Consul General of Mexico for Utah Salvador Jimenez and someone from the governor's office will oversee the effort, Huntsman said.

Because Fox cannot run for re-election, the governor said he is meeting with presidential candidate Santiago Creel today. Creel is from the same political party as Fox, but other candidates are also vying for the job in what is already a hotly contested race.

Huntsman will also sit down with officials from the state-owned oil company, Pemex, as well as a reporter from Mexico's top newspaper, Reforma. The governor is scheduled to leave for Salt Lake City Thursday morning.

Although his day was filled with meetings that included time with the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, Huntsman found time Tuesday to tour the National Museum of Anthropology.

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