An aide to Engel, the Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said the Foreign Affairs panel would hold a hearing for Lopez Obrador.
Lopez Obrador underscored the importance of maintaining a close, respectful relationship with the United States to find solutions to shared challenges, his government said in a statement. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington and Anthony Esposito in Mexico City; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Sandra Maler)