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On Feb. 14, 2023, Milena Mayorga, the Salvadoran ambassador to the United States, announced that her country is considering opening a second bitcoin embassy in the Lone Star State. Mayorga said that Texas is \u201cour new ally\u201d and the goal is to expand \u201ccommercial and economic exchange projects.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambassador Milena Mayorga Fosters Growing Relationship Between El Salvador and Texas<\/h2>\n

This week, Milena Mayorga, the Salvadoran ambassador to the U.S., discussed her recent meeting with Texas Secretary of State Joe Esparza. Mayorga stated that government officials were considering the possibility of opening a second bitcoin embassy in the state. She noted that discussions had already taken place with authorities from Lugano, Switzerland about a similar bitcoin embassy concept.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state of Texas, our new ally,\u201d Mayorga tweeted<\/a>. \u201cIn my meeting with the deputy secretary of the Government of Texas, Joe Esparza \u2026 We discussed the opening of the second [bitcoin] embassy, and the expansion of commercial and economic exchange projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Salvadoran ambassador\u2019s proposal comes after El Salvador\u2019s approval of the Digital Assets Issuance Law in January 2023 and a recent mission statement on El Salvador\u2019s economy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF noted that El Salvador had managed to avoid cryptocurrency-related risks due to the slow and tepid adoption of bitcoin in the country. This development also follows comments by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele regarding disinformation in the media.<\/p>\n

El Salvador\u2019s finance minister, Alejandro Zelaya, took to Twitter to refute claims made by some national and international media, tweeting: \u201cEl Salvador has met its debt obligations. We announce that on this day we have completed the payment of the 2023 Bond for $800 million, plus interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Salvadoran ambassador, Mayorga, noted in her own Twitter thread that Texas Secretary of State Joe Esparza had expressed a positive view of the relationship between El Salvador and Texas in terms of commercial and economic exchange, with the two entities having exchanged $1,244,636,983 in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Will the potential opening of a second bitcoin embassy in Texas further strengthen the relationship between El Salvador and the Lone Star state, and potentially boost the adoption of cryptocurrencies in the region? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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