Guillermo Ortiz, the governor of the Bank of Mexico, looks set to push on through to a second term when his current term expires at the end of this year. Ortiz has confirmed that Fox will nominate him to the senate, whose approval will be needed for Ortiz to secure his continuation. Ortiz described in a local radio interview how Fox had announced this to a congregation of dignitaries, including the likes of Horst Kohler and John Snow, on the occasion of the Mexican government's early