Diego Gómez Pickering (born 1977) is a Mexican diplomat and writer, who served from December 2013 to June 2016 as Mexico's Ambassador to the United Kingdom. From June 2016 to November 2018 he served as the Consul-General of Mexico in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. In 2007 he joined the Mexican Foreign Service where he served in the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs as diplomatic attaché at the General Directorate for Africa and the Middle East. From 2007 to 2008 he was posted as political affairs, press and cultural attaché at the Mexican Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. On 13 May 2014, Gómez Pickering presented his credentials to

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace () is a royal official residence, residence in London, and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and r ...

accrediting him as Mexico's representative to the United Kingdom. In March 2015 he was part of the Mexican State visit of President

Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...

to the United Kingdom. He was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the m ...

by the United Kingdom, awarded an Honorary Freedom by the City of London and appointed Knight Commander of the

Order of Antonio José de Irisarri The Order of Antonio José de Irisarri (Spanish: Orden "Antonio José de Irisarri") was founded in 1973 by the government of Guatemala. It was named in honour of the statesman and writer Antonio José de Irisarri. The order has five classes. * ...

by Guatemala. He was named Diplomat of the Year 2015 by Diplomat Magazine.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''La foto del recuerdo'' (2006)

Collections

* ''Un mundo de historias'' (2017)

Essays and nonfiction

* ''Los jueves en Nairobi'' (2010) * ''La primavera de Damasco'' (2013) * ''Diario de Londres, apuntes de un embajador mexicano en Reino Unido'' (2019) * ''Cartas de Nueva York, crónicas desde la tumba del imperio'' (2020) * ''África, radiografía de un continente'' (2023)

Poetry

* ''P'' (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez Pickering, Diego 1977 births Living people Mexican people of Galician descent Mexican people of English descent Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni Columbia University alumni Academic staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University Ambassadors of Mexico to the United Kingdom Honorary Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order