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(1 Mar 2018) US ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson is resigning from her post this spring, amid strained relations between the two countries and on the heels of other notable departures from the State Department.
In a note sent to embassy staff Thursday, Jacobson wrote that after more than 31 years in government service, she has submitted her resignation and it takes effect May 5, two years to the day after she was sworn in as ambassador.
She tweeted that she will leave "with Mexico in my soul and in my heart."
She did not say why she made the decision, but tweeted later Thursday that she is leaving "in search of other opportunities."
Diplomatic ties between Washington and Mexico City have been strained under the Trump administration amid the president's tough stance and sharp rhetoric on migration and trade, and repeated vows to build a border wall and force Mexico to pay for it.
The countries are currently in a seventh round of talks in Mexico City on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, along with Canada.

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