Ambassador Andrés Rozental
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Ambassador Andrés Rozental E d u c a t i o n Masters degree in International Relations and Economics 1966 University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts degree 1965 University of the Americas, Mexico City Diploma in French language and literature 1962 University of Bordeaux, France Professional career Joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1967. Promoted to the ranks of Third Secretary (1968), Second Secretary (1971), First Secretary (1974), Counselor (1975), Minister (1976) and Career Ambassador (1978) Head of the United Nations Department, 1967-1971 Ministry of Foreign Affairs1967-1971 Alternate Permanent Representative to the Organization 1971-1974 of American States, Washington, D.C. Counselor, Mexican Embassy, London 1974-1976 Assistant Director, Technical Cooperation Division, 1976 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City Principal Adviser to the Minister 1977-1979 Director General of the Diplomatic Service 1979 Director-General for North American Affairs, Mexico City 1979-1982 2. Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the 1982-1983 United Nations in Geneva Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden 1983-1988 Senior Vice-President, Banco Nacional de México (BANAMEX), 1988 Mexico City Deputy Foreign Minister 1988-1994 Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom 1995-1997 Ambassador-at-Large and Special Presidential Envoy 2000-2001 Eminent Ambassador of Mexico lifetime rank Other professional activities Head or Member of the Mexican Delegation to numerous 1966-1994 international conferences and meetings, including the United Nations General Assembly, Organization of American States, Law of the Sea, International Maritime Organization, Human Rights, Environment, Migration and Population Coordinated the Cancún North-South Summit 1980-1981 Chaired the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Body for Mexico´s 1991-1994 accession to the OECD Current activities Senior Non-Resident Fellow, The Brookings Institution, 2007 to date Washington, D.C. Senior Policy Advisor, Royal Institute of International Relations, 2009 to date (Chatham House), London Senior Counsellor, APCO Worldwide, Washington D.C. Member of International Advisory Board and of Global Public Strategies Team. Trustee, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., Member of the Operating Board and of the International Board of Governors, Center for International Governance Innovation, Canada Member of the Board, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C. 3. Past Memberships Governor, International Development Research Center (IDRC) 2006-2012 Canada Member, Pacific Council on International Policy (nominated to 1999-2008 the Board in 2001-2005) Member of the Board, International Institute for Democracy 2001- 2008 and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) Vice-Chair (2004-2008) Founding President, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations 2001-2006 L a n g u a g e s Fluent in Spanish, English and French. Basic knowledge of Swedish and Russian. Publications Author Mexican Foreign Policy in the Modern Age, (in Spanish), Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1994 Co-author The United Nations Today: Mexico´s Vision, (in Spanish), Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1994 Paradoxes of a World in Transition, (in Spanish), Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, 1993 The Mexican Foreign Ministry, in Foreign Ministries: Change and Adaptation, ed. Brian Hocking, Macmillan Press, London, 1998. En la Frontera del Imperio, Ed. Rafael Fernández de Castro, Ariel, Mexico, D.F. 2003 Mexico under Fox ed. Luis Rubio & Susan Kaufman Purcell, Americas Society, Lynne Rienner Publishers 2004. Contributor to various journals, television and radio commentary on foreign policy, both in Mexico and the United States, and author of various monographs on Law of the Sea, Law of Outer Space and International Economics. Other activities Professor of International Relations, ITAM, Mexico City Member, National Editorial Board, Reforma newspaper 4. Honorary distinctions Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, Sweden Grand Cross of the Civil Merit Order, Spain Officer, National Order of Merit, France 25-year Foreign Service Award, Mexico Eminent Career Ambassador of Mexico July 2012 .