| Embassy of Mexico in the United States | |
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| Embajada de Mexico en los Estados Unidos | |
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Esteban Moctezuma Barragán since 16 January 2021 | |
| Style | Excellency |
| Type | Diplomatic mission |
| Status | Active |
| Reports to | Secretariat of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Chancery building 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | President of Mexico with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No set term length |
| Formation | 1822 |
| First holder | José Manuel Zozaya Bermúdez |
| Website | www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/eua |
The Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C., houses the diplomatic mission from Mexico to the United States.
The Embassy located at 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[1]
Prior to this, from 1921 to 1989, the Embassy was located in MacVeagh House on 16th Street. The Government of Mexico purchased the House for $330,000 and immediately added a chancery wing to meet its function as an Embassy. However, by the mid 80s the number of staff had grown and the house could no longer accommodate the Embassy comfortably. The Embassy was moved to its current location, albeit without its consular division, which stayed at the MacVeagh House. In 1990, the Mexican Cultural Institute was also moved into the building.[2]
The building that the Embassy now occupies was designed by architect Peter Vercelli[3] and built in 1986. The building incorporates the façades of the last two remaining of the Seven Buildings–some of the oldest residential structures in Washington, D.C.[4][5]
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 and hold the rank of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary." The following is a list of Mexican ambassadors since 2006:[6]
The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of the United States, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy, and consular affairs, that are managed by officials from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs:[7]
The consular division of the Embassy is not housed at the chancery, and is instead located in a building on 23rd Street NW.
Mexico also maintains 21 consulates general and 31 consulates across the United States and its territories.[8]
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