Hello mynameisdan,
As you probably know, formal governmental lobbying is a fairly new
idea in Mexico, thanks to Mexico?s new democratic openness.
From this LatinTrade.com site (My English translation follows)?La
industria mexicana del cabildeo nació el 6 de julio de 1997. En ese
día de elecciones, por primera vez, el gobernante Partido
Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) perdió el control de la Cámara de
Diputados, lo que representó un cambio radical en la política
mexicana.?
English: The Mexican lobbying industry was born July 6, 1997. On that
voting day, for the first time, the governing PRI party lost control
of the Chamber of Deputies, which represents a radical change in
Mexican Politics.
http://www.latintrade.com/newsite/esp/content/archives.cfm?TopicID=25&StoryID=68
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I?ve compiled a list of lobbying firms, in no particular order, but
many are in Spanish only. I?ve included addresses and e-mail
addresses, when made available.:
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Grupo Estrategia Política
Founded in 1996, by Silvia Hernandez, Mexico's former tourism
secretary. ?The Consejo did what it never had done before: It hired a
lobbying firm--newly formed Mexico City-based Grupo Estrategia
Politica, in which an ex-Consejo director, Gustavo Almaraz, is a
partner. "The Consejo itself is a lobbying organization," says
Humberto Inzunza, the group's president and owner of a maquiladora in
Tijuana. "But due to the new realities, we want to learn to lobby in
the Mexican Congress."
gepac@gep.com.mx
http://www.organicconsumers.org/chiapas/mexico_sweatshops.cfm
Spanish:
http://www.gep.com.mx/Default_Cont.aspx?Cont=3809&Idioma=E
http://www.gep.com.mx/Default_Cont.aspx?Cont=3789&Idioma=E
English:
http://www.gep.com.mx/Default_Cont.aspx?Cont=3809&Idioma=I
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0BEK/11_7/56899202/p1/article.jhtml
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Felix Aguilar & Associates
Texas 95-8, Col. Napoles, C.P. 03810 , Mexico, D.F.
Tel. 011 (52-55) 5687-4502 , Fax. 011 (52-55) 5682-9316 , E-mail:
faguilar2@mexis.com
http://www.mexicoempresario.com/ (Site in Spanish)
? Mexico Trade, Investment & Lobbying-The firm, established in 1998,
is a consulting company specializing in trade, investment, lobbying
and Mexican government relations. Mr. Aguilar who worked in the
Mexican government for over 18 years, served as the General Director
for Domestic Trade at the Secretary of Commerce in Mexico. He was also
Mexico's lobby team coordinator for the approval of NAFTA in the U.S.
Congress.?
http://www.mexico-trade.com/MARCH2002/page2.html
http://www.labl.com/faa/
http://www.ibf.com/bo/felix_aguilar.htm
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Mexico Solidarity Network
?Our program increases links between Mexican and US-based civil
society; increases educational opportunities so that people on both
sides of the border can better understand their common problems and
can develop effective strategies; and increases opportunities for
strategic, effective activism that will impact bi-national policies.?
4834 N. Springfield, Chicago, IL 60625, 773-583-7728 Offices also in
San Francisco, and Washington , DC.
http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/index.html
Member Organizations, all located in the US, but working to benefit Mexico.
http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/member_organizations.html
e-mail : msn@mexicosolidarity.org
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All Rights For All
(RedTDT)is a network of 50 human rights centers. Their web site is all
in Spanish, and has no mailing address other than two bank addresses
into which you may deposit funds.
e-mail: redtdt@redtdt.org.mx
http://www.redtdt.org.mx/
Centro de Derechos Humanos
Serapio Rendón No. 57-B, Col. San Rafael, CP. 06470, Mexico, D.F.
Telefonos: (55) 5546 8217, (55) 5566 7854, (55) 5535 6892, Fax: Ext.
18 / Email: prodh@sjsocial.org
http://www.sjsocial.org/PRODH/english/index_english.htm
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RMALC
(Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio), a socially oriented
coalition of NGOs, labor, and grassroots community.
Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio,
Godard 20, Col. Gpe. Victoria, 07790 México, D.F., México
Tels/fax: (52 55) 5355 1177, 5356 4724, 5356 0599
Email: rmalc@laneta.apc.org
http://www.rmalc.org.mx/
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Women?s Popular Education Group
Cerrada de Tichtli, #10, Santo Domingo, Coyoacán, 04369,
Mexico,D.F.,E-mail:gem@laneta.apc.org
http://www.laneta.apc.org/gem/
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Coparmex
This firm represents 40,000 companies
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0BEK/6_10/87164951/p3/article.jhtml?term=
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0BEK/6_10/87164951/p1/article.jhtml
Coparmex?s Home page, in Spanish
http://www.coparmex.org.mx/index.htm
Coparmex?s Lobby page (Spanish)
http://www.coparmex.org.mx/contenidos/cabildeo/9propuestas.htm
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MEXICO CONSULTING PARTNERS:
According to The Advocacy Group,of Arlington, Va., MEXICO CONSULTING
PARTNERS is ?Mexico Consulting Partners is considered the number one
lobbying firm in Mexico. Based in Mexico City, it is a business
consulting and lobbying firm that specializes in helping foreign
corporations that want to start a new business venture in Mexico, or
those already doing business that require assistance. It has the best
government relations, in the Executive branch at the Federal and State
levels, as well as in the Legislative area. It also does lobbying to
the top corporate world. MCP has been retained successfully by foreign
and domestic firms that need to present or sell a product or service
to this selective sphere of decision makers otherwise inaccessible to
sales VPs.?
MEXICO CONSULTING PARTNERS, Ave Constituyentes No. 345, Suite 510,
Mexico City, DF Mexico 11830,
011-525-277-6367 (phone), 011-525-515-4000 (fax)
rjss@prodigy.net.mx
http://www.theadvocacygroup.org/members/Mexico_MEXICOCONSULTING.htm
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Cabildeo Y Communicación
Founded in 1997. ?Cabildeo & Comunicacion is a corporation created in
1997 to satisfy professional lobbying needs without transferring USA
models to Mexican reality, which particularities and actors we know
better than multinational corporations. We are qualified to do
professional lobbying in relation to the complex legislative and
executive agenda.?
?Maria Emilia Farias, a former congresswoman, started a firm, Cabildeo
y Comunicacion, with several partners in December 1997. Antonio
Ocarranza, former foreign press secretary to President Ernesto
Zedillo, heads the Mexico City office of Texas-based Public
Strategies. Jose Antonio Crespo, a political scientist and newspaper
columnist, is a partner in Lobbying y Cabildeo de Mexico, which formed
in April.
The site is in Spanish, but there is an English link, near the upper
right of the page. (This site is written in frames, all URLs (Web
addresses) are the same.
http://www.cabildeoycomunicacion.com/index.html
Mexico also hires US lobbying firms:
http://www2.siliconv.com/siliconv/trade/tradepapers/lobbying.html
There you go, mynameisdan. If any part of my answer is unclear, or if
I have duplicated information you already have,please request an
Answer Clarification before rating. This will allow me to clarify
things for you, and I?ll respond as soon as I?m notified.
I found many smaller human rights organizations/NGOs in my search. If
you are interested in those as well, please let me know!
Regards,
crabcakes-ga
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