Jorge Montaño (Mexico)

Education: Law and Political Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MA and PhD in International Affairs (London School of Economics).

Present post: Professor of International Organizations, Instituto Tecnológico Autónoma de México, and private consultant on the enforcement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Previous posts: Chief Director of Multilateral Affairs (1982-1988); Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations organizations (1989-1992); Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (1993-1995); member of the Organization of America States Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism on drugs (2001-2003).

Publications: Analysis of the United Nations system; Account of the negotiation and passage of NAFTA; Weekly collaboration with various national newspapers and has an editorial opinion column in El Universal.

Honours: Founder of Foreign Affairs (Spanish) magazine; Vice-President of the Mexican Council of International Affairs.

Meetings attended: Meetings of the United Nations system, the Organization of American States, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Human Rights Commission.