Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C., houses the diplomatic mission from Mexico to the United States.

Embassy of Mexico in the United States
Embajada de Mexico en los Estados Unidos
Incumbent Esteban Moctezuma Barragán since 16 January 2021
Style	Excellency
Type	Diplomatic mission
Status	Active
Reports to	Secretariat of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Chancery building 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of Mexico with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No set term length
Formation	1822
First holder	José Manuel Zozaya Bermúdez
Website	www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/eua

Location

The Embassy located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.^[1]

Prior to this, from 1921 to 1989, the Embassy was located in MacVeagh House on 16th Street. The Government of Mexico purchased the House for $330,000 and immediately added a chancery wing to meet its function as an Embassy. However, by the mid 80s the number of staff had grown and the house could no longer accommodate the Embassy comfortably. The Embassy was moved to its current location, albeit without its consular division, which stayed at the MacVeagh House. In 1990, the Mexican Cultural Institute was also moved into the building.^[2]

The building that the Embassy now occupies was designed by architect Peter Vercelli^[3] and built in 1986. The building incorporates the façades of the last two remaining of the Seven Buildings–some of the oldest residential structures in Washington, D.C.^[4][5]

Ambassador

See also: List of ambassadors of Mexico to the United States

The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United States of America and hold the rank of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary." The following is a list of Mexican ambassadors since 2006:^[6]

• Under President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006 – 2012)
  • 2006 – 2012: Arturo Sarukhan
• Under President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012 – 2018)
  • 2012 – 2015: Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza
  • 2015 – 2016: Miguel Basáñez Ebergenyi
  • 2016 – 2017: Carlos Manuel Sada Solana
  • 2017 – 2018: Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández
• Under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018 – Present)
  • 2019 – 2020: Martha Bárcena Coqui
  • 2021 – Present: Esteban Moctezuma Barragán

Embassy sections

Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. on 16th Street

The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of the United States, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy, and consular affairs, that are managed by officials from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs:^[7]

• Office of the Ambassador
• Office of the Chief of the Chancellery
• Office of Political Affairs
• Office of Congressional Relations
• Office of Protocol
• Office of the Press and Media
• Office of Legal Affairs
• Office of Communication and Public Diplomacy
• Office of Economic Affairs
• Office of Hispanic and Migratory Affairs
• Office of Border and Special Affairs
• Office of Administrative Affairs
• Office of Management
• Office of Archives
• IT office
• Mexican Cultural Institute

The consular division of the Embassy is not housed at the chancery, and is instead located in a building on 23rd Street NW.

Consulates

Mexico also maintains 21 consulates general and 31 consulates across the United States and its territories.^[8]

Consulates-General

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Austin, Texas
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Chicago, Illinois
• Dallas, Texas
• Denver, Colorado
• El Paso, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• Laredo, Texas
• Los Angeles, California
• Miami, Florida
• New York City, New York
• Nogales, Arizona
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Sacramento, California
• San Antonio, Texas
• San Diego, California
• San Francisco, California
• San Jose, California
• San Juan, Puerto Rico

Consulates

• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Boise, Idaho
• Brownsville, Texas
• Calexico, California
• Del Rio, Texas
• Detroit, Michigan
• Douglas, Arizona
• Eagle Pass, Texas
• Fresno, California
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• McAllen, Texas
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• New Brunswick, New Jersey
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Orlando, Florida
• Oxnard, California
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Portland, Oregon
• Presidio, Texas
• Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• San Bernardino, California
• Santa Ana, California
• Seattle, Washington
• Tucson, Arizona
• Yuma, Arizona

• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in Boston
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in Houston
• 
  Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in Los Angeles
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in New York City
• 
  Consulate of Mexico in Saint Paul
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in San Antonio
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in San Diego
• 
  Consulate-General of Mexico in San Francisco
• 
  Consulate-General in San Jose
• 
  Consulate of Mexico in Seattle
• 
  Consulate of Mexico in Yuma

See also

• Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
• Embassy of the United States, Mexico City
• Foreign relations of Mexico
• List of diplomatic missions of Mexico
• Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs
• Mexico–United States relations
• United States Ambassador to Mexico

References

1. "Ubicacion" [Location]. Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. (in Spanish). Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. n.d. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Embassy of Mexico/MacVeagh House". NPGallery. National Park Service. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
3. Forgey, Benjamin (18 Feb 1989). "Crossing The Time Zone". Washington Post.^{[verification needed]}
4. McGuire, Kim (13 March 1986). "The Oldest on the Avenue". Washington Post.^{[verification needed]}
5. Bruton, J. Makali (17 August 2017). "The Seven Buildings". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
6. "Acervo Histórico Diplomático: Estados Unidos" [Diplomatic Historical Archive: United States]. Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
7. "Directorio" [Directory]. Embassy of Mexico in the United States (in Spanish). Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. Consulados de México en el Exterior (in Spanish)

External links

• Official website

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