Héctor Enrique Vasconcelos y Cruz is a Mexican diplomat. He has served as the permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations since 2024. He is the former Mexican ambassador to Denmark, Norway and Iceland. He was expected to be appointed the Mexican secretary of foreign affairs by President

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, public administrator and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He se ...

, but was subsequently replaced by

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexicans, Mexican politician who has served as the Secretariat of Economy, secretary of economy since 2024. He previously served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico), Secretary of ...

on 5 July 2018 as he was elected to be senator instead. One of his main goals is to improve

NAFTA The North American Free Trade Agreement (, TLCAN; , ALÉNA), referred to colloquially in the Anglosphere as NAFTA, ( ) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The ...

Early years

He is the only child of politician and writer

José Vasconcelos José Vasconcelos Calderón (28 February 1882 – 30 June 1959), called the "cultural " of the Mexican Revolution, was an important Mexicans, Mexican writer, philosopher, and politician. He is one of the most influential and controversial pers ...

and pianist

Esperanza Cruz Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, and may refer to: Places Philippines * Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, a municipality * Esperanza, Masbate, a municipality * Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, a municipality United States * Esperanza, Mississippi, ...

. He would study music in school.

Professional life

Honours

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2025)

References

Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford Mexican diplomats Year of birth missing (living people) Ambassadors of Mexico to Denmark Ambassadors of Mexico to Norway Ambassadors of Mexico to Iceland Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class {{Mexico-bio-stub