The

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has maintained diplomatic relations with

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

since 1823, when

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was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and

Joel R. Poinsett Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779December 12, 1851) was an American physician, botanist, politician, and diplomat. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina Legislature, and later a United States Representa ...

became the first U.S. envoy to Mexico in 1825. The rank of the U.S. chief of mission to Mexico was raised from Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in 1898. Normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico have been interrupted on four occasions: * From December 28, 1836, to July 7, 1839 (following the secession of

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) * From March 28, 1845, to October 2, 1848 (during the

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) * From June 21, 1858, to April 6, 1859 (during the

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) * From March 18, 1913, to March 3, 1917 (during the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its ...

; the U.S. embassy was closed on April 22, 1914, following the U.S. occupation of

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). Ambassador

Henry Lane Wilson Henry Lane Wilson (November 3, 1857 – December 22, 1932) was an American attorney, journalist, and diplomat who served successively as United States Minister to Chile (1897–1904), Minister to Belgium (1905–09), and Ambassador to Mexico ( ...

was recalled after being implicated in a plot (''

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'') to overthrow

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. Rather than immediately formally appoint a new ambassador,

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dispatched ex-Minnesota Governor John Lind as his personal envoy to handle Mexican diplomatic affairs. In addition, the U.S. legation in Mexico was headed by an interim

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from April 1864 to August 1867, during the final years of the

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List of ambassadors

The following is a list of Ambassadors the

has sent to

, and other representatives that have served a similar function. The exact title given by the

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to this position currently is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary." Mexico achieved independence from

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in 1821; so the first three men on this list were sent by President

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during the

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(1810–1821).

William Shaler William Shaler (1773 – March 29, 1833) was an American writer, ethnographer, diplomat and confidential agent, assigned to Algiers, Mexico and Cuba. Life and career William Shaler was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1773. His mother, S ...

participated in the 1812–13

Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition The Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition or Texan Revolt of 1812–1813 was a joint filibustering expedition by Mexico and the United States against Spanish Texas during the early years of the Mexican War of Independence. Background In 1810, Father ...

, which was a private military campaign to overthrow the Royalists and resulted in the roadside murder of two provincial governors and about a dozen other officials.

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Mexico
*

External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Mexico

United States Department of State: Mexico

United States Embassy in Mexico City
{{US Ambassadors to Mexico

List of ambassadors

See also

References

External links