Patricia Espinosa
| Patricia Espinosa | |
|---|---|
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| Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (2013) | |
 Mexican Ambassador to Berlin | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Castro-Valle Kuehne |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office September 6, 2013 | |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2012 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Luis Ernesto Derbez |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Meade Kuribreña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Espinosa Cantellano October 21, 1958 Mexico City, .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown |
| Relations | Married |
| Alma mater | El Colegio de México, Graduate Institute of International Studies |
| Profession | Actuary |
| Website | sre.gob.mx |
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (born October 21, 1958) is a Mexican politician and diplomat. She is currently the Mexican Ambassador to Germany. She is also a former ambassador to Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia and served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Relations from El Colegio de México and earned a diploma in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland. She is married and has two children.[1]
Diplomatic career
Espinosa joined the Foreign Service on September 16, 1981, serving at the Mexican delegation to the United Nations in Geneva. From 1992 to 1997 she worked at the Mexican delegation to the United Nations at New York City and served as general director of the Ibero-American Summit and the Summit of the Americas.[1]
She was promoted to Ambassador within the Foreign Service in 2000 and served at the Mexican Embassy in Germany from January 2001 to June 2002, leaving the post to serve as Ambassador to Austria, concurrently with a number of international organizations based in Vienna, from June 2002 to November 2006.[1]
On November 28, 2006, President-elect Felipe Calderón announced that she would serve as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs starting on December 1, 2006. Her priorities included the diversification of the United States-Mexico agenda (heavily concentrated on immigration and security issues) and the rebuilding of diplomatic relations with Cuba and Venezuela, which were strained during the previous administration.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of Patricia Espinosa" (in Spanish). Felipe Calderon's Official Website. 2006-11-29. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
- ↑ ""Se hará política exterior de Estado": Patricia Espinosa" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico). 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Luis Ernesto Derbez |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1 December 2006–December 2012 |
Succeeded by José Antonio Meade Kuribreña |