Luis Padilla Nervo
Luis Padilla Nervo | |
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Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1952–1958 | |
President | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
Preceded by | Manuel Tello Baurraud |
Succeeded by | Manuel Tello Baurraud |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 August 1894 Zamora, Michoacán |
Died | 9 September 1985 Mexico City |
Political party | PRI |
Alma mater | UNAM |
Profession | Lawyer, Diplomat |
Luis Padilla Nervo (August 19, 1894 in Zamora, Michoacan – September 9, 1985 in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and diplomat. He was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairsk and President of the Sixth Session of United Nations General Assembly.
Career
He studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He also did postgraduate work at American, French, and British universities. Luis Padilla Nervo represented Mexico during the San Francisco Conference in 1945 and signed the United Nations Charter. In addition, he was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations; in that position, he was a member of the United Nations Security Council. During the sixth session, he was president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Padilla Nervo was also ambassador to Paraguay, UNESCO, Costa Rica, and Denmark. In the Mexican public administration, he served in the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labor. At the finish of his commission in the Permanent Mission of Mexico in United Nations, he was elected as judge of the International Court of Justice for the period 1964 to 1973.
External links
- Official web of Mexican Permanent Mission at United Nations (spanish)
- Directory of Mexican Permanent Mission at United Nations (spanish)
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Manuel Tello Baurraud |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1952–1958 |
Succeeded by Manuel Tello Baurraud |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by First in charge |
Ambassador of Mexico at United Nations 1945–1952 |
Succeeded by Martín Luis Guzmán |
Preceded by Rafael de la Colina |
Ambassador of Mexico at United Nations 1959–1963 |
Succeeded by Jorge Castañeda y Álvarez de la Rosa |
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