The Senate concluded the process of ratifying 18 ambassadors and one Permanent Representative of Mexico today.
The appointments are as follows:
Mabel Gómez Oliver, Ambassador of Mexico to Argentina.
The ambassador has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1981 and has been Deputy Head of Mission in the embassies in the United States and France; Alternate Permanent Representative at the Mexican Mission to the International Organizations in Geneva and in UNESCO; and officer in charge of the Congressional relationship in Mexico’s embassy in the United States.
Salvador de Jesús Arriola y Barrenechea, Ambassador of Mexico to Brazil.
He was the Secretary for Ibero-American Cooperation and Ambassador in Guatemala and Uruguay; Consul General in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Permanent Representative to ALADI; Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic System and Director General of International Treasury Affairs at the Treasury Ministry.
Luis Manuel López Moreno, Ambassador of Mexico to Guatemala.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1982, and served as Mexico’s ambassador to St. Lucia, Haiti and Belize; Consul in McAllen and head of the consular section of Mexico’s embassy in Canada.
Melquiades Morales Flores, Ambassador of Mexico to Costa Rica.
He has been the governor of Puebla, a Federal Deputy, a Local Deputy and a State Senator of Puebla.
Óscar Arturo Esparza Vargas, Ambassador of Mexico to St. Lucía, concurrent in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Vicente and the Grenadines, Dominica and Nevis.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 2011 and has been Deputy Head of Mission in Mexico’s embassies in Chile, the Czech Republic and Indonesia.
Dionisio Pérez Jácome Friscione, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada.
He served as Permanent Representative to the OECD and Secretary of Communications and Transportation, in addition to Undersecretary of Expenditure in the Treasury Ministry.
Edgar Elías Azar, Ambassador of Mexico to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
He served as President of the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City and as Director General of Legal Affairs of the Health Ministry; Legal Director of the Administration of Public Welfare Properties and Director General of Legal Affairs of the State Government of Guerrero.
Maria Angelica Acre Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to Morocco, concurrent with Guinea, Mali and Senegal.
She has been ambassador to New Zealand; President of the Personnel Commission of the Mexican Foreign Service; Political Coordinator of the Mexican delegation to the UN Security Council and Officer for disarmament and international security at the Permanent Mission to the UN. She has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1981.
Fernando Castro Trenti, Ambassador of Mexico to Switzerland.
He most recently served as ambassador of Mexico to Argentina, and has been a Senator, Local Deputy, President of the Baja California State Congress and Legislative Councilor of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE).
Jaime Manuel del Arenal Fenochio, Ambassador of Mexico to the Holy See.
He most recently served as Mexico’s ambassador in Ecuador and has also been posted as Director of the Mexican Institute in Spain and Cultural Officer in Mexico’s embassy in Spain.
Pablo Macedo Riba, Ambassador of Mexico to Israel.
He had been serving as Mexico’s ambassador to the Czech Republic. He has been Director General for the United Nations and for the Matías Romero Institute. He joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1982.
Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno, Ambassador of Mexico to Russia, concurrent in Armenia and Belarus.
She had been Mexico’s ambassador to Finland. A member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1991, she has been Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ambassador in Sweden, Director General for Europe and Counselor in the Mexican delegation to the OECD.
Ernesto Céspedes Oropeza, ambassador of Mexico to Finland.
He had been serving as Director General of the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Control Center. He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1985. Previous posts include Director General for Global Issues, Economic Officer in the Mexican embassy in the United States and Consul General of Mexico in Guangzhou, China.
Gerardo Lozano Arredondo, Ambassador of Mexico to the Philippines, concurrent with the Marshal Islands, Palau and Micronesia.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1981, and has been ambassador in Jamaica and St. Lucía, Director General of Technical and Scientific Cooperation, Economic Officer in Mexico’s embassy in France, Alternate Representative of Mexico to the OECD and Economic and Multilateral Affairs Officer at the Mexican Mission to the UN.
Jorge Castro Valle Kuehne, Ambassador of Mexico to Norway.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1973 and ambassador of Mexico to Germany and Sweden, as well as Deputy Head of Mission at the embassies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, and Director General for North America and for Protocol.
David Nájera Rivas, Ambassador of Mexico to Hungary, concurrent in Bulgaria and Croatia.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1991 and has served as Deputy Head of Mission in the United Kingdom, Consul General of Mexico in Guangzhou, China, Advisor to the Undersecretary of North America, and Cultural Officer in Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.
Rosaura Leonora Rueda Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Mexico to the Czech Republic.
She has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1990 and most recently served as Special Advisor to the Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. She has also been ambassador to New Zealand and Jamaica, and Deputy Head of Mission in Vietnam.
Bernardo Córdova Tello, Ambassador of Mexico to Turkey, concurrent with Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1982. He most recently was in charge of the consular section of the Mexican embassy in Spain and has been Deputy Head of Mission in the embassies of Mexico in Peru and Chile.
Monica Aspe Bernal, Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Most recently, she was Undersecretary for Communications of the Communications and Transportation Ministry (SCT). She has been SCT Coordinator of the Information and Knowledge Society and Director General of the National Chamber of the Radio and Television Industry (CIRT).
After their ratification by the Senate, the ambassadors and permanent representative of Mexico were sworn in to their new posts.
With these appointments, the Mexican government reaffirms its commitment to strengthening Mexico’s role as an actor with global responsibility.
