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.

Brief history Mexico and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since 12 December 1822. The first Mexican legation was composed by just four members: José Manuel Zozaya, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, former attorney-in-fact (in ) of Agustín de Iturbide. José Anastasio Torrens, secretary, a former officer in the army of José María Morelos who was a close friend of José Manuel de Herrera and had studied in the United States. Francisco de Paula Tamariz, attaché and translator. Ignacio de Villaseñor y Cervantes, a Roman Catholic chaplain. According to historian Jorge Flores, this was a curious choice, and he was probably selected simply because they anticipated the lack of religious services in Spanish. The first street address registered by the group when President James Monroe conferred diplomatic recognition on 12 December 1822 was the Strother's Hotel, on Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th street. The hotel, owned by John Tayloe III, was managed by John Strother from 1818 to 1824 and eventually became the Willard Hotel. The legation, however, lacked enough funds to settle in Washington, D.C., and had to rent a property in Philadelphia.

List of diplomatic representatives The following list includes every head of the legation recognized by Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. Since this is an official list, there are some omissions, such as Emeterio de la Garza, Jr., a special representative of Victoriano Huerta who tried to secure recognition for its administration between 1913–1914. + Diplomatic representatives of Mexico to the United States Name Rank Appointment Credentials End of mission José Manuel Zozaya Envoy 25 September 1822 12 December 1822 20 May 1823 José Anastasio Torrens Chargé d'affaires ad interim 3 May 1823 31 August 1824 Pablo Obregón Envoy 4 August 1824 18 November 1824 10 September 1828 José María Montoya Chargé d'affaires ad interim 10 September 1828 February 1830 José María Tornel Envoy 17 November 1829 15 December 1829 1 June 1831 José María Montoya Chargé d'affaires ad interim 6 June 1831 31 December 1833 Joaquín María del Castillo Chargé d'affaires ad interim 1 January 1834 19 March 1836 Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza Envoy 4 January 1836 24 March 1836 5 November 1836 Joaquín María del Castillo Chargé d'affaires ad interim 5 November 1836 13 October 1837 Francisco Pizarro Martínez Envoy 10 May 1837 17 October 1837 9 February 1840 Joaquín Velázquez de León Chargé d'affaires ad interim 3 February 1842 25 October 1842 Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Envoy 20 July 1842 22 October 1842 6 March 1845 Luis de la Rosa Oteiza Envoy 13 September 1848 22 December 1848 10 January 1852 Manuel Larráinzar Envoy 5 March 1852 22 May 1852 1 July 1853 Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Envoy 26 April 1853 7 July 1853 11 February 1856 Manuel Robles Pezuela Envoy 29 November 1855 16 April 1856 12 July 1858 Gregorio Barandarián Chargé d'affaires ad interim 12 July 1858 26 April 1859 José María Mata Envoy 2 March 1858 28 April 1859 13 August 1860 Matías Romero Chargé d'affaires ad interim 10 August 1860 3 April 1862 Matías Romero Chargé d'affaires 3 April 1862 26 May 1862 7 May 1863 Matías Romero Envoy 2 September 1863 29 October 1863 13 July 1868 Cayetano Romero Envoy 16 July 1868 9 August 1869 Ignacio Mariscal Envoy 3 May 1869 11 August 1869 26 May 1877 José María Mata Envoy 25 May 1877 1 July 1877 23 October 1877 José Tomás de Cuéllar Chargé d'affaires ad interim 23 October 1877 7 May 1878 Manuel María de Zamacona y Murphy Envoy 9 April 1878 2 May 1878 3 March 1882 Matías Romero Envoy 15 February 1882 7 March 1882 30 December 1898 Manuel Azpíroz Ambassador 30 January 1899 30 March 1899 24 March 1905 Federico Gamboa Chargé d'affaires ad interim 24 March 1905 10 November 1905 Joaquín D. Cassasús Ambassador 8 June 1905 15 November 1905 21 May 1906 Balbino Dávalos Chargé d'affaires ad interim 28 June 1906 3 March 1907 Enrique C. Creel Cuilty Ambassador 14 December 1906 2 February 1907 25 September 1908 Francisco León de la Barra Ambassador 13 November 1908 27 February 1909 25 March 1911 Manuel María de Zamacona e Inclán Ambassador 5 April 1911 19 April 1911 16 July 1911 Gilberto Crespo y Martínez Ambassador 5 June 1911 28 July 1911 10 April 1912 Manuel Calero y Sierra Ambassador 10 April 1912 10 May 1912 27 December 1912 Manuel Pérez Romero Confidential agent 18 June 1913 30 October 1913 Roberto V. Pesqueira Confidential agent 30 October 1913 24 April 1914 Juan Francisco Urquidi Confidential agent 15 May 1914 29 October 1914 Rafael Zubarán Confidential agent 29 October 1914 17 December 1914 Eliseo Arredondo Confidential agent 27 November 1914 8 December 1915 Eliseo Arredondo Ambassador 8 December 1915 24 February 1916 24 February 1917 Ignacio Bonillas Ambassador 13 February 1917 17 April 1917 22 March 1920 Fernando Iglesias Calderón Ambassador 9 June 1920 19 July 1920 31 October 1920 Roberto V. Pesqueira Confidential agent 16 October 1920 25 November 1920 Manuel C. Téllez Chargé d'affaires ad interim 25 November 1920 11 March 1921 Manuel Y. de Negri Chargé d'affaires ad interim 11 March 1921 3 September 1921 Manuel C. Téllez Chargé d'affaires ad interim 3 September 1921 13 December 1924 Manuel C. Téllez Ambassador 1 January 1925 24 February 1925 16 October 1931 José Manuel Puig Casauranc Ambassador 9 October 1931 9 November 1931 3 February 1933 Fernando González Roa Ambassador 1 February 1933 21 February 1933 31 December 1934 Francisco Castillo Nájera Ambassador 1 January 1935 20 February 1935 21 September 1945 Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros Ambassador 1 October 1945 7 November 1945 1 October 1948 Rafael de la Colina Riquelme Ambassador 1 December 1948 19 January 1949 9 February 1953 Manuel Tello Baurraud Ambassador 1 December 1952 18 March 1953 25 November 1958 Antonio Carrillo Flores Ambassador 1 December 1958 27 January 1959 1 December 1964 Hugo B. Margáin Ambassador 31 December 1964 13 January 1965 16 August 1970 Emilio Rabasa Mishkin Ambassador 23 September 1970 5 November 1970 30 November 1970 José Juan de Olloqui Ambassador 16 January 1971 8 February 1971 30 November 1976 Hugo B. Margáin Ambassador 29 December 1976 13 January 1977 28 March 1982 Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor Ambassador 16 March 1982 12 April 1982 30 November 1982 Jorge Espinoza de los Reyes Ambassador 23 December 1982 7 February 1983* 15 December 1988 Gustavo Petricioli Ambassador 13 December 1988 17 January 1989 15 January 1993 Jorge Mario Montaño Ambassador 10 December 1992 14 April 1993 2 February 1995 Jesús Silva-Herzog Flores Ambassador 28 December 1994 20 March 1995 30 October 1997 Jesús Federico Reyes Heroles Ambassador 1 October 1997 12 November 1997 30 November 2000 Juan José Bremer Ambassador 15 December 2000 18 January 2001 27 February 2004 Carlos de Icaza Ambassador 8 January 2004 31 March 2004 30- November 2006 Arturo Sarukhán Ambassador 1 December 2006 27 February 2007 10 January 2013 Eduardo Medina Mora Ambassador 9 January 2013 14 January 2013 10 March 2015 Alejandro Estivill Chargé d'affaires ad interim 10 March 2015 2 September 2015 Miguel Basáñez Ebergenyi Ambassador 2 September 2015 12 May 2016 Carlos Manuel Sada Solana Ambassador 12 May 2016 23 January 2017 Gerónimo Gutiérrez Ambassador 23 January 2017 24 April 2017 30 November 2018 Martha Bárcena Coqui Ambassador 21 December 2018 11 January 2019 12 February 2021Esteban Moctezuma BarragánAmbassador15 February 202122 January 202124 June 2026 Roberto Lazzeri Ambassador 10 June 2026 24 June 2026 Incumbent

See also Mexico–United States relations Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C.

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