• Today I want to pay a well-deserved tribute to those who have been part of this elite military corps, women and men of proven loyalty, strong discipline and a deep vocation for service, who, through their work, have defended the principles of democracy, sovereignty and federalism, he said.
  • They are soldiers, pilots, marines and civilians who, with dedication and commitment, consecrated their lives to forging this great institution, which has been a pillar of the peaceful and harmonious development of our society, he said.
  • He particularly thanked General Roberto Miranda Moreno, Chief of the EMP. His professionalism and dedication, demonstrated every day, served as an example and guidance for each one of the members of this honorable body of the Presidential General Staff in his charge, he declared.
  • The president awarded insignias to the 93 members of the EMP promoted to the next level, and received an award from the Presidential General Staff.
  • Those of us who are gathered here today to recognize their work as president are part of the tradition of patriotism, courage and loyalty: General Roberto Miranda Moreno, Chief of the Presidential General Staff.

President Enrique Peña Nieto today urged members of the Presidential General Staff (EMP) to continue forging with loyalty and patriotism, in this new stage of the Republic, “the prestige and greatness of our Armed Forces”.

“I know you will always carry with you the excellence, pride and honor of having been part of this unique institution-the Presidential General Staff,” he declared.

“Today I wish to pay a well-deserved tribute to those who have been part of this elite military corps, women and men of proven loyalty, strong discipline and a deep vocation for service, who, through their work have defended the principles of democracy, sovereignty and federalism,” he said.

“You are,” he said, “soldiers, pilots, marines and civilians who, with dedication and commitment, consecrated their lives to forging this great institution, which has been a pillar of the peaceful and harmonious development of our society,” he said.

”To all of you, my greatest recognition and admiration. I give you each my highest recognition and gratitude,” he said.

At the ceremony held at Campo Marte, the president handed out badges to 93 members of the EMP promoted to the next level. “I would like to say that the promotion you have obtained is an achievement that the president regards as if it were his own. All those who today have been recognized with new badges, as well as those who were worthy of promotions during the entire six-year term, have stood out because of their unblemished careers, proven professional ability and unquestioning loyalty and dedication,” he said.

 “I can say, members of the Presidential General Staff, that you have fully complied with your work. Mission accomplished,” he declared.

The president declared that during these six years of work he was able to, “confirm the commitment, discipline and dedication of service that characterize each of the members of the Presidential General Staff”.

“At each inauguration of public works, at each meeting with authorities, governors, mayors and different authorities; on each tour and during the visit of world leaders to our country, the Presidential General Staff played a decisive role,” he said.

He declared that during this Administration, with the support of the personnel assigned to this elite body, “We conducted 68 international tours, 513 tours through the interior of the country and attended over a thousand events in Mexico City. Without their support, it would have been impossible to carry out these activities that required the presence of the president in every corner of the country and in different parts of the world”.

At all times, he added, “The Presidential General Staff met the logistic and security needs of the president, the dignitaries we received and their delegations”.

He recalled that, “Mexicans clearly recall the images of the Presidential General Staff accompanying His Holiness, Pope Francis, during his visit to our country. In each of his 50 activities and in more than 300 kilometers of tours, the Presidential General Staff provided protection and attention for His Holiness”.

President Peña Nieto replied:  “Today I would like to say a special thank you to your relatives. The time your loved ones did not spend with you enabled the president to carry out his work. I would also like to thank the General Secretary of National Defense, the Admiral Secretary of the Navy and the Security and Federal Police commissioners. Your leadership has been crucial in the training of those who now form part of the Presidential Staff”.

He particularly thanked Division General, Roberto Miranda Moreno, “Who accompanied me from the first day of my mandate. In fact, even before I received my certificate as President Elect, he was always at my side. His professionalism and dedication, demonstrated every day, served as an example and guidance for each one of the members of this honorable body of the Presidential General Staff in his charge. Both my family and myself, will always be grateful for your dedication and patriotic commitment”.

The president also thanked, “Each of the members of the President’s Office.. Each and every one of you accompanied the president of the Republic, in close collaboration, and today I can say friendship established with the Presidential General Staff and the Chief of the latter”.

During the event, the Presidential General Staff gave the President an award. Prior to that, the president reviewed the troops.

EMP GAINED PRESTIGE THROUGH EFFORT AND HARD WORK. WE ARE AND WILL BE AN ORGANISM THAT DEVELOPED A METHODOLOGY OF SECURITY AND UNIQUE PROTECTION IN MEXICO: GENERAL ROBERTO MIRANDA MORENO

On behalf of the institution he heads, General Roberto Miranda Moreno, Chief of the Presidential General Staff (EMP), told President Enrique Peña Nieto of his “sincere recognition for his extraordinary leadership during these six years", as well as “the trust he gave to the institution of the Presidential General Staff to guarantee your security and to recognize that with you, our institution developed as never before”.

 “The prestige of the institution has been gained through effort and hard work, the fulfillment of its mission has been filled with unprecedented challenges and demands. We are and will be an organization that developed a unique security and protection methodology in Mexico,” he said and thanked the president for, “The support and  impetus to become an institution with the ability to guarantee your safety and security, which has been acknowledged both nationally and internationally”.

Today, he said, “We live in a Mexico with greater freedom and prosperity to which you actively contributed”. “Because of your dedication to the well-being of Mexicans, the Armed Forces of your Presidential General Staff and the Presidential Guard Units present this award to the statesman, for his work which will last forever for the benefit of all Mexicans,” he said.

He said that from the first day of his administration, President Peña Nieto, “Made it clear that we should follow the path of institutionality, paying special attention to respecting the rule of law with values of patriotism and loyalty. He declared that this is how it was understood by the members of the EMP and the Presidential Guards units, adding, “That those of us who are gathered here today to recognize your work as president are part of that tradition of patriotism, courage and loyalty,  who are proud to protect those who, through their efforts, sought the best for Mexico”.

Recalling that the EMP, “Is a historical organization that has accompanied the country since its birth as an independent nation to the current Mexico,” he said that on December 1 the President will, “go down in history as the last president of Mexico in the modern era to have a special security corps comprising personnel from the Armed Forces, known as the Presidential General Staff”.

General Miranda said that, “It has been inspiring to have a Supreme Commander who expresses himself well and recognizes his Armed Forces, who supported his General Staff and the Presidential Guard Units in all their needs, and who openly admires the courage, patriotism and sense of duty that military life represents”. Proof of this, he said, are the, “Men and women, who, as a result of their performance in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, and of having obtained first place in the promotion contests in the past few weeks, were promoted to the next level,” who were given recognition during the event.