Foreign Secretary De la Fuente presents awards at diplomatic service recognition ceremony

Foreign Secretary De la Fuente presents awards at diplomatic service recognition ceremony

• Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón De la Fuente announced today the first Mexican Foreign Service entrance exam that will admit two qualified women for every male candidate.
• On Mexican Diplomat's Day, 10 Mexican Foreign Service members received 25-year service awards: seven joining remotely from their overseas posts, and three attending the ceremony at the Foreign Ministry.

Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón De la Fuente led today's meeting on feminist foreign policy as part of Mexican Diplomat's Day.

While recognizing women's extensive contributions to Mexican diplomacy, Secretary de la Fuente acknowledged that much work remains to achieve equality, and outlined new initiatives within the framework of Mexico's feminist foreign policy.

He announced that the next Mexican Foreign Service entrance exam would be the first to include affirmative action. For every male candidate who passes the entrance examinations, two highly qualified women who also pass all elimination rounds will be admitted.

The Foreign Secretary emphasized President Claudia Sheinbaum's mandate that all Mexican Foreign Service work be conducted with respect, kindness, humility, and responsibility when dealing with citizens, who are both our constituents and the foundation of our national sovereignty.

During the ceremony, Secretary De la Fuente presented the Mexican Foreign Service 25-Year Career Recognition Award, established in 1946 to honor career diplomats' service. "This medal represents a quarter century of serving Mexico both within and beyond its borders," said the Foreign Secretary.

In addition to celebrating Mexican diplomats' daily contributions to our national interests, the Foreign Secretary called for reflection on the Mexican Foreign Service's current and future needs.

Moni Pizani, UN Women's interim representative in Mexico, highlighted women's impact on global diplomacy, calling it a strategic imperative for achieving lasting agreements.

Speaking for the award recipients, Norma Angélica Carbajal expressed gratitude for the support and solidarity of the families behind Mexico's diplomatic corps serving Mexico abroad.

Mexican Diplomat's Day, observed each November 8, commemorates the 1821 establishment of the Ministry of State and the Office of Foreign and Domestic Relations, which managed all diplomatic relations for independent Mexico.

At the event, the Foreign Secretary presented awards to 10 Foreign Service members, five men and five women, from both the Diplomatic-Consular and Technical-Administrative branches:

• Minister Socorro Guadalupe Jorge Cholula, Permanent Mission to the OAS
• Minister Raúl Cueto Martínez, Matías Romero Institute
• Minister Luis Gabriel Ferrer Ortega, Foreign Service Personnel Commission
• Counselor Carlos García Delgado, Permanent Mission to International Organizations in Geneva
• First Secretary Lilián Córdoba Vázquez, Consular Section at the Embassy in the United States
• First Secretary Carlos Alfonso Villeda Trejo, Embassy in Paraguay
• Administrative Attaché "A" Norma Angélica Carbajal González, Consulate in Las Vegas
• Administrative Attaché "B" José Luis Alatorre Orozco, Consulate in Philadelphia
• Administrative Attaché "B" Patricia Lorenzo Valdés, Consulate in Santa Ana
• Administrative Attaché "B" María Aurelia Morales Gelain, Permanent Mission to UN Agencies in Rome