President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed Cristina Planter Riebeling as undersecretary for North America, replacing Roberto Velasco, who left the position to take over as chancellor.
The Executive sent four appointments to the Senate for ratification. In addition to Planter, Roberto Lazzeri is included as ambassador to the United States, Pedro Blanco Pérez as ambassador to India and Alicia Buenrostro Massieu as ambassador to the Netherlands.
The Foreign Ministry reported that three of the four belong to the Mexican Foreign Service, with the exception of Lazzeri.
“Everyone has the task of defending national interests and providing close attention to Mexican communities abroad,” said Foreign Relations.
The profiles
Cristina Planter is a member of the Mexican Foreign Service. She has been assigned to the general directorate of American Regional Organizations and Mechanisms and to the general directorate of Special Affairs. She has a degree in International Relations and a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
Roberto Lazzeri serves as general director of Nacional Financiera and Bancomext. He was head of the Coordination Office of the head of the Treasury and general director of Public Debt. He has a degree in Economics.
Pedro Blanco served as head of the Representative Office in Palestine. He was assigned to embassies in the United Arab Emirates, Korea and Singapore, and to the Consulate in Albuquerque.
Alicia Buenrostro has been alternate permanent representative to the UN in New York since 2021. She has been in embassies in the United Kingdom, the United States and Spain, and was consul in Hong Kong and ambassador in Austria.
