Interview: Colorado’s Ken Salazar on trade with Mexico, border security, cartels, and what he calls the Gulf

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Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home.

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home.


Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home, during an interview with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home, during an interview with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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A hand-carved statue of St. Jospeh presented by a supporter during Ken Salazer’s senate campaign has a place of honor in the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico’s Denver home. In Catholic tradition, St. Joseph is the patron saint of workers.
Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Before his posting as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Denver’s Ken Salazar was U.S. Secretary of the Interior, a United States Senator, and the Attorney General of Colorado. Mementos to all those parts of his life are on his display in his home office.

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar’s home office in Denver contains a rich collection of family and work mementos.

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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A copper representation of the Virgen de Guadalupe in the home for former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar.

Former Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar in his Denver home.