Overview

• The Senate approved Pavlovich’s appointment with a 25-to-10 vote and she took her oath on August 6 to assume the ambassadorial post in Panama.
• Earlier the First Commission on Political and International Affairs of the Permanent Commission endorsed her nomination by an 11-to-2 margin.
• President Sheinbaum defended Pavlovich’s record, highlighting her tenure as Consul General in Barcelona and noting the absence of any ongoing investigations.
• Opposition senators led by PAN’s Lilly Téllez loudly protested the vote, accusing Pavlovich of defending Guardería ABC owners and offending victims’ families.
• The appointment reflects the Fourth Transformation’s pattern of placing ex-PRI and PAN figures in diplomatic positions to expand Mexico’s foreign-policy network.