Embassy of Mexico, London


The Embassy of Mexico in London is the diplomatic mission of Mexico in the United Kingdom. Mexico also maintains a building at 8 Halkin Street in Belgravia which deals with Military, Naval and Commercial Affairs.
In 2011 a pro-Zapatista demonstration was held at the embassy, with the Mexican tricolour being replaced with the Zapatista flag.
The embassy building in St George's Street, together with its neighbour, is Grade II listed.

Ambassador

The Ambassador of Mexico to the Court of St James is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the United Kingdom.
NameRankAppointmentCredentialsEnd of mission
José Mariano MichelenaConfidential agent26 March 182427 June 18247 July 1825
Vicente RocafuerteChargé d'affaires6 July 182526 December 1826
Tomás MurphyChargé d'affaires26 December 182623 May 1827
Vicente RocafuerteChargé d'affaires19 July 182718 September 1829
Manuel Eduardo de GorostizaChargé d'affaires4 June 182925 August 1830
Manuel Eduardo de GorostizaEnvoy29 August 183010 November 183014 May 1833
José Máximo GarroEnvoy12 April 183328 August 18336 May 1835
Miguel Santa MaríaEnvoy30 January 183524 June 183523 April 1837
Agustín de Iturbide y HuarteChargé d'affaires ad interim27 August 183526 May 1838
Juan Nepomuceno AlmonteChargé d'affaires ad interim26 May 18388 June 183827 October 1838
José Máximo GarroEnvoy17 August 183829 November 183827 July 1839
Tomás MurphyChargé d'affaires ad interim28 May 183924 July 18392 October 1842
Tomás MurphyEnvoy2 October 18421 March 184328 August 1846
José María MendozaChargé d'affaires ad interim28 September 184621 December 184622 March 1847
José María Luis MoraEnvoy29 December 184628 March 184714 July 1850
José María MendozaChargé d'affaires ad interim14 July 18503 April 1851
Francisco FacioChargé d'affaires ad interim26 July 185127 October 18519 July 1853
Joaquín María del Castillo y LanzasEnvoy29 May 18538 August 18536 December 1855
José María González de la VegaChargé d'affaires ad interim31 October 185513 December 1856
Juan Nepomuceno AlmonteEnvoy28 April 185615 December 18569 August 1858
Tomás MurphyEnvoy25 May 185829 October 185828 January 1861
Francisco de ArrangoizEnvoy5 August 186410 November 18644 August 1865
José María DuránEnvoy9 October 1865s/d1 January 1867
Ángel Núñez de OrtegaChargé d'affaires ad interim1 January 186725 April 1867
Juan Nepomuceno AlmonteEnvoy10 February 186725 April 186721 May 1867
Ignacio MariscalEnvoy29 May 188322 August 18836 August 1884
Ignacio MariscalEnvoy4 October 188410 December 188420 December 1884
Pablo Martínez del CampoChargé d'affaires ad interim18 December 188424 December 188413 May 1887
Francisco Zacarías MenaEnvoy8 November 188613 May 188729 June 1888
Pablo Martínez del CampoChargé d'affaires ad interim29 June 18883 July 1892
Benito Gómez FaríasEnvoy31 May 189226 November 189218 August 1893
Cayetano RomeroChargé d'affaires ad interim18 August 189320 November 1894
Manuel de Yturbe y del VillarEnvoy6 October 189420 November 189418 April 1899
Cayetano RomeroChargé d'affaires ad interim18 April 18992 March 1900
Sebastián Bernardo de MierEnvoy18 October 189914 March 190021 June 1901
Cayetano RomeroChargé d'affaires ad interim5 June 190110 November 1901
Alfonso Lancaster JonesEnvoy23 October 190111 February 190225 May 1903
Pedro Rincón Gallardo y TerrerosEnvoy23 April 19039 October 190317 April 1907
Miguel CovarrubiasEnvoy15 May 190726 October 19075 June 1911
Miguel de Béistegui y SeptiénEnvoy15 June 19118 August 191131 May 1912
Miguel CovarrubiasEnvoy12 April 191211 June 19127 March 1913
Bartolomé Carbajal y RosasEnvoy27 February 191321 July 191317 September 1914
Miguel CovarrubiasConfidential agent28 February 19145 September 1914
Miguel CovarrubiasChargé d'affaires5 September 191417 September 191413 January 1915
Isidro Fabela AlfaroConfidential agent1 May 19154 August 1915
Juan Sánchez-Azcona y Díaz CovarrubiasConfidential agent4 August 191521 October 1915
Félix Fulgencio PalaviciniConfidential agent14 June 192022 July 192023 July 1920
Miguel CovarrubiasEnvoy1 August 192023 October 192017 April 1921
Juan Francisco UrquidiArchivist26 February 192122 September 1922
Alberto MascareñasArchivist22 September 192229 October 1924
Gilberto Valenzuela GalindoEnvoy23 September 19257 November 192515 January 1929
Leopoldo Ortiz LiebichEnvoy16 January 192926 March 19297 August 1932
Alberto MascareñasEnvoy27 May 193223 July 193220 January 1934
Javier Sánchez MejoradaEnvoy20 January 193413 March 193431 December 1934
Leónides Andrew AlmazánEnvoy1 January 193519 February 19353 December 1935
Narciso Bassols GarcíaEnvoy1 January 193613 March 19364 January 1937
Primo Villa MichelEnvoy1 February 193711 March 19371 November 1938
Gustavo Luders de NegriArchivist13 May 193811 November 1941
José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig DíazEnvoy1 November 194122 January 194216 February 1944
José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig DíazAmbassador16 February 194420 April 194420 October 1945
Federico Jiménez O’FarrilAmbassador1 November 194515 February 19464 October 1951
Francisco Asís de Icaza y LeónAmbassador21 January 195211 March 195215 April 1955
Gustavo Luders de NegriChargé d'affaires ad interim18 May 195516 July 1957
Pablo Campos OrtizAmbassador1 June 195724 July 195716 May 1960
Gustavo Luders de NegriChargé d'affaires ad interim16 May 196022 December 1960
Antonio Armendariz CárdenasAmbassador1 September 196018 January 19616 February 1965
Eduardo Suárez AranzoloAmbassador1 March 19654 May 19654 September 1970
Vicente Sánchez GavitoAmbassador12 August 197025 November 197025 July 1973
Hugo B. Margáin GleasonAmbassador1 July 19737 August 19737 December 1976
Manuel Tello MacíasAmbassador29 December 197616 March 197715 June 1979
Héctor Cárdenas RodríguezChargé d'affaires ad interim20 June 197913 January 1980
José Juan de Olloqui y LabastidaAmbassador8 November 197921 February 19805 November 1982
Francisco Cuevas CancinoAmbassador18 January 19831 February 19837 January 1986
Jorge Eduardo Navarrete LópezAmbassador5 November 198514 February 198621 March 1989
Bernardo Sepúlveda AmorAmbassador17 January 19899 March 19891 March 1993
José Juan de Olloqui y LabastidaAmbassador23 July 199328 October 199331 December 1994
Andrés Rozental GutmanAmbassador25 December 19944 May 199520 April 1997
Santiago Oñate LabordeAmbassador4 April 19974 June 199720 February 2001
Alma Rosa Moreno RazoAmbassador30 January 2001s/dFebruary 2004
Juan José BremerAmbassador8 January 200418 March 200430 November 2009
Eduardo Medina-Mora IcazaAmbassador10 November 200923 February 2010December 2012
Diego Antonio Gómez PickeringAmbassador4 December 201313 May 20142016
Julián Ventura ValeroAmbassador7 March 201713 March 201715 December 2018

Gallery


File:Mexican embassy in london.jpg|The embassy
File:Embassy of Mexico in London 2.jpg|Plaque outside the embassy in English and Spanish
File:Embassy of Mexico in London 3.jpg|The Mexican flag and Coat of arms above the entrance
File:Annexe of the Mexican embassy in Halkin Street 03.JPG|Residence of the Mexican Ambassador in London