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The drawn faces and melancholy expressions in the Mexican consulate here Thursday reflected the sadness surrounding the now-permanent delay of Cónsul Justiniano Menchaca Fuentes. Reyna Kat Olson, Del Rio consulate director of Mexican Communities Abroad, established media opportunities to meet and interview the Mexican consul recently appointed to his post here. Menchaca was to replace Cónsul Roberto Canseco who departed the position in Del Rio in July 2005. The Jan. 27 press conference was abruptly cancelled without explanation. “At this point, he’s not coming,” said Kat Olson Thursday, urging the News-Herald to discuss the matter with Cónsul Adscrito (designate) Fernando...