Luis Padilla Nervo (19 August 1894 – 9 September 1985) was a Mexican

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and

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. He was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations,

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and President of the Sixth Session of

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Career

He studied

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at the

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. He also did

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at American, French, and British

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. Luis Padilla Nervo represented Mexico during the

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in 1945 and signed the

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. In addition, he was the first Mexican

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at the

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; in that position, he was a member of the

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. During the sixth session, he was president of the

. Padilla Nervo was also ambassador to

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, and Denmark. In the Mexican public administration, he served in the

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, the

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and the

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. At the finish of his commission in the Permanent Mission of Mexico in United Nations, he was elected as judge of the

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(ICJ) for the period 1964 to 1973. He became the second Mexican to serve at the ICJ, after Isidro Fabela. In 1980, he was awarded the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor for his contributions "toward the welfare of the Nation and mankind". Nervo authored one book published in 1985 titled ''Testimonios de 40 años de presencia de México en las Naciones Unidas.''

Books

''Testimonios de 40 años de presencia de México en las Naciones Unidas,''

References

External links

Official web of Mexican Permanent Mission at United Nations (spanish)
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