Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change2 days ago Share Save Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Share SaveGetty Images Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has asked the tech company multiple times to change the nameMexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America for US users on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum has said. On Thursday, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to officially rename the Gulf for federal agencies. Sheinbaum wrote a letter to Google in January asking the firm to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico for US users. It said the gulf - which is bordered by the US, Cuba and Mexico - would not be changed for people using the app in Mexico, and users elsewhere in the world will see the label: "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)". The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the US