List of ambassadors of Mexico to the United States


The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United States of America.

Brief history

Mexico and the United States have maintained diplomatic relations since 12 December 1822. The first Mexican legation was composed by just four members:
The first street address registered by the group when President James Monroe conferred diplomatic recognition on 12 December 1822 was the Strother's Hotel, on Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th street. The hotel, owned by John Tayloe III, was managed by John Strother from 1818 to 1824 and eventually became the Willard Hotel. The legation, however, lacked enough funds to settle in Washington, D.C., and had to rent a property in Philadelphia.

List of diplomatic representatives

The following list includes every head of the legation recognized by Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. Since this is an official list, there are some omissions, such as Emeterio de la Garza, Jr., a special representative of Victoriano Huerta who tried to secure recognition for its administration between 1913–1914.
NameRankAppointmentCredentialsEnd of mission
José Manuel ZozayaEnvoy25 September 182212 December 182220 May 1823
José Anastasio TorrensChargé d'affaires ad interim3 May 182331 August 1824
Pablo ObregónEnvoy4 August 182418 November 182410 September 1828
José María MontoyaChargé d'affaires ad interim10 September 1828February 1830
José María TornelEnvoy17 November 182915 December 18291 June 1831
José María MontoyaChargé d'affaires ad interim6 June 183131 December 1833
Joaquín María del CastilloChargé d'affaires ad interim1 January 183419 March 1836
Manuel Eduardo de GorostizaEnvoy4 January 183624 March 18365 November 1836
Joaquín María del CastilloChargé d'affaires ad interim5 November 183613 October 1837
Francisco Pizarro MartínezEnvoy10 May 183717 October 18379 February 1840
Joaquín Velázquez de LeónChargé d'affaires ad interim3 February 184225 October 1842
Juan Nepomuceno AlmonteEnvoy20 July 184222 October 18426 March 1845
Luis de la Rosa OteizaEnvoy13 September 184822 December 184810 January 1852
Manuel LarráinzarEnvoy5 March 185222 May 18521 July 1853
Juan Nepomuceno AlmonteEnvoy26 April 18537 July 185311 February 1856
Manuel Robles PezuelaEnvoy29 November 185516 April 185612 July 1858
Gregorio BarandariánChargé d'affaires ad interim12 July 185826 April 1859
José María MataEnvoy2 March 185828 April 185913 August 1860
Matías RomeroChargé d'affaires ad interim10 August 18603 April 1862
Matías RomeroChargé d'affaires3 April 186226 May 18627 May 1863
Matías RomeroEnvoy2 September 186329 October 186313 July 1868
Cayetano RomeroEnvoy16 July 18689 August 1869
Ignacio MariscalEnvoy3 May 186911 August 186926 May 1877
José María MataEnvoy25 May 18771 July 187723 October 1877
José Tomás de CuéllarChargé d'affaires ad interim23 October 18777 May 1878
Manuel María de Zamacona y MurphyEnvoy9 April 18782 May 18783 March 1882
Matías RomeroEnvoy15 February 18827 March 188230 December 1898
Manuel AzpírozAmbassador30 January 189930 March 189924 March 1905
Federico GamboaChargé d'affaires ad interim24 March 190510 November 1905
Joaquín D. CassasúsAmbassador8 June 190515 November 190521 May 1906
Balbino DávalosChargé d'affaires ad interim28 June 19063 March 1907
Enrique C. Creel CuiltyAmbassador14 December 19062 February 190725 September 1908
Francisco León de la BarraAmbassador13 November 190827 February 190925 March 1911
Manuel María de Zamacona e InclánAmbassador5 April 191119 April 191116 July 1911
Gilberto Crespo y MartínezAmbassador5 June 191128 July 191110 April 1912
Manuel Calero y SierraAmbassador10 April 191210 May 191227 December 1912
Manuel Pérez RomeroConfidential agent18 June 191330 October 1913
Roberto V. PesqueiraConfidential agent30 October 191324 April 1914
Juan Francisco UrquidiConfidential agent15 May 191429 October 1914
Rafael ZubaránConfidential agent29 October 191417 December 1914
Eliseo ArredondoConfidential agent27 November 19148 December 1915
Eliseo ArredondoAmbassador8 December 191524 February 191624 February 1917
Ignacio BonillasAmbassador13 February 191717 April 191722 March 1920
Fernando Iglesias CalderónAmbassador9 June 192019 July 192031 October 1920
Roberto V. PesqueiraConfidential agent16 October 192025 November 1920
Manuel C. TéllezChargé d'affaires ad interim25 November 192011 March 1921
Manuel Y. de NegriChargé d'affaires ad interim11 March 19213 September 1921
Manuel C. TéllezChargé d'affaires ad interim3 September 192113 December 1924
Manuel C. TéllezAmbassador1 January 192524 February 192516 October 1931
José Manuel Puig CasaurancAmbassador9 October 19319 November 19313 February 1933
Fernando González RoaAmbassador1 February 193321 February 193331 December 1934
Francisco Castillo NájeraAmbassador1 January 193520 February 193521 September 1945
Antonio Espinosa de los MonterosAmbassador1 October 19457 November 19451 October 1948
Rafael de la Colina RiquelmeAmbassador1 December 194819 January 19499 February 1953
Manuel Tello BaurraudAmbassador1 December 195218 March 195325 November 1958
Antonio Carrillo FloresAmbassador1 December 195827 January 19591 December 1964
Hugo B. MargáinAmbassador31 December 196413 January 196516 August 1970
Emilio Rabasa MishkinAmbassador23 September 19705 November 197030 November 1970
José Juan de OlloquiAmbassador16 January 19718 February 197130 November 1976
Hugo B. MargáinAmbassador29 December 197613 January 197728 March 1982
Bernardo Sepúlveda AmorAmbassador16 March 198212 April 198230 November 1982
Jorge Espinoza de los ReyesAmbassador23 December 19827 February 1983*15 December 1988
Gustavo PetricioliAmbassador13 December 198817 January 198915 January 1993
Jorge Mario MontañoAmbassador10 December 199214 April 19932 February 1995
Jesús Silva-Herzog FloresAmbassador28 December 199420 March 199530 October 1997
Jesús Federico Reyes HerolesAmbassador1 October 199712 November 199730 November 2000
Juan José BremerAmbassador15 December 200018 January 200127 February 2004
Carlos de IcazaAmbassador8 January 200431 March 200430- November 2006
Arturo SarukhánAmbassador1 December 200627 February 200710 January 2013
Eduardo Medina MoraAmbassador9 January 201314 January 201310 March 2015
Alejandro EstivillChargé d'affaires ad interim10 March 20152 September 2015
Miguel Basáñez EbergenyiAmbassador2 September 201512 May 2016
Carlos Manuel Sada SolanaAmbassador12 May 201623 January 2017
Gerónimo GutiérrezAmbassador23 January 201724 April 201730 November 2018
Martha Bárcena CoquiAmbassador21 December 201811 January 2019Incumbent