Mary Beth Sheridan

Mexico City

Correspondent covering Mexico and Central America

Education: College of the Holy Cross, BA in English

Mary Beth Sheridan is a correspondent covering Mexico and Central America for The Washington Post. She came to The Post in 2001 after 11 years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times. During her career, she has been based in Rome; Bogota, Colombia; and Mexico City. Her previous assignments for The Post include covering diplomacy, homeland security and immigration. She served as deputy foreign editor from 2016 to 2018.
Latest from Mary Beth Sheridan

From beer to barley: How Trump’s tariff threat could affect your wallet

Donald Trump’s threat to hit Mexico with tariffs could raise prices on a surprising number of foods and drinks Americans love — from beer to berries to broccoli.

December 2, 2024
The Grupo Modelo brewery in Mexico City exports Corona, Modelo and Pacífico brands. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Mexico shuts watchdog agencies, intensifying fears for its democracy

President Claudia Sheinbaum says the agencies were unnecessary. Critics call their dissolution a power grab by the ruling party.

November 29, 2024
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum holds a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Nov. 22.

Mexico’s president has ‘excellent’ talk with Trump, dismisses tariff threat

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke to President-elect Donald Trump after he threatened to impose tariffs and she hinted at retaliation in a letter.

November 28, 2024
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, days after he threatened to impose tariffs on goods imported from her country.

Mexico vows to retaliate if Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs

Mexico is the top U.S. trading partner, and Canada is not far behind.

November 26, 2024

How a U.S. drug arrest made Mexico more violent

The capture of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has ignited an all-out battle for control of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world’s most famous drug gangs.

November 16, 2024

Trump promised mass deportations. Mexico isn’t ready.

Half of undocumented immigrants in the United States are Mexican. Here’s how Trump’s plan would harm both countries.

November 12, 2024
A man waves a Mexican flag during a binational Mass on Saturday at the U.S.-Mexico border in memory of migrants who died during their journey to the United States.

As smuggling rings made billions from migrants, the U.S. was sidelined

Migrant-smuggling has become a top income stream for criminal groups in Latin America but for years the U.S. government did little to dismantle these networks.

November 1, 2024

The lonely road of MAGA’s man in Mexico

Eduardo Verástegui is beloved in Trumpworld. Less so at home.

October 30, 2024
Movie producer Eduardo Verástegui speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brazil this past July.

Cuban electrical collapse causes island-wide blackout, paralyzes economy

A growing energy crisis reached a crescendo Friday, as the country’s main power plant suddenly shut down, cutting off electricity to millions of Cubans.

October 18, 2024
Cuba's electrical system collapsed on Friday.

Former Mexican official sentenced to 38 years in U.S. prison for taking bribes

Genaro García Luna was charged in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn in 2019 with acting as an enabler for the Sinaloa drug cartel.

October 16, 2024
Mexico's Genaro Garcia Luna in Mexico City on Sept. 3, 2009.