Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C. explained

Post:Embassy of Mexico in the United States
Native Name:Embajada de Mexico en los Estados Unidos
Flag:Flag of Mexico.svg
Flagsize:120px
Insignia:SRE Logo 2019.svg
Insigniasize:180px
Incumbent:Esteban Moctezuma Barragán
Incumbentsince:16 January 2021
Type:Diplomatic mission
Status:Active
Style:Excellency
Reports To:Secretariat of Foreign Affairs
Seat:Chancery building
1911 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Appointer:President of Mexico
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Termlength:No set term length
Formation:1822
First:José Manuel Zozaya Bermúdez
Website:www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/eua

The Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C., houses the diplomatic mission from Mexico to the United States.

Location

The Embassy located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[1]

Prior to this, from 1921 to 1989, the Embassy was located in MacVeagh House on 16th Street. The Government of Mexico purchased the House for $330,000 and immediately added a chancery wing to meet its function as an Embassy. However, by the mid 80s the number of staff had grown and the house could no longer accommodate the Embassy comfortably. The Embassy was moved to its current location, albeit without its consular division, which stayed at the MacVeagh House. In 1990, the Mexican Cultural Institute was also moved into the building.[2]

The building that the Embassy now occupies was designed by architect Peter Vercelli[3] and built in 1986. The building incorporates the façades of the last two remaining of the Seven Buildings–some of the oldest residential structures in Washington, D.C.[4] [5]

Ambassador

See also: List of ambassadors of Mexico to the United States. The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United States of America and hold the rank of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary." The following is a list of Mexican ambassadors since 2006:[6]

Embassy sections

The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of the United States, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy, and consular affairs, that are managed by officials from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs:[7]

The consular division of the Embassy is not housed at the chancery, and is instead located in a building on 23rd Street NW.

Consulates

Mexico also maintains 21 consulates general and 31 consulates across the United States and its territories.[8]

Consulates

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ubicacion . . n.d. . 24 March 2019 . Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico . Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. . Spanish . Location.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Embassy of Mexico/MacVeagh House . . 11 February 2013 . NPGallery . National Park Service . 24 March 2019.
  3. News: Crossing The Time Zone . Forgey . Benjamin . 18 Feb 1989 . Washington Post .
  4. News: McGuire . Kim . 13 March 1986 . The Oldest on the Avenue . Washington Post .
  5. Web site: The Seven Buildings . Bruton . J. Makali . 17 August 2017 . . 24 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Acervo Histórico Diplomático: Estados Unidos . . 11 February 2019 . Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico . Government of Mexico . 24 March 2019 . Spanish . Diplomatic Historical Archive: United States . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606000734/https://acervo.sre.gob.mx/index.php/embajadores-de-mexico?id=152 . dead .
  7. Web site: Directorio . . 8 March 2019 . Embassy of Mexico in the United States . Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico . 24 March 2019 . Spanish . Directory.
  8. https://portales.sre.gob.mx/directorio/consulados-de-mexico-en-el-exterior Consulados de México en el Exterior (in Spanish)