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The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the
United Mexican States Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
to the
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.


Brief history

Mexico and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since 12 December 1822. The first Mexican legation was composed by just four members: * José Manuel Zozaya, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, former
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(in es, apoderado legal) of
Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a ...
. *
José Anastasio Torrens José Anastasio Torrens (1790 – 1857) was a Mexican colonel in the army of José María Morelos who served as chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States from 3 May 1823 to 18 November 1824 and as chargé d'affaires of Mexico to Colom ...
, secretary, a former officer in the army of
José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of ...
who was a close friend of
José Manuel de Herrera José Manuel de Herrera (27 March 1776 – 17 September 1831) was a Mexican Catholic priest, writer, politician and professor of New Spain. He joined the insurgents during the Mexican War of Independence. He directed the newspaper ''Correo Ame ...
and had studied in the United States. *Francisco de Paula Tamariz, attaché and translator. *Ignacio de Villaseñor y Cervantes, a Roman Catholic chaplain. According to historian Jorge Flores, this was a curious choice, and he was probably selected simply because they anticipated the lack of religious services in Spanish. The first street address registered by the group when President
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conferred diplomatic recognition on 12 December 1822 was the Strother's Hotel, on Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th street. The hotel, owned by
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, was managed by John Strother from 1818 to 1824 and eventually became the
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. The legation, however, lacked enough funds to settle in Washington, D.C., and had to rent a property in
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List of diplomatic representatives

The following list includes every head of the legation recognized by Mexican
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs The Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs ( es, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, ''SRE'', lit: Secretariat of External Relations) is the government department responsible for Mexico's foreign affairs. Mexico currently has 80 embassies, 3 ...
. Since this is an official list, there are some omissions, such as Emeterio de la Garza, Jr., a special representative of
Victoriano Huerta José Victoriano Huerta Márquez (; 22 December 1854 – 13 January 1916) was a general in the Mexican Federal Army and 39th President of Mexico, who came to power by coup against the democratically elected government of Francisco I. Madero wit ...
who tried to secure recognition for its administration between 1913–1914.


See also

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Mexico–United States relations Mexico and the United States have a complex history, with war in the 1840s and American acquisition of Texas, California and New Mexico. Pressure from Washington forced the French invaders out in the 1860s. The Mexican Revolution of the 1910s sa ...
*
Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C. 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. Prior to this, from 19 ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mexico's ambassadors to the United States Lists of ambassadors to the United States
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