Overview
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced his death on October 23 and issued public condolences to his family, friends and former colleagues.
- Navarrete served as ambassador or head of mission in Venezuela, Austria, Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom, China, Chile, Brazil and Germany.
- He held senior policy roles, including subsecretary for Policies and Energy Development from 1995 to 1997 and permanent representative to the UN from December 2000 to January 2002.
- His academic career included teaching at UNAM, the Tecnológico de Monterrey and Universidad Iberoamericana, with visiting work at the University of Sussex and lectures at the Oxford Energy Seminar.
- La Jornada noted his long tenure as a columnist and reported he was ratified in January 2023 as a board member of the deposit insurance institute IPAB, while Pemex also conveyed condolences.