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Héctor Vasconcelos

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Héctor Vasconcelos
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations
Assumed office
30 January 2024
PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador
Claudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byAlicia Buenrostro Massieu (acting)
Personal details
ParentJosé Vasconcelos
EducationUniversity of Oxford
OccupationDiplomat

Héctor Enrique Vasconcelos y Cruz is a Mexican diplomat. He has served as the permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations since 2024. He is the former Mexican ambassador to Denmark, Norway and Iceland. He was expected to be appointed the Mexican secretary of foreign affairs by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador,[1] but was subsequently replaced by Marcelo Ebrard on 5 July 2018 as he was elected to be senator instead.[2][3] One of his main goals is to improve NAFTA.[4]

Early years

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He is the only child of politician and writer José Vasconcelos and pianist Esperanza Cruz.

He would study music in school.

Professional life

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References

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  1. ^ "AMLO announced his cabinet in December; this is who they are". Mexico News Daily. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mexico's president-elect Lopez Obrador picks Marcelo Ebrard as foreign minister". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Marcelo Ebrard a la Cancillería; Héctor Vasconcelos va al Senado: AMLO". Aristegui Noticias. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Habrá nuevo capítulo en relación con gobierno de Trump: Héctor Vasconcelos". Proceso. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.