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The Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C., houses the
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from
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
to the
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.


Location

The Embassy located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the
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neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Prior to this, from 1921 to 1989, the Embassy was located in MacVeagh House on 16th Street. The Government of Mexico purchased the House for $330,000 and immediately added a chancery wing to meet its function as an Embassy. However, by the mid 80s the number of staff had grown and the house could no longer accommodate the Embassy comfortably. The Embassy was moved to its current location, albeit without its consular division, which stayed at the MacVeagh House. In 1990, the Mexican Cultural Institute was also moved into the building. The building that the Embassy now occupies was designed by architect Peter Vercelli and built in 1986. The building incorporates the façades of the last two remaining of the
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–some of the oldest residential structures in Washington, D.C.


Ambassador

The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United States of America and hold the rank of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary." The following is a list of Mexican ambassadors since 2006: * Under President
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(2006 – 2012) ** 2006 – 2012: Arturo Sarukhan * Under 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 ...
(2012 – 2018) ** 2012 – 2015:
Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza Eduardo Tomás Medina-Mora Icaza (born 30 January 1957 in Mexico City) is a Mexican lawyer. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico from 10 March 2015 to 8 October 2019, when the Mexican Senate approved his resignation following ...
** 2015 – 2016:
Miguel Basáñez Ebergenyi Miguel Basáñez Ebergenyi (born 24 October 1947) is a former ambassador of Mexico to the United States. Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Basáñez was an academic who taught classes at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts Uni ...
** 2016 – 2017: Carlos Manuel Sada Solana ** 2017 – 2018: Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández * Under President
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...
(2018 – Present) ** 2019 – 2020: Martha Bárcena Coqui ** 2021 – Present: Esteban Moctezuma Barragán


Embassy sections

The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of the United States, including
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, administrative,
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,
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, and
consular A consul is an official representative of a government who resides in a foreign country to assist and protect citizens of the consul's country, and to promote and facilitate commercial and diplomatic relations between the two countries. A consu ...
affairs, that are managed by officials from the
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs The Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (, ''SRE'', lit: Secretariat of External Relations) is the government department responsible for Mexico's foreign affairs. Mexico currently has 80 embassies, 33 consulates-general, 35 consulates, 1 representa ...
: * Office of the Ambassador * Office of the Chief of the Chancellery * Office of Political Affairs * Office of Congressional Relations * Office of Protocol * Office of the Press and Media * Office of Legal Affairs * Office of Communication and Public Diplomacy * Office of Economic Affairs * Office of Hispanic and Migratory Affairs * Office of Border and Special Affairs * Office of Administrative Affairs * Office of Management * Office of Archives * IT office * Mexican Cultural Institute The consular division of the Embassy is not housed at the chancery, and is instead located in a building on 23rd Street NW.


Consulates

Mexico also maintains 21 consulates general and 31 consulates across the United States and its territories.Consulados de México en el Exterior (in Spanish)
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Consulates-General


Consulates

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See also

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Ambassador of Mexico to the United States The ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United States of America. Brief history Mexico and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since 1 ...
*
Embassy of the United States, Mexico City The Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico City () is the diplomatic mission of United States of America to the United Mexican States. The embassy's chancery is situated on the Paseo de la Reforma, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. ...
*
Foreign relations of Mexico The foreign relations of Mexico (''United Mexican States'') are directed by the President of Mexico, President of the United Mexican States and managed through the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico), Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. The prin ...
*
List of diplomatic missions of Mexico Mexico's foreign service started in 1822, the year after the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba which marked the beginning of Mexico's independence. In 1831, legislation was passed that underpinned the establishment of diplomatic representations w ...
* Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs *
Mexico–United States relations Mexico and the United States have a complex history, with war in the 1840s and the subsequent American acquisition of more than 50% of former Mexican territory, including Texas, Arizona, California, and New Mexico. Pressure from Washington was on ...
*
United States Ambassador to Mexico The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett bec ...


References


External links


Official website
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Buildings and structures in Foggy Bottom Mexican Embassy Pennsylvania Avenue