Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)

The Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ( SRE) is the political " office ( the government) for External Relations " in Mexico, comparable to a Foreign Ministry. It was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Mexico City.

The Secretariat is divided into four sub- secretariats for " External Relations ", " Latin America and the Caribbean", "North America " and " Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights ," as the two departments ' economic relations and international cooperation "and" Law Coordination and Information Documentation ". Furthermore, the " Matías Romero " Institute and the Institute for Mexicans ( Mexicanos en el Exterior Instituto para los ) is abroad for SRE. Also in the jurisdiction of the SRE are the Mexican missions abroad.

The original central office building was handed over by the reference of the new headquarters of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ( UNAM). Architect of the new building in 1970, the Mexican Rafael Mijares Alcérreca.

Old SRE Central ( now part of UNAM)

Annex building of the old SRE Central

Previous Secretaries

The office of " Secretario " / a " Secretaria " of the government in Mexico is comparable to that of a minister of a state government.