Embassy of Mexico in Washington DC
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The Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. is the United Mexican States
' diplomatic mission
to the United States
.
It is located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
The embassy also operates Consulates-General
in 49 cities.
The current ambassador of Mexico to the United States
is Arturo Sarukhán
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
' diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It is located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
The embassy also operates Consulates-General
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
in 49 cities.
The current ambassador of Mexico to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is Arturo Sarukhán
Arturo Sarukhán
Arturo Sarukhan Casamitjana is a Mexican diplomat. He is the current Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, a former Consul General at New York City, and served as foreign policy coordinator in Felipe Calderón's presidential campaign and transition team .His grandfather, Artur Sarukhanian, was...
.
Recent ambassadors to the United States
- Under President Ernesto ZedilloErnesto ZedilloErnesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
(1994 – 2000)- 1994 – 1995: Jorge Montaño
- 1994 – 1997: Jesús Silva Herzog Flores
- 1997 – 2000: Jesús Federico Reyes Heroles
- Under President Vicente FoxVicente FoxVicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
(2000 – 2006)- 2000 – 2004: Juan José Bremer
- 2001 – 2006: Carlos de Icaza
- Under President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006 – 2012)
- 2006 – present : Arturo SarukhanArturo SarukhánArturo Sarukhan Casamitjana is a Mexican diplomat. He is the current Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, a former Consul General at New York City, and served as foreign policy coordinator in Felipe Calderón's presidential campaign and transition team .His grandfather, Artur Sarukhanian, was...
- 2006 – present : Arturo Sarukhan
See also
- Foreign relations of MexicoForeign relations of MexicoThe foreign relations of Mexico are directed by the President of the United Mexican States and managed through the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs...
- List of diplomatic missions of Mexico
- Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)The Secretariat of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for Mexico's foreign affairs.-Missions:Mexico currently has:* 73 Embassies* 33 Consulates-Generals* 35 Consulates...
- United States–Mexico relations
- United States Ambassador to MexicoUnited States Ambassador to MexicoThe United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett became the first U.S. envoy to Mexico in 1825. The rank...
- Ambassador of Mexico to the United StatesAmbassador of Mexico to the United StatesThe United Mexican States has maintained diplomatic relations with the United States since 1823.-List of Ambassadors:*Under President Manuel Ávila Camacho **1940 – 1945: Francisco Castillo Nájera...