Embassy of Mexico, London

Embassy of Mexico in London
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LocationMayfair, London
Address16 St. George Street, London, W1S 1FD
Coordinates51°30′46″N 0°08′37″W / 51.5129°N 0.1436°W / 51.5129; -0.1436
AmbassadorJosefa González-Blanco [1]

The Embassy of Mexico in London is the diplomatic mission of Mexico in the United Kingdom.[2] Mexico also maintains a building at 8 Halkin Street in Belgravia which serves as the Ambassador’s Official Residence.[2]

In 2011 a pro-Zapatista demonstration was held at the embassy, with the Mexican tricolour being replaced with the Zapatista flag.[3]

The embassy building in St George's Street, together with its neighbour, is Grade II listed.[4]

Ambassador

The Ambassador of Mexico to the Court of St James is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United Kingdom.

Diplomatic representatives of Mexico to the Court of St James[5]
Name Rank Appointment Credentials End of mission
José Mariano Michelena Confidential agent 26 March 1824 27 June 1824 7 July 1825
Vicente Rocafuerte Chargé d'affaires 6 July 1825 — 26 December 1826
Tomás Murphy Chargé d'affaires 26 December 1826 — 23 May 1827
Vicente Rocafuerte Chargé d'affaires 19 July 1827 — 18 September 1829
Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza Chargé d'affaires 4 June 1829 — 25 August 1830
Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza Envoy 29 August 1830 10 November 1830 14 May 1833
José Máximo Garro Envoy 12 April 1833 28 August 1833 6 May 1835
Miguel Santa María Envoy 30 January 1835 24 June 1835 23 April 1837
Agustín de Iturbide y Huarte Chargé d'affaires ad interim 27 August 1835 — 26 May 1838
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Chargé d'affaires ad interim 26 May 1838 8 June 1838 27 October 1838
José Máximo Garro Envoy 17 August 1838 29 November 1838 27 July 1839
Tomás Murphy Chargé d'affaires ad interim 28 May 1839 24 July 1839 2 October 1842
Tomás Murphy Envoy 2 October 1842 1 March 1843 28 August 1846
José María Mendoza Chargé d'affaires ad interim 28 September 1846 21 December 1846 22 March 1847
José María Luis Mora Envoy 29 December 1846 28 March 1847 14 July 1850
José María Mendoza Chargé d'affaires ad interim 14 July 1850 — 3 April 1851
Francisco Facio Chargé d'affaires ad interim 26 July 1851 27 October 1851 9 July 1853
Joaquín María del Castillo y Lanzas Envoy 29 May 1853 8 August 1853 6 December 1855
José María González de la Vega Chargé d'affaires ad interim 31 October 1855 — 13 December 1856
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Envoy 28 April 1856 15 December 1856 9 August 1858
Tomás Murphy Envoy 25 May 1858 29 October 1858 28 January 1861[12]
Francisco de Arrangoiz Envoy 5 August 1864 10 November 1864 4 August 1865
José María Durán Envoy 9 October 1865 s/d 1 January 1867
Ángel Núñez de Ortega Chargé d'affaires ad interim 1 January 1867 — 25 April 1867
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Envoy 10 February 1867 25 April 1867 21 May 1867
Ignacio Mariscal Envoy 29 May 1883 22 August 1883 6 August 1884
Ignacio Mariscal Envoy 4 October 1884 10 December 1884 20 December 1884
Pablo Martínez del Campo Chargé d'affaires ad interim 18 December 1884 24 December 1884 13 May 1887
Francisco Zacarías Mena Envoy 8 November 1886 13 May 1887 29 June 1888
Pablo Martínez del Campo Chargé d'affaires ad interim 29 June 1888 — 3 July 1892
Benito Gómez Farías Envoy 31 May 1892 26 November 1892 18 August 1893
Cayetano Romero Chargé d'affaires ad interim 18 August 1893 — 20 November 1894
Manuel de Yturbe y del Villar Envoy 6 October 1894 20 November 1894 18 April 1899
Cayetano Romero Chargé d'affaires ad interim 18 April 1899 — 2 March 1900
Sebastián Bernardo de Mier Envoy 18 October 1899 14 March 1900 21 June 1901
Cayetano Romero Chargé d'affaires ad interim 5 June 1901 — 10 November 1901
Alfonso Lancaster Jones Envoy 23 October 1901 11 February 1902 25 May 1903
Pedro Rincón Gallardo y Terreros Envoy 23 April 1903 9 October 1903 17 April 1907
Miguel Covarrubias Envoy 15 May 1907 26 October 1907 5 June 1911
Miguel de Béistegui y Septién Envoy 15 June 1911 8 August 1911 31 May 1912
Miguel Covarrubias Envoy 12 April 1912 11 June 1912 7 March 1913
Bartolomé Carbajal y Rosas Envoy 27 February 1913 21 July 1913 17 September 1914
Miguel Covarrubias Confidential agent 28 February 1914 — 5 September 1914
Miguel Covarrubias Chargé d'affaires 5 September 1914 17 September 1914 13 January 1915
Isidro Fabela Alfaro Confidential agent 1 May 1915 — 4 August 1915
Juan Sánchez-Azcona y Díaz Covarrubias Confidential agent 4 August 1915 — 21 October 1915
Félix Fulgencio Palavicini [es] Confidential agent 14 June 1920 22 July 1920 23 July 1920
Miguel Covarrubias Envoy 1 August 1920 23 October 1920 17 April 1921
Juan Francisco Urquidi Archivist 26 February 1921 — 22 September 1922
Alberto Mascareñas Archivist 22 September 1922 — 29 October 1924
Gilberto Valenzuela Galindo Envoy 23 September 1925 7 November 1925 15 January 1929
Leopoldo Ortiz Liebich Envoy 16 January 1929 26 March 1929 7 August 1932
Alberto Mascareñas Envoy 27 May 1932 23 July 1932 20 January 1934
Javier Sánchez Mejorada Envoy 20 January 1934 13 March 1934 31 December 1934
Leónides Andrew Almazán Envoy 1 January 1935 19 February 1935 3 December 1935
Narciso Bassols García Envoy 1 January 1936 13 March 1936 4 January 1937
Primo Villa Michel Envoy 1 February 1937 11 March 1937 1 November 1938
Gustavo Luders de Negri Archivist 13 May 1938 — 11 November 1941
José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig Díaz Envoy 1 November 1941 22 January 1942 16 February 1944
José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig Díaz Ambassador 16 February 1944 20 April 1944 20 October 1945
Federico Jiménez O'Farril Ambassador 1 November 1945 15 February 1946 4 October 1951
Francisco Asís de Icaza y León Ambassador 21 January 1952 11 March 1952 15 April 1955
Gustavo Luders de Negri Chargé d'affaires ad interim 18 May 1955 — 16 July 1957
Pablo Campos Ortiz Ambassador 1 June 1957 24 July 1957 16 May 1960
Gustavo Luders de Negri Chargé d'affaires ad interim 16 May 1960 — 22 December 1960
Antonio Armendariz Cárdenas Ambassador 1 September 1960 18 January 1961 6 February 1965
Eduardo Suárez Aranzolo Ambassador 1 March 1965 4 May 1965 4 September 1970
Vicente Sánchez Gavito Ambassador 12 August 1970 25 November 1970 25 July 1973
Hugo B. Margáin Gleason Ambassador 1 July 1973 7 August 1973 7 December 1976
Manuel Tello Macías Ambassador 29 December 1976 16 March 1977 15 June 1979
Héctor Cárdenas Rodríguez Chargé d'affaires ad interim 20 June 1979 — 13 January 1980
José Juan de Olloqui y Labastida Ambassador 8 November 1979 21 February 1980 5 November 1982
Francisco Cuevas Cancino Ambassador 18 January 1983 1 February 1983 7 January 1986
Jorge Eduardo Navarrete López Ambassador 5 November 1985 14 February 1986 21 March 1989
Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor Ambassador 17 January 1989 9 March 1989 1 March 1993
José Juan de Olloqui y Labastida Ambassador 23 July 1993 28 October 1993 31 December 1994
Andrés Rozental Gutman Ambassador 25 December 1994 4 May 1995 20 April 1997
Santiago Oñate Laborde Ambassador 4 April 1997 4 June 1997 20 February 2001
Alma Rosa Moreno Razo Ambassador 30 January 2001 s/d February 2004
Juan José Bremer Ambassador 8 January 2004 18 March 2004 30 November 2009
Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza Ambassador 10 November 2009 23 February 2010 December 2012
Diego Antonio Gómez Pickering Ambassador 4 December 2013 13 May 2014[6] 2016
Julián Ventura Valero Ambassador 7 March 2017[7] 13 March 2017[8] 15 December 2018
Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena Ambassador 23 April 2021[9] 9 June 2021[10]
  • The Embassy
    The Embassy
  • Plaque outside the embassy in English and Spanish
    Plaque outside the embassy in English and Spanish
  • The Mexican flag and Coat of arms above the entrance
    The Mexican flag and Coat of arms above the entrance
  • Residence of the Mexican Ambassador in London
    Residence of the Mexican Ambassador in London

See also

References

  1. ^ "NEW AMBASSADOR OF MEXICO TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND". 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 7 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Mexican embassy flies Zapatista flag". 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ Historic England, "16 and 17 St George Street (1235637)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 August 2017
  5. ^ "Embajadores de México en el Reino Unido" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Queen Elizabeth II receives ambassador of Mexico". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "New Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
  8. ^ "Ambassador Julián Ventura". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ^ "New Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". embamex.sre.gob.mx. 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Her Excellency Ms. Josefa Gonzalez-Blanco, as Ambassador from the United Mexican States". twitter.com/RoyalFamily. 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.