The Senate ratified on Tuesday the appointments of Julián Ventura Valero, Rogelio Granguillhome Morfin and Daniel Hernández Joseph, proposed by President Enrique Peña Nieto as new Mexican ambassadors.
Julián Ventura Valero holds a degree in History from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1992 and was named ambassador in 2006. Since 2013, he has been Mexico’s ambassador to the People's Republic of China. Prior to that, he was Undersecretary for North America and Director General for Asia-Pacific in the Foreign Ministry and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Mexican embassy in the United States.
Rogelio Granguillhome Morfin holds a degree in International Relations from the UNAM. Since 2013, he has been Mexico's ambassador to Singapore. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) and Head of the Economic Affairs and International Cooperation Unit in the Foreign Ministry, and Ambassador of Mexico to India, the Republic of Korea and Uruguay.
Daniel Hernandez Joseph holds a BA in International Relations from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and a Master's Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas. He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1982 and was named ambassador in 2009. Among other positions, he has served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Mexican Embassy in the United States; Consul General in Boston, Massachusetts and Consul of Mexico in Laredo, Texas. Within the Foreign Ministry, he has been Director General of Protection for Mexicans Abroad and Director General of Protection and Consular Affairs.