Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum sent Roberto Velasco’s nomination to lead the reinstated North America post, and the Senate confirmed receipt of the document.
• The appointment requires ratification, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to set a date for Velasco’s public hearing.
• Mexico’s Foreign Ministry elevated the former Unit for North America back to Subsecretariat status under internal rules published in the Diario Oficial on October 2.
• The portfolio includes direction of the Mexican section of the International Boundary and Water Commission and issuing guidelines on bilateral water and border security.
• The move reverses a 2019 downgrade to a unit-level office, and Velasco brings experience on U.S.–Canada relations and T-MEC implementation.