Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and other International Organizations based in Switzerland | |
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Misión Permanente de México ante la ONU y otros Organismos Internacionales con sede en Suiza | |
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Incumbent since 1 November 2017Socorro Flores Liera | |
Style | Excellency |
Type | Diplomatic mission |
Status | Active |
Reports to | Secretariat of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Geneva, Switzerland |
Appointer | President of Mexico with Senate advice and consent |
Formation | 1950 |
First holder | Emilio Calderón Puig |
Website | mision.sre.gob.mx/oi |
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The Permanent Mission is located on the fifth floor of 15 Chemin Louis-Dunant. Other missions to the United Nations in Geneva located in the building include those of Lithuania, Namibia, Ecuador and Brazil. [1]
Similar to its Mission in New York, the Mission in Geneva has similar functions, including: [2]
The Permanent Mission represents Mexico, and its interests, in the following organizations:
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To the other United Nations organs:
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