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| birth_date = October 6, 1964<ref name="UNpress">{{cite web |title=New Permanent Representative of Mexico Presents Credentials {{!}} UN Press |url=https://press.un.org/en/2016/bio4815.doc.htm |website=press.un.org |access-date=8 July 2022 |date=16 February 2016}}</ref> |
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| office = [[Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations]] |
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| president = [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] |
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| term_start = 16 February 2016 |
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| term_end = 18 February 2019 |
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| predecessor = Jorge Montaño y Martínez |
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| successor = [[Juan Ramón de la Fuente]] |
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| office2 = Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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| president2 = [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] |
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| term_start2 = 15 February 2014 |
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| term_end2 = 2015 |
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| predecessor2 = Sandra Fuentes-Berain Villenave |
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| successor2 = [[Eloy Cantú Segovia]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|06|df=yes}} |
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| alma_mater = [[Georgetown University]] |
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'''Juan José |
'''Juan José Gómez Camacho''' (born October 6, 1964) is a Mexican diplomat. He was appointed as Permanent Representative of Mexico to the [[United Nations]] in New York in February 2016. He served as ambassador (2019 to 2022) to Canada prior to joining [[Johns Hopkins University]] as a Senior Fellow for the [[Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS)]]. |
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Some of his major achievements include the conclusion of breakthrough international agreements on emerging global health challenges (Pandemic Influenza and Antimicrobial Resistance); the adoption of the [[Global Compact for Migration]] and the successful negotiation of the framework of the new [[trade agreement]] between Mexico and the [[European Union]]. He has represented Mexico in numerous international negotiations on an array of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues over the years. |
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==Early life and education== |
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| ⚫ | Gómez Camacho studied law at [[Universidad Iberoamericana]] and holds a master's degree in [[ |
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==Education== |
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| ⚫ | He has written and co-authored a number of articles on general subjects |
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| ⚫ | Gómez Camacho studied law at [[Universidad Iberoamericana]] and holds a master's degree in [[International Law]] from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://mision.sre.gob.mx/oi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=147&lang=en|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130822102859/http://mision.sre.gob.mx/oi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=147&lang=en|url-status=dead|title=Permanent Representative of Mexico|date=22 August 2013|archivedate=22 August 2013|website=Archive.today|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> |
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==Diplomatic career== |
==Diplomatic career== |
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Camacho joined the [[Mexican Foreign Service]] in 1988. |
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| ⚫ | At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other positions, he worked as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy (December 2000 to December 2005), where he implemented the modernization of Mexico’s foreign policy in the fields of human rights and democracy, and served as Mexico’s attorney of record on international human rights litigation. He was in charge of the legal affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, he was responsible of the Mexican foreign policy in such issues, as well as Mexico's attorney for international disputes, among other positions.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
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Ambassador Gómez Camacho bears broad experience as a Mexican negotiator both in the bilateral and multilateral fields, in topics as varied as political affairs, human rights, telecommunications, nuclear and conventional disarmament, among others. He has also carried out work promoting business and investment in different sectors and industries in Mexico. |
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| ⚫ | He served as Ambassador to the Republic of [[Singapore]], the Union of [[Myanmar]] and the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] Darussalam from 2006 to 2009.<ref name="Juan José Gómez-Camacho">{{cite web | url=https://www.fpi.sais-jhu.edu/juanjosecamacho-gomez | title=Juan José Gómez-Camacho | date=12 December 2023 }}</ref> From August 2009 until December 2013 he was appointed Permanent Representative of Mexico to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva|United Nations]] and other international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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=== Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations (2016–2019) === |
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Gómez Camacho last served as Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations (UN).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/bio4815.doc.htm|title=New Permanent Representative of Mexico Presents Credentials|website=United Nations Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/the-senate-ratifies-eight-diplomatic-and-consular-appointments|title=The Senate ratifies eight diplomatic and consular appointments}}</ref> |
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He was designated by the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/migration-compact|title=Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration}}</ref> as co-facilitator of the negotiation<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2017/07/14/actualidad/1500047593_346424.html|title=El mexicano que persigue una Declaración Universal de la Emigración|newspaper=El País |date=28 July 2017 |last1=Barrio |first1=Javier Martín del }}</ref> of a Global Deal to make migration safe, orderly and regular. With migrants<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bNxRW5eHgk|title=Estoril Conferences - Special Keynote Address: Will the Miracle Endure?|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> representing 3.4 per cent of global population and 9% of global GDP, international migration was the only major phenomenon that had not been addressed multilaterally. |
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In December 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Mexico to the [[European Union]] and the Ambassador of Mexico to [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]].<ref name="UNpress" /> From 2013 to 2016 he served in that capacity, until his appointment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations]] in New York.<ref name="Juan José Gómez-Camacho"/> |
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After almost two years of work, the Global Compact on Migration was agreed upon in July 2018 and will be formally adopted in December 2018. |
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| ⚫ | During his posting as the permanent representative of Mexico to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva he had a prominent role in "landmark agreements"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2011/pandemic_influenza_prep_20110417/en/|title=WHO - Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics|website=Who.int|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> and multilateral negotiations such as the [[World Health Organization]] [[Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework]] ([[Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework|PIP]]), [[WIPO]]'s [[Marrakesh VIP Treaty]] to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sre.gob.mx/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2019:wipo-adopts-a-treaty-to-facilitate-access-to-published-works-by-visually-impared-persons-&catid=27:archives&Itemid=64|title=Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores - Gobierno - gob.mx|website=Sre.gob.mx|accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> and the creation of the first special procedure within the UN [[Human Rights Council]] on the elimination of discrimination against women in law and practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/fifteenth/hrc101001am1-eng.rm?start=00:25:23&end=00:30:53 |title= |date=4 March 2016 |website= |accessdate=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075731/http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/fifteenth/hrc101001am1-eng.rm?start=00:25:23&end=00:30:53 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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=== Ambassador to the European Union as well as to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2013-2016). === |
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In December 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Mexico to the [[European Union]] and the Ambassador of Mexico to the [[Belgium|Kingdom of Belgium]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jww_LsmEKxg|title=Juan José Gómez Camacho, Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom of Belgium|website=Juan José Gómez Camacho, Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom of Belgium}}</ref> and the [[Luxembourg|Grand Duchy of Luxembourg]] with the main goal of overcoming longstanding obstacles to the launch of wide-ranging negotiations to modernize and expand the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the EU. |
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Camacho was appointed Mexican ambassador to Canada in 2019. He resigned from the post in May 2022 to take up a professorship at the [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Difficult decision: Ambassador of Mexico in Canada resigns from his position |url=https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2022/05/difficult-decision-ambassador-of-mexico-in-canada-resigns-from-his-position/ |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=The Yucatan Times |date=18 May 2022}}</ref> Currently he is a Senior Fellow at the [[Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS)]], and a member of the teaching faculty there.<ref name="Juan José Gómez-Camacho"/> At SAIS, he teaches courses on global diplomatic challenges, and North American integration.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fpi.sais-jhu.edu/single-post/the-possibility-of-further-north-american-integration-and-its-implications | title=The Possibility of Further North American Integration and its Implications | date=16 November 2022 }}</ref> |
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=== Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland (2009-2013) === |
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[[File:Juan José Gómez Camacho UNOG.PNG|left|thumb|Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations based in Geneva]] |
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He played leading roles in such areas as: global migration, international human rights, health, disaster risk reduction, management of water resources, international protection of intellectual property and innovation, technological change, inclusion of people with disabilities, among others. In doing this, he has successfully strive for the inclusion of the private sector in negotiation processes as the only way to build comprehensive, long term global solutions and governance. |
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| ⚫ | During his posting as the permanent representative of Mexico to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva he had a prominent role in "landmark agreements"<ref>{{cite web|url= |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/fifteenth/hrc101001am1-eng.rm?start=00:25:23&end=00:30:53|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075731/http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/fifteenth/hrc101001am1-eng.rm?start=00:25:23&end=00:30:53|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=4 March 2016|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/islamic-nations-fail-weaken-women-s-rights-resolution-un-human-rights-council|title=Islamic Nations Fail to Weaken Women's Rights Resolution at U.N. Human Rights Council|website=CNS News|date=5 October 2010 |access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> |
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=== Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore and concurrently to the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (2006-2009) === |
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In addition, from January 2006 to August 2009 he served as Ambassador of Mexico to the [[Singapore|Republic of Singapore]], concurrent to the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei-Darussalam, where he promoted important business and investments for Mexico.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
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He boosted business and investment opportunities between Mexico and Singapore and the access of Mexican companies to Asian markets, in sectors such as oil and gas, hotels and resorts, food and beverages, electronics and appliances manufacturing, among others. |
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| ⚫ | At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other positions, he worked as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy (December 2000 to December 2005), where he implemented the modernization of Mexico’s foreign policy in the fields of human rights and democracy, and served as Mexico’s attorney of record on international human rights litigation. He was in charge of the legal affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
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=== Other activities === |
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At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other positions, he worked as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy (December 2000 to December 2005), where he implemented the modernization of Mexico’s foreign policy in the fields of human rights and democracy, and served as Mexico’s attorney of record on international human rights litigation. He was in charge of the legal affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
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[[Category:Universidad Iberoamericana alumni]] |
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[[Category:Georgetown University Law Center alumni]] |
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Juan José Ignacio Gómez Camacho | |
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| Born | October 6, 1964[1] Mexico |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Juan José Gómez Camacho (born October 6, 1964) is a Mexican diplomat. He was appointed as Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations in New York in February 2016. He served as ambassador (2019 to 2022) to Canada prior to joining Johns Hopkins University as a Senior Fellow for the Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS).
Some of his major achievements include the conclusion of breakthrough international agreements on emerging global health challenges (Pandemic Influenza and Antimicrobial Resistance); the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration and the successful negotiation of the framework of the new trade agreement between Mexico and the European Union. He has represented Mexico in numerous international negotiations on an array of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues over the years.
He has written and co-authored a considerable number of articles on general subjects ranging from International Law and Human Rights to Mexico’s foreign relations and policy. Other more specific topics include the challenges of global public health.
A career diplomat, Gómez-Camacho joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1988. Since then, he has held different positions both within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and overseas.
Education
[edit]Gómez Camacho studied law at Universidad Iberoamericana and holds a master's degree in International Law from Georgetown University.[2]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Camacho joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1988.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other positions, he worked as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy (December 2000 to December 2005), where he implemented the modernization of Mexico’s foreign policy in the fields of human rights and democracy, and served as Mexico’s attorney of record on international human rights litigation. He was in charge of the legal affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, he was responsible of the Mexican foreign policy in such issues, as well as Mexico's attorney for international disputes, among other positions.[2]
He served as Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam from 2006 to 2009.[3] From August 2009 until December 2013 he was appointed Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland.
In December 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union and the Ambassador of Mexico to Belgium and Luxembourg.[1] From 2013 to 2016 he served in that capacity, until his appointment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.[3]
During his posting as the permanent representative of Mexico to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva he had a prominent role in "landmark agreements"[4] and multilateral negotiations such as the World Health Organization Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP), WIPO's Marrakesh VIP Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled[5] and the creation of the first special procedure within the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women in law and practice.[6]
Camacho was appointed Mexican ambassador to Canada in 2019. He resigned from the post in May 2022 to take up a professorship at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.[7] Currently he is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS), and a member of the teaching faculty there.[3] At SAIS, he teaches courses on global diplomatic challenges, and North American integration.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Permanent Representative of Mexico Presents Credentials | UN Press". press.un.org. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Permanent Representative of Mexico". Archive.today. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Juan José Gómez-Camacho". 12 December 2023.
- ^ "WHO - Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics". Who.int. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores - Gobierno - gob.mx". Sre.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ . 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075731/http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/fifteenth/hrc101001am1-eng.rm?start=00:25:23&end=00:30:53. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Difficult decision: Ambassador of Mexico in Canada resigns from his position". The Yucatan Times. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "The Possibility of Further North American Integration and its Implications". 16 November 2022.