Juan José Gómez Camacho
Juan Jose Gómez Camacho | |
|---|---|
 Juan Jose Gómez Camacho | |
| Ambassador of Mexico to Canada | |
| In office 18 February 2019 – May 2022 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| President | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ramón de la Fuente |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1964 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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 Secretariat of Foreign Affairs 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 Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS) in John 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 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
A career diplomat, Gómez Camacho joined the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs in 1988. Since then, he has held different positions both within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and overseas.
Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore and concurrently to the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (2006-2009)
From January 2006 to August 2009 he served as Ambassador of Mexico to the Republic of Singapore, concurrent to the Union of Myanmar and the Sultanate of Brunei-Darussalam, where he promoted important business and investments for Mexico.[1] 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.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland (2009-2013)
From August 2009 to December 2013 he was appointed Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland.
He played leading roles in areas such as: global migration, international human rights, health, disaster risk reduction, management of water resources, international protection of intellectualproperty and innovation, technological change, inclusion of people with disabilities, among others. In doing this, he has successfully strived for the inclusion of the private sector in negotiation processes as the only way to build comprehensive, long term global solutions and governance.
During his posting as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva he had a prominent role in "landmark agreements"[8] 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[9] 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 .[10][11]
Ambassador to the European Union as well as to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2013-2016)
In December 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union and the Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom of Belgium[7] and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with the main goal of overcoming long standing obstacles to the launch of wide-ranging negotiations to modernize and expand the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union.
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations (2016–2019)
Ambassador Gómez Camacho served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN).[2][3] He was designated by the President of the United Nations General Assembly[4] as co-facilitator for the negotiation of the Global Compact for Migration alongside Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations.
With migrants[6]representing 3.4 percent of global population and 9% of global GDP, international migration was the only major phenomenon that had not been addressed multilateral.
After almost two years of work, the Global Compact for Migration was agreed upon in July 2018 and formally adopted in December 2018.
Ambassador of Mexico to Canada (2019 - 2022)
As Ambassador to Canada, he focused on the implementation of the new North American Free Trade Agreement after its successful ratification, the North American continued integration, the construction of a strategic partnership between Canada and Mexico, and on increasing the flow of investment, trade and business.
Other activities 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 on international human rights litigations.
He was in charge of the legal affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom.[1]