Juan José Gómez Camacho

Juan José Ignacio Gómez Camacho
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations
Personal details
Born	October 6, 1964 Mexico
Alma mater	Georgetown University

Juan José Gómez Camacho (born October 6, 1964) is a Mexican diplomat. Ambassador Juan José Gómez-Camacho was appointed as Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations in New York in February 2016.

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.

He served as Ambassador of Mexico to Canada immediately prior to joining Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Johns Hopkins University

Early Life and Education

Gómez Camacho studied law at Universidad Iberoamericana and holds a master's degree in International Law from Georgetown University.

After 30 years of diplomatic career, he is regarded as one of the most influential and experienced Mexican diplomats, and is widely recognized in Mexico and abroad for the key role he has played in addressing diverse and increasingly complex global challenges, both political and economic.

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 first ever Global Pact on International Migration, 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.

Likewise, he has taught international law at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

In addition to Spanish, he is fluent in English and French.

Diplomatic career

Camacho joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1988.

In December 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union and the Ambassador of Mexico to Belgium and Luxembourg. 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.

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" 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 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.

In addition, from January 2006 to August 2009 he was Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore, concurrent to the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei-Darussalam.

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.