THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS A NEW AMBASSADOR AND TWO CONSULS

The Foreign Ministry reports that President, Enrique Peña Nieto, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Article 89 of the Mexican Constitution, has named one new ambassador and two consuls to various posts abroad.

Francisco Suárez Dávila was appointed ambassador to Canada. He holds a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge. Among other positions, he has served as Mexico’s ambassador to the OECD; Vice President of the Mexican Council of International Affairs; Executive Director of the IMF Board representing Mexico, the five Central American republics and Venezuela. He was also Undersecretary of Finance and Public Credit; General Manager of International Affairs of the Bank of Mexico and Director of Financial Planning and External Financing at Nacional Financiera. He has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies twice and was Director General of Banco Mexicano Somex.

Sandra Fuentes-Berain Villenave was appointed as Consul General in New York City (United States). She holds a law degree from the UNAM. A career diplomat, she rose to the rank of ambassador in 1988 and, in September 2012, was honored as one of the five Ambassadors Emeritus of the Mexican Foreign Service for life. During her long diplomatic career, she has served as head of Mexico’s Mission to the European Union and Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg; Consul General in Hong Kong; Ambassador of Mexico in Canada; France and the Netherlands; and Consul General in Milan. In the Foreign Ministry, she has been Director General for Europe and Asia Pacific, and Advisor to the Foreign Secretary. She has been honored by numerous institutions and foreign governments.

Carlos Manuel Sada Solana was appointed as Consul General in Los Angeles, California (U.S.). He graduated as an industrial engineer from the Iberoamericana University and did graduate studies at the Universities of Newcastle, Delft and The Hague. During his diplomatic career, he has served as Consul General of Mexico in New York; Minister for U.S. Congressional Relations; Consul General of Mexico in Chicago; Toronto; Canada and San Antonio, Texas. He also served as Coordinator of Planning and Development for the State of Oaxaca (COPLADE) and was responsible for the development of Huatulco. He has taught Operations Research and Mathematics in the Graduate Department of the Regional Technological Institute of Oaxaca and has also taught at the Matías Romero Institute for Mexican diplomats.