controversial political appointments
One of the controversial cases regarding diplomatic representatives was that of Pedro Salmerón, a historian with allegations of sexual harassment, who had to renounce the proposal –in addition to being rejected by the Panamanian government– due to the media controversy generated by his application. . Episode that did not end, because Jesusa Rodríguez, the substitute senator for Olga Sánchez Cordero, proposed for being a Morena militant, was announced instead.
Criticism was also generated by President López Obrador’s proposal for Mexico’s representations abroad, among which were former PRI governors, such as Quirino Ordaz and Claudia Pavlovichwho run the risk of being expelled from their party for this, as well as characters who, beyond their experience, are close to the Executive.
But they are not the only ones, the case of the communicator also stands out Isabel Arvidewho was appointed Mexican consul in Istanbul, Turkey, who does not have experience in the field, but after appearing in the morning to request support from López Obrador after having – he said at the time – defended the president’s cause for years.
AMLO’s list
Maria Isabel Arvide Limon, Consul of Mexico in Istanbul, Turkey. She appointed on July 28, 2020, and she assumed the title of consulate on August 1, 2020.
Claudia Artemiza Pavlovich Arellanoformer PRI governor of Sonora, was appointed Mexican consul in Barcelona in January 2022.
Quirino Ordaz Coopelformer governor of Sinaloa, became Mexico’s ambassador to Spain on March 8, 2022.
Jesusa Rodriguez It was proposed by AMLO for the Mexican embassy in Panama in February 2022, after the historian Pedro Salmerón was rejected by the authorities of the Central American country.
Carlos Miguel Aysa Gonzalez, former governor of Campeche, proposed by the president in January 2022 as Mexico’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic. He is expected to be endorsed by the Senate in a week.
Lepoldo de Gyvez de la Cruz. The Oaxacan activist was appointed as Mexico’s ambassador to Venezuela, also in January 2022.
Another case was that of Josefa González-Blanco, who began her six-year term, in December 2018, as Secretary of the Environment, but submitted her resignation in May 2019 after it was made public on social networks that she stopped the departure of a flight commercial, because she requested that they wait for her because she had “a presidential order” beforehand.
For March 2021, Ortiz Blanco received the designation of Mexico’s ambassador to the United Kingdom as an award. The official has received more media attention for her videos on social networks than for her work as a diplomat.
For experts, it is risky that many appointments at the head of embassies and consulates do not meet the ideal profiles.
