President Biden named former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and Cynthia Ann Telles as ambassador to Costa Rica. Telles is a founding board member of American United Bank, the first Hispanic commercial bank to be chartered in California in more than 30 years. – The New York Times, June 16, 2021 She "is in line to serve the same nation as her father Raymond Telles, who was appointed ambassador by President John F. Kennedy." – El Paso Times, June 15, 2021 On her first foreign trip, Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and "agreed to deter migration north by addressing root causes." – The New York Times, June 9, 2021 She met with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and had "'robust' talks on fighting corruption to deter migration from Central America." – Reuters, June 8 2021 "Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has donated $8 million to the National Museum of Mexican Art" in Chicago, "the largest single gift" to the institution in its 39-year history." – CBSN Chicago, June 15, 2021 Anthony Ramos, star of "In the Heights," was featured among the "Next Generation Leaders" in the June 7/ 14 issue of Time. Ramos previously originated dual roles in the Broadway smash "Hamilton," also written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. "El Salvador became the first country in the world (June 9) to accept bitcoin as legal tender." The U.S. dollar is currently El Salvador's primary official currency. – United Press International, June 9, 2021 "Four opposition figures have been arrested in Nicaragua in what government critics have called a hunt for critics of President Daniel Ortega," BBC News reported June 9. "The US branded Mr. Ortega 'a dictator.'" "Brazil has become the 12th nation and the first from South America to sign onto NASA's agreement to create a safe, transparent and sustainable environment for the exploration of space." – United Press International, June 16, 2021