Jesus Velasco holds the Joe and Teresa Long Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at Tarleton State University (Texas, USA). Prof Velasco received his PhD in political science from the University of Texas – Austin and taught for many years at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE) in Mexico City. He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and the Wilson Center, and he is the author of Bridging the Border: Transforming Mexican –US Relations. In this presentation, Prof Velasco will examine the ties cultivated by the Mexican government with US intellectuals since the Mexican Revolution, explaining how both Mexican leaders and American experts have benefitted from this relationship over the past century.