Jorge Castañeda Gutman

Jorge Castañeda Gutman (born May 24, 1953) is a Mexican politician and academic who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (20002003).

Jorge Castañeda
Castañeda at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in 2011
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
December 1, 2000  January 10, 2003
PresidentVicente Fox
Preceded byRosario Green
Succeeded byLuis Ernesto Derbez
Personal details
Born
Jorge Castañeda Gutman

(1953-05-24) May 24, 1953
Mexico City
Political partyIndependent
Alma materPrinceton University
ProfessionProfessor, Politician

He also authored more than a dozen books, including a biography of Che Guevara, and he regularly contributes to newspapers such as Reforma (Mexico), El País (Spain), Los Angeles Times (USA) and Newsweek magazine. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2008.

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