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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" />
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" />

Camacho was appointed Mexican ambassador to Canada in 2019. He resigned from the post in May 2022 to take up a professorship 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>


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Juan José Ignacio Gómez Camacho
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations
Personal details
BornOctober 6, 1964
Mexico
Alma materGeorgetown 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.

Education

Gómez Camacho studied law at Universidad Iberoamericana and holds a master's degree in International Law from Georgetown University.[1]

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"[2] 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[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[1]

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.[1]

Camacho was appointed Mexican ambassador to Canada in 2019. He resigned from the post in May 2022 to take up a professorship at Johns Hopkins University.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Permanent Representative of Mexico". Archive.today. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "WHO - Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics". Who.int. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores - Gobierno - gob.mx". Sre.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Islamic Nations Fail to Weaken Women's Rights Resolution at U.N. Human Rights Council". CNS News. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Difficult decision: Ambassador of Mexico in Canada resigns from his position". The Yucatan Times. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.