Mexico president presents letter to Google about Gulf of Mexico name change


  • World
  • Thursday, 30 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum looks on at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday presented a letter the government is sending to Google arguing the Google Maps platform should not accept the change made by President Donald Trump to rename the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America.

(Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer, writing by Cassandra Garrison)

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