GLOBAL SANTA FE/KSFR TOWN HALL
Global Shake-Up: Trump’s Foreign Policy 
with James M. Lindsay

in conversation with Global Santa Fe Vice Chair
and host of KSFR’s The Forum, Jim Falk 

James M. Lindsay is the Mary and David Boies distinguished senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy and director of Fellowship Affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His work at the Council focuses on U.S. national security policy, the U.S. foreign policymaking process, the domestic politics of U.S. foreign policy.

From 2009 to 2024, Lindsay served as senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), overseeing over 70 fellows and 14 fellowship programs.June 20253

KEYNOTE
His Excellency Esteban Moctezuma Barragán
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States of America

Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma Barragán has held several high-profile positions in both government and civil society. He served as Mexico’s Secretary of Public Education from 2018 to 2021 under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, where he led efforts to reform the educational system and manage remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, he was appointed as Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States. Moctezuma has also worked in the private sector and was the president of Fundación Azteca, focusing on social development initiatives. He holds a degree in economics from UNAM and a master’s in Development from the University of Cambridge.

First We Bombed New Mexico 
with Lois Lipman, Filmmaker 

Thursday, June 5
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Museum of Indian Art & Culture 
710 Camino Lejo – Museum Hill


$25 Members/$35 NonmembersGlobal Santa Fe members and friends are invited to a special screening of the 2023 award-winning documentary First We Bombed New Mexico, followed by an exclusive conversation with filmmaker Lois Lipman and the film’s central figure, Tina Cordova.

This powerful exposé uncovers what the U.S. government knew—and concealed—about the long-term effects of nuclear testing in New Mexico. In 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Site. Thousands of nearby residents, mostly Hispanic and Native American, were exposed to extreme levels of radiation. They were never warned, never acknowledged, and never helped. Instead, generations have suffered in silence—many developing cancers and other illnesses without answers or aid.

Tina Cordova, a New Mexico native and cancer survivor, has emerged as a powerful advocate for these communities. Through her leadership, she’s sparked a national movement demanding long-overdue recognition and compensation for the descendants of those affected.

First We Bombed New Mexico tells a profoundly human story of injustice, resilience, and activism. Nearly 80 years later, this overlooked chapter of American history is brought to light through the voices of those who lived it.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of Ambassador Mark and Mrs. Jane Asquino, Art and Joy McHaffie, Peter Ives and Patricia Salazar Ives, and Georges and Tina Feghali in making this program possible.



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