Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez

Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez was appointed by the President of the Republic Enrique Peña Nieto, and ratified by the Senate, to serve as Consul General of Mexico in Austin, Texas.

González Gutiérrez has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Relations from El Colegio de Mexico and a master's degree in Foreign Relations by the University of Southern California.

In Mexican Foreign Service, he has been posted to:

• Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, CA, as Consul for Community Affairs (1989-1995).
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. as Director of Community Affairs of the Program for the Mexican Communities Abroad (1995-1999).
• Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D. C., as Counselor for Hispanic Affairs (1999-2003).
• Institute for Mexicans Abroad, as Executive Director (2003-2009).
• Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento, CA, as Consul General (2009-2015).
• Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, TX, as Consul General (2015–present).

As a scholar, he is the author of several publications about the relations between the governments of Mexico and the United States.