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Biography
Bruno Figueroa Fischer (Mexico City, 1965) is a Mexican diplomat. He is currently Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, concurrently to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and to Mongolia. In his previous position (2015–2017) he was Director General of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project (known as the Mesoamerica Project) at the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (Amexcid) at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores).
Education
He holds a degree in international relations from El Colegio de Mexico, and has an MBA from the National School of Administration of France (ENA). He also studied at the Matias Romero Institute (Instituto Matías Romero), and has diplomas from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and The Hague Academy of International Law.
Diplomatic career
Ambassador Bruno Figueroa is a career diplomat since 1987. In his last posts abroad, he served as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, (2007–2010), and as Consul General of Mexico in San Jose, California (2004–2007). In Mexico, he served as Director General of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project (2015–2017), being in charge of the technical, scientific and financial cooperation between Mexico and Central America and the Caribbean; Director General for Technical and Scientific Cooperation (2013–2015); Chief of Staff of both the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (2011–2013) and the Unit for Economic Relations and International Cooperation (2010–2011). He was also Advisor to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2001–2004).
He was President of the Mexican Association of the National School of Administration of France (ENA) Alumni from 2010 to 2017, and is a member of the Mexican Council of International Affairs (COMEXI). He is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor in the grade of Commander.
Academic activities and publications
He has taught courses and given lectures at El Colegio Nacional and several institutions of higher education in Mexico such as UAM, ITAM, CIDE, El Colegio de Mexico and Universidad Iberoamericana.
He has coordinated specialized publications and is the author of several books and articles on international affairs. He received the Genaro Estrada recognition for his work published in 2016 by the Matias Romero Institute and the Historical Diplomatic Archives of the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico: Cien años de cooperación internacional de México, 1900–2000. Solidaridad, intereses y geopolítica, [One Hundred Years of International Mexican Cooperation (1900–2000): solidarity, interests and geopolitics].