| Post: | Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations |
| Native Name: | Misión Permanente de México ante las Naciones Unidas |
| Flag: | Flag of Mexico.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Insignia: | SRE Logo 2019.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 200px |
| Incumbent: | Juan Ramón de la Fuente |
| Incumbentsince: | February 18, 2019 |
| Type: | Diplomatic mission |
| Status: | Active |
| Style: | Excellency |
| Appointer: | President of Mexico |
| Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
| Formation: | 1945 |
| First: | Luis Padilla Nervo |
| Website: | mision.sre.gob.mx/onu |
The Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations is the diplomatic mission of Mexico to the United Nations in New York. The Mission is represented by the Permanent Representative. The current Mexican Permanent Representative to the United Nations is Juan Ramón de la Fuente.
The Permanent Mission is located on the 28th floor of 2 United Nations Plaza in Manhattan, New York, across the street from United Nations Headquarters. This building was constructed by the United Nations Development Corporation, and is mainly occupied by the United Nations and its subsidiary bodies, as well as by foreign missions to the organization.[1]
Mexico was one of the original members of the United Nations, having been present at the United Nations Conference on International Organization. It officially became a member of the United Nations on November 7, 1945.[2]
The first Permanent Representative of Mexico at the United Nations was Luis Padilla Nervo, who would later serve as President of the General Assembly for its sixth session, as well as represent Mexico on the Security Council.[3]
Since joining the organization, Mexico has been one of its biggest proponents. It has repeatedly stressed that the United Nations should be the highest multilateral forum for seeking collective solutions to global problems, as well as providing the best framework for agreeing upon common strategies. Additionally, Mexico has participated in all major United Nations bodies since 1946, and has been ranked among the world's biggest contributors to the United Nations budget.[4] In 2018, it contributed $34.8 million to the regular budget.[5]
In its history at the United Nations, Mexico has sat on the Security Council five times, and on the Economic and Social Council 14 times. It has also presided over the Security Council seven times as President of the Security Council, and once over the General Assembly as President of the General Assembly. Mexican delegates have also served as Vice-president of the General Assembly a total of seven times. [6] [7] [8]
The main role of the Mission is to act as the intermediary between the United Nations, and the current Mexican administration. Additionally, some of its principle functions include:[9]
The following are Mexico's priorities within the United Nations system:[10]
Below is a list of the permanent representatives of Mexico at the United Nations since its creation:[11]
| Term | Representative | President | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945–1952 | Miguel Alemán Valdés | ||
| 1952–1953 | Martin Luis Guzmán (interim) | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines | |
| 1953–1959 | |||
| 1959–1963 | Adolfo López Mateos | ||
| 1963–1965 | Jorge Castañeda y Álvarez de la Rosa (interim) | ||
| 1965–1970 | Gustavo Diaz Ordaz | ||
| 1970–1975 | Luis Echeverria Álvarez | ||
| 1976–1978 | José López Portillo | ||
| 1978–1979 | (interim) | ||
| 1979–85 | José López Portillo / Miguel de la Madrid | ||
| 1985–1989 | Miguel de la Madrid | ||
| 1989–1993 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari | ||
| 1993–1994 | Manuel Tello Macías | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León | ||
| 1995–2001 | Manuel Tello Macías | ||
| 2001–2002 | Vicente Fox Quesada | ||
| 2002–2003 | Adolfo Aguilar Zínser | ||
| 2003–2006 | Enrique Berruga Filloy | ||
| 2007–2011 | Felipe Calderón Hinojosa | ||
| 2011–2013 | Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora | ||
| 2013–2016 | Enrique Peña Nieto | ||
| 2016–2019 | Enrique Peña Nieto / Andrés Manuel López Obrador | ||
| 2019–present | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
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