Embassy of Mexico, Ottawa

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Embassy of Mexico in Canada
Embajada de México en Canadá
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Incumbent
Carlos Manuel Joaquin Gonzalez
since 2023
Style Excellency
Type Diplomatic mission
StatusActive
Reports to Secretariat of Foreign Affairs
Seat World Exchange Plaza Tower I
45 O'Connor St
Ottawa, ON
Appointer President of Mexico
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No set term length
Formation1944
First holder Francisco del Río y Cañedo
Website www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/canada

The Embassy of Mexico in Canada, based out of Ottawa, is the primary diplomatic mission from Mexico to Canada.

Contents

Relations between the two nations were formally established on 30 January 1944, with Mexico eventually opening a consulate in Montreal in 1952. This consulate was later upgraded to an embassy and moved to Ottawa. [1]

Location

The Embassy is located at 45 O´Connor Street, Suite 1000, Ottawa, Ontario.

Ambassadors

The following is a list of Ambassadors from Mexico to Canada since the formation of relations: [2]

TermAmbassadorPresident
1944 – 1946 Francisco del Río y Cañedo Manuel Ávila Camacho
1946 – 1946José Luis Ignacio Rodríguez Taboada
1946 – 1947Armando González Mendoza (Interim) Miguel Alemán Valdés
1947 – 1952Primo Villa Michel
1952 – 1953Juan Manuel Álvarez del CastilloAlemán Valdés
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
1953 – 1954Ignacio Daniel Silva Arias (Interim)Ruiz Cortines
1954 – 1956Salvador Pardo Bolland (Interim)
1956 – 1959 Manuel Maples Arce Ruiz Cortines
Adolfo López Mateos
1959 – 1962Rafael de la Colina RiquelmeLópez Mateos
1962 – 1965Rafael Urdaneta de la TourLópez Mateos
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
1965 – 1968Pedro Suinaga LujánDíaz Ordaz
1968 – 1977Rafael Urdaneta de la TourDíaz Ordaz
Luis Echeverría
José López Portillo
1977 – 1983Agustín Barrios-Gómez-MéndezLópez Portillo
Miguel de la Madrid
1983 – 1987José Andrés de Oteyza FernándezMadrid
1987 – 1989Ángel Emilio Carrillo GamboaMadrid
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
1989 – 1991Alfredo Phillips OlmedoSalinas de Gortari
1991 – 1993Jorge de la Vega Domínguez
1993 – 1998Sandra Camila Antonia Fuentes-Beráin VillenaveSalinas de Gortari
Ernesto Zedillo
1998 – 2001Ezequiel Padilla CouttolencZedillo
Vicente Fox
2001 – 2006María Teresa García SegoviaFox
2006 – 2009Emilio Rafael José Goicoechea Luna Felipe Calderón
2009 – 2013 Francisco Barrio Terrazas Calderón
Enrique Peña Nieto
2013 – 2015 Francisco Suárez Dávila Peña Nieto
2015 – 2017Agustín García López Loaeza
2017 – 2019 Dionisio Pérez Jácome Friscione Peña Nieto
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
2019 – 2022 Juan José Gómez Camacho Andrés Manuel López Obrador
2022 – 2023 Arturo Hernández Basave Andrés Manuel López Obrador
2023 – Present Carlos Manuel Joaquin Gonzalez Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Consulates

Mexico also maintains three consulates general, two consulates and four honorary consulates in Canada: [3]

LocationConsulate typeConsulJurisdiction
Montreal, Quebec Consulate generalAlejandro Estivill Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut
Toronto, Ontario Consulate generalPorfirio Thierry Muñoz Ledo Ontario and Manitoba
Vancouver, British Columbia Consulate generalBerenice Díaz Ceballos British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories
Calgary, Alberta ConsulateJuana María Ruíz Alberta and Saskatchewan
Leamington, Ontario ConsulateDarío Alberto Bernal Acero Essex County (South) and Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba Honorary consulateJames Erwin DowneyN/A
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Honorary consulateGalo CarreraN/A
Quebec, Quebec Honorary consulateMicheline DessureaultN/A
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Honorary consulateEdward Scott McclellanN/A

Additionally, the following government secretariat departments also maintain attaché offices in the Ottawa Embassy: [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Manual de organización de la embajada de México en Canadá" [Organizational Manual of the Embassy of Mexico in Canada](PDF). Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. July 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Acervo Histórico Diplomático: Canadá" [Diplomatic Historical Archive: Canada]. Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Directorio de Oficinas" [Office Directory]. Mexican Embassy in Canada (in Spanish). Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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