Enrique Berruga Filloy is a

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diplomat, having served as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the

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. He presented his credentials to

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on December 16, 2003. Prior to that, he had been an Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2003. He has been a career diplomat since 1984, serving in positions such as the

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of the

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in 1993 and from 1994 to 1997. From 1997 to 1999, he was the Mexican ambassador to

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. He graduated with a

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degree from the

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. He possess a

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degree in International Economy and Theory of

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from

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He has been a professor of Mexican foreign policy, American foreign policy and Theory of International Politics at the

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology), commonly known as ITAM, is a private university. It is one of Mexico's most important institutions of higher learning; highly prestigious in the social sc ...

. He is the author of several works concerning foreign policy and the international economy.

External links

Biography of Enrique Berruga at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ambassadors of Mexico to Costa Rica Johns Hopkins University alumni Permanent Representatives of Mexico to the United Nations {{Mexico-diplomat-stub