Arturo Sarukhán
Arturo Sarukhán Casamitjana (Spanish: [saɾuˈxan]; born 14 September 1963) is a former ambassador of Mexico to the United States. A consultant and public speaker, he is also a nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, an adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, a distinguished visiting professor at the Annenberg School of Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. He writes a biweekly column in Mexico City's El Universal newspaper and frequently publishes op-eds in U.S. media outlets. He also participates in a weekly Mexican television newscast on Milenio TV and a weekly radio segment on Enfoque Noticias.
Arturo Sarukhán | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Mexico to the United States | |
| In office 27 February 2007 – 10 January 2013 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Carlos de Icaza González |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1963 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Spouse | Verónica Valencia-Sarukhán |
| Relations | José Sarukhán Kermez (father) |
| Residence(s) | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | El Colegio de México (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Ambassador Sarukhán served as a career diplomat in the Mexican Foreign Service for 22 years, receiving the rank of career ambassador in 2006. From 2007 to 2013, he served as Mexico's ambassador to the United States.
In October 2009, Sarukhán became the first ambassador in Washington, D.C. to use Twitter in an official capacity as a public diplomacy and outreach and engagement tool. He tweets under the handle @arturo_sarukhan.
Sarukhán is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.