U.S. Ambassador to Mexico plans to marry Mexican heiress

AP ^ | 1/30/5

[SmithL]

MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza is engaged to marry Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala -- Mexico's richest woman -- an embassy official said Sunday.

Garza, a second-generation American whose four grandparents were from Mexico, was appointed ambassador in 2002 by U.S. President George W. Bush.

[TaMoDee]

I'll have a slice a lime with that!

[fish hawk]

And Theresa is holding a short tight leash on you know who.

[Cicero]

P.S. Forbes describes her as Mexico's "Beer Queen."

[hoot2]

"People tend to marry those of their same social class and education levels."

Just like this girl did...

[Clemenza]

Senile old men have a tendency to simply go for whatever hussy comes along. The J. Howard Marshall/Anna Nicole Smith relationship is a different situation than people in the prime age of marriage.

[Capt. Tom]

Where's her bucks from?

Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala
Source: beer
Net Worth: $1.2 billion
Country of citizenship: Mexico
Marital Status: single , 0 children

Mexico's richest woman, beer queen Aramburuzabala, is still riding high on the strength of her estimated 15% holding in hugely profitable Mexican beer giant Grupo Modelo, maker of Corona and Negra Modelo. The company, whose Zacatecas brewery is the largest in Latin America, recently established its first U.S. manufacturing presence, a barley-malting plant in Idaho. On the personal front, Aramburuzabala is still dating Manuel Medina Mora, the head of Banamex, Mexico's largest bank and a Citigroup affiliate.

[FITZ]

I really do like Corona beer --- but I don't understand the high price tag on it when the typical Mexican worker might make $30 a week --- I guess that's why she's doing so well.

[TaMoDee]

I guess the "still dating" will be updated on Monday AM!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

GADZOOKS shes Fugly !

[Joe 6-pack]

"Yes, but the marriage is likely to bring a lifetime's worth of heartache."

To which Joe 6-pack replies, "A concern dear Peyton, only for those with a heart."

[rabidralph]

It might be that Seinfeld lighting. Maybe she only looks good in certain kinds of light.

[umgud]

Mrs. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala-Garza......... What a name.

[Clemenza]

I disagree. She isn't gorgeous but is attractive, at least to me. Need to see the body though.

[STARWISE]

Garza believes in "earned legalization" of Mexican immigrants to the US .. BOOOOO!

Previous FReeper 2002 thread Garza

"We should recognize the contribution of undocumented Mexicans and open the door for them to earned legalization. Talks should center on the criteria that will allow people to obtain this status," Garza said, while offering no details about his proposal for "earned legalization."

I'm sure they're so much in love, but this is also a very politically enriched relationship.

[appeal2]

Who does this guy think he is, John eFfing Kerry?

[BushMeister]

[ikka]

America's re-feudalization continues apace.

Does this leave a bad taste in anyone else's mouth?

[oceanview]

the weather girl on Univision, that's the ticket. I get all my weather reports from Univision now. I don't speak Spanish, I'm still wearing short sleeve shirts.

[maggief]

http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/Ambassador/eBio_Ambassador.htm



Antonio O. Garza, Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

He presented his credentials to President Vicente Fox on November 22, 2002.

Before being sworn in as Ambassador, Mr. Garza was Texas' 41st Railroad Commissioner. Elected in 1998, Ambassador Garza became the first Hispanic Republican elected to statewide office in Texas history. As Railroad Commissioner, he was committed to keeping the energy sector strong and healthy.

Ambassador Garza was a member of the official U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Peru's President Alejandro Toledo in 2001. He also attended the White House State Dinner honoring President and Mrs. Vicente Fox in 2001 and a dinner at the Crawford Ranch for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, Ambassador Garza has served on presidential delegations to observe federal elections and voter registration drives in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

In 1994, shortly after George W. Bush became Governor-elect, he made his first appointment, naming Ambassador Garza as Texas' 99th Secretary of State and a Senior Advisor. During his 3-year tenure as the State's Chief Elections Officer, he worked with the 74th and 75th Legislatures to reform Texas Election Law. As a Senior Advisor to then-Governor Bush, Ambassador Garza served as the lead liaison on border and Mexico affairs, working on issues as diverse as free trade, the environment and other border-specific concerns.

At the state level, in addition to oil and gas regulatory matters, Ambassador Garza was involved in a number of other issues. He served on Governor Rick Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities. Ambassador Garza also served on the Advisory Board of the George W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Exes, the alumni association for The University of Texas at Austin.

Prior to his election as Railroad Commissioner in 1998, Ambassador Garza was a partner in the Austin office of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., a Houston-based law firm.

In 1988, Ambassador Garza was the first Republican elected to countywide office in traditionally Democratic South Texas. He was re-elected with nearly 60% of the vote, and continued to serve as Cameron County Judge until 1995.

Ambassador Garza received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and was recognized as one of five Outstanding Young Texas Exes in 1989. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1983 from Southern Methodist University School of Law. In February of 2001, Ambassador Garza received the SMU School of Law's Distinguished Alumnus Award. Hispanic Business Magazine has twice named him one of its "Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics."

[montag813]

Good thing she got the moolah, cause she sure aint a lookah.