

Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos al Gobierno de los Estados 

Unidos de America, de prorrogar la vigencia del Convenio por un periodo 

adicional de diez a nos, contados a partir del 26 de noviembre de 2020. El 

texto del Convenio continuarfa aplicandose en los terminos contenidos 

en el Anexo del Acuerdo de 2070, sin modificaci6n alguna. 

Si la anterior propuesta resulta aceptable para el Gobierno de los Estados 

Unidos de America, la Secretarfa propone que la presente Nota, y la Nota 

de respuesta de la Embajada en sentido afirmativo, constituyan un 

Acuerdo entre ambos Gobiernos para extender la vigencia del Convenio, 

el cual serfa efectivo a partir del 26 de noviembre de 2020. 

La Secretarfa de Relaciones Exteriores aprovecha la oportunidad para 

renovar a la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America el testimonio de 

su mas alta y distinguida consideraci6n. 

Ciudad de Mexico, 3 de noviembre de 2020. 

A la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America, 

Ciudad. 
 

U.S. Department of State LS No.:2021-0112352 

Office of Language Services Spanish/English 

Translating Division BBM/ALK 

TRANSLATION

No. CJA-04181 

The Secretariat of Foreign Relations, Office of the Legal Advisor, presents its 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico and has the 

honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Establishment of 

the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange, signed at 

Monterrey, Nuevo León, on November 27, 1990, as amended and extended, hereinafter 

referred to as “the Agreement.” In specific terms, the Secretariat is referring to the 

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 

Government of the United Mexican States Amending the Agreement for the 

Establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural 

Exchange of November 27, 1990, effected by exchange of notes at Mexico City, on 

November 17 and 24, 2010, which extended the validity of the Agreement until 

November 26, 2010 (“the 2010 Agreement”.)

Inasmuch as the period of validity of the Agreement is due to expire, the 

Secretariat is pleased to transmit to the Embassy a proposal from the Government of the 

United Mexican States to the Government of the United States of America to extend the 

Agreement’s period of validity for an additional ten years, beginning on November 26, 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Mexico City. 
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2020, with the text of the Agreement being applied under the terms of the Annex to the 

2010 Agreement, with no amendment to the Agreement. 

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the United States of 

America, the Secretariat proposes that this note and the Embassy’s affirmative reply shall

constitute an agreement between the two governments to extend the Agreement’s period 

of validity, effective as of November 26, 2020. 

The Secretariat of Foreign Relations avails itself of the opportunity to renew to 

the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest and most 

distinguished consideration. 

Mexico City, November 3, 2020 

[Initialed] 

[Stamp] 
No. 20-3433 

The Embassy of the United States of America acknowledges receipt of note 

No. CJA-04181 dated November 3, 2020 from the Secretariat ofForeign Relations 

of the United Mexican States which proposes to extend the Agreement between the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United 

Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for 

Educational and Cultural Exchange, signed at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, on 

November 27, 1990, as amended and extended (hereinafter "the Agreement") and 

reads as follows: 

"The Secretariat of Foreign Relations, Office of the Legal Advisor, presents its 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico and has 

the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the 

Establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural 

Exchange, signed at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, on November 27, 1990, as amended 

and extended, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement." In specific terms, the 

Secretariat is referring to the Agreement between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Amending 

the Agreement for the Establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for 

Educational and Cultural Exchange of November 27, 1990, effected by exchange 

of notes at Mexico City, on November 17 and 24, 2010, which extended the validity 

of the Agreement until November 26, 2010 ("the 2010 Agreement".) 

Inasmuch as the period of validity of the Agreement is due to expire, the Secretariat 

is pleased to transmit to the Embassy a proposal from the Government of the United 

Mexican States to the Government of the United States of America to extend the 

Agreement's period of validity for an additional ten years, beginning on November 26, 

2020, with the text of the Agreement being applied under the terms of the Annex to the 

20 IO Agreement, with no amendment to the Agreement. 

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the United States of 

America, the Secretariat proposes that this note and the Embassy's affirmative reply 

shall constitute an agreement between the two governments to extend the Agreement's 

period of validity, effective as of November 26, 2020. 

The Secretariat of Foreign Relations avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the 

Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest and most 

distinguished consideration." 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
The Embassy clarifies that the Agreement was last extended until November 

26, 2020 and not November 26, 2010 as stated in the Secretariat's note. Therefore, 

the Embassy confirms that the proposal contained in the Secretariat' s note is 

acceptable to the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica. Consequently, the 

Secretariat's note and this reply shall constitute an agreement to extend the 

Agreement for an additional ten years, wμich shall enter into force on the date of 

this note and shall be effective from Nov~mber 26, 2020. 

D IPLOM ATIC NOTE