The Jeffrey Davidow Good Neighbor Award has been granted at the Forum’s yearly conference since 2022 to honor Ambassador Davidow’s outstanding diplomatic career and acknowledge individuals who have dedicated their work to promoting good relations between Mexico and the U.S.

In 2023, Gastón Luken Aguilar was granted this award due to his extraordinary contributions to U.S.-Mexico relations and the Tijuana-San Diego region specifically.

Mr. Luken Aguilar is a pivotal figure in understanding, creating, and achieving a new dialogue between civil society and government regarding the preservation of natural resources in the region of the Sea of Cortez, also
known as The World’s Aquarium. His impact is particularly evident in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolis, where, among other successes, Luken Aguilar helped create important environmental organizations for sustainable water management to protect and better the Colorado River and the Sea of Cortez. He has generously invested his time and resources and has personally developed relationships that have yielded great advances in environmental management in the region.

His beliefs and ideals are captured in his personal motto: