1. The U.S. will resume avocado and mango inspectionsin Mexico this week.
The process had been halted since June 15 after two USDA inspectors were assaulted during a road blockade of protesting community police officers in Michoacán state.
Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, visited Michoacán yesterday after saying on Saturday that inspectors would be gradually returning to their work this week.
2. The Organization of American States' yearly general assembly session, which starts tomorrow, is likely to be dominated by discussions of democracy and human rights in places like Nicaragua and Venezuela.
The U.S. delegation said last week it is likely that a resolution condemning Nicaragua's increased persecution of dissidents will be adopted, while Venezuela is a month away from presidential elections in which the opposition leads in polls but has denounced continued impediments to campaigning.
