 From 1994 to 2000, during her Senate mandate, Ambassador Lara was Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Global Commission and member of the Migration, Human Rights and Northern Border Affairs Commissions.From 1998 to 2000, she was Chairwoman of the important Foreign Affairs Commission for North America.She had an active role in the U.S.-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Meetings since 1997, presiding the meeting held in Savannah, Georgia and co-presiding the meetings held in the States of Puebla and Michoacán, Mexico.