Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial

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The Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial is the office served by the General commanding the Estado Mayor Presidencial (EMP), a sort of Presidential Guard that protects the security of the President of Mexico, his family, and that of Foreign dignitaries visiting Mexico. The current Jefe is Jesus Javier Castillo Cabrera

The Jefe also serves as the President's Chief of Staff, coordinating advisors, and taking charge of other logistical operations. However, it is mostly noted for leading elite members of the Mexican Army in guaranteeing the President's security. Members of the EMP are assigned early in the election to the candidates to protect them. When a candidate wins, he usually picks his chief of candidate security as his Jefe.^{[citation needed]}