Overview

• Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet at Mexico City’s National Palace on October 7.
• Sheinbaum said they discussed Latin America, wellbeing, and the role of women in politics, sharing a photo of the meeting on X.
• Foreign minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and environment minister Alicia Bárcena took part in the conversation, according to local reports.
• It was their second meeting this year after an earlier encounter during the XVI Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and the Caribbean.
• The meeting occurred roughly two weeks after Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced he would nominate Bachelet for UN Secretary‑General in remarks at the UN General Assembly.