Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza

Who is Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza?

Eduardo Tomás Medina-Mora Icaza is a Mexican lawyer who served as Attorney-General in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón from 1 December 2006 to 7 September 2009 and as Secretary of Public Safety from 2005 to 2006 in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox. He previously served as head of the Center for Research and National Security from December 2000 to September 2005.

In 2009 President Calderon sent to the upper house of the Congress the designation of Medina-Mora as Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Medina-Mora was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador on 12 November 2009 with 84 votes in his favour and 7 abstentions. No votes against his designation were received.

On 23 February 2010, Medina-Mora presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace accrediting him as Mexico's representative to the United Kingdom. The Ambassador attended the ceremony accompanied by his wife, Laura and officials from the Mexican Embassy.

Medina-Mora is currently the Mexican ambassador to the United States presenting his credentials to President Barack Obama on 14 January 2013.