Velasco will promote Mexican interests: SRE
After being appointed on April 1 as Secretary of Foreign Relations, Roberto Velasco Álvarez instead of Juan Ramón de la Fuente, assured that if his appointment is ratified by the Senate of the Republic, he will proceed working “in the promotion of Mexico’s interests in the world and, above all, in the defense and protection of our countrymen and women abroad.”
For world affairs analyst Aribel Contreras, the change within the Foreign Ministry raises questions in regards to the route of Mexican international coverage and the regional priorities of the brand new head.
He warned that there’s a danger of concentrating the agenda on the connection with the United States, to the detriment of different areas.
“Hopefully the new chancellor does not have a bias towards the relationship with the United States in an increasingly complex world. Far from generating stability, this could generate concern about Mexico’s role on the international stage,” he stated.
The specialist additionally thought-about that international coverage has lacked strong profiles lately, which has weakened and relegated members of the Mexican Foreign Service via political appointments and with out expertise.
Career
Since June 2020, Roberto Velasco held the Head of Unit for North America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to watch diplomatic relations with the United States and Canada; Subsequently, in October 2025, he was appointed by President Sheinbaum as undersecretary for North America of stated company.
“In the last six years he led multiple high-level bilateral and trilateral negotiations on security, human mobility, economy, border and management of shared waters, among others. From December 2018 to May 2020 he served as general director of Social Communication of the SRE,” in line with knowledge in his biography.
Juan Ramón de la Fuente introduced his resignation as a consequence of well being points. President Sheinbaum recalled on Wednesday that the official has issues along with his again and that, after his restoration, the doorways will be open to return.
