Juan José Gómez Camacho

Juan José Gómez Camacho (born October 6, 1964) is a Mexican diplomat. He serves as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations.

Gómez Camacho studied law at Universidad Iberoamericana and holds a master's degree in International Law from Georgetown University.

Camacho joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1988, and since December 2013, he has been the Head of Mission of Mexico to the European Union and the Ambassador of Mexico to Belgium and Luxembourg. During his posting as the permanent representative of Mexico to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva he had a prominent role in "landmark agreements"and multilateral negotiations such as the World Health Organization Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP), WIPO's Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabledand the creation of the first special procedure within the UN Human Rights Council on the elimination of discrimination against women in law and practice .

Prior to his current position in Brussels, he served as the permanent representative of Mexico to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador of Mexico to the Republic of Singapore, the Union of Myanmar and Brunei Darussalam, where he promoted important business and investments for Mexico.

He also served as Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the Organization of American States, and was in charge of the legal affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, he was responsible of the Mexican foreign policy in such issues, as well as Mexico's attorney for international disputes, among other positions.