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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Mexico last week armed with the advice of William & Mary’s George Grayson. Grayson, who has studied the Mexican region for more than 30 years, is widely regarded as one of the pre-imminent scholars on the U.S.’s closest southern neighbor.
“It was a lively discussion,” Grayson said of the meeting. “[The Secretary] was the epitome of a great hostess.”
墨西哥最近因该地区暴力事件增加以及墨西哥贩毒集团在美国的影响力不断上升而上了新闻
格雷森说，墨西哥贩毒集团目前至少在美国200个城市存在。 而且这个数字还在上升。
“Mexican cartels have taken over the wholesaling of drugs in the U.S.,” he noted.
格雷森于3月中旬在国务院会见了克林顿。 The meeting included other noted scholars of the Mexican region, including William & Mary alum Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. (’80), assistant secretary of state for western hemispheric affairs; 前美国驻墨西哥大使詹姆斯·琼斯和杰弗里·达维多，以及乔治城大学政府学教授和外交事务主任约翰·j·贝利。
格雷森说，在语气上，学者们的意见是一致的。
“Most people were talking in terms of cooperation, collaboration and coordination,” the Class of 1938 Professor of Government said.
While Grayson has long noted the region is overlooked in U.S. foreign policy planning, Clinton’s trip along with the planned visits in April of Secretary of 首页land Security Napolitano and President Obama to the region gives the professor hope things could be different now.
“The 之前的 administration had their eyes glued on Iraq,” he said. “At least now it’s on the radar screen,” he said.
不过，这位学者认为没有简单的解决办法，特别是在贩毒方面。
“I think we are gradually going to have to move toward militarizing the border [with Mexico],” he said.