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Mexico’s Sheinbaum shakes up foreign ministry to further prioritize the relationship with Trump

Beatriz Guillén ,David Marcial Pérez — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:54:40 GMT

Roberto Velasco, who has been chosen to be Mexico’s next secretary of foreign affairs, embodies two of the qualities most valued by President Claudia Sheinbaum: technical expertise and generational renewal. “A young man is joining the Secretariat,” the president announced on Wednesday, referring to Velasco as Mexico’s new Foreign Affairs Secretary. It had been almost a century since the country had such a young person at the helm of the department. For Velasco, 38, this position is the latest step in a meteoric political career that officially began in 2018, when Marcelo Ebrard, now Secretary of Economy but then Foreign Secretary under Andrés Manuel López Obrador, brought him on as Director of Social Communication. Since then, Velasco has served as Director General for North America, Unit Chief and Undersecretary. Now he takes over at the top of the department from Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who is stepping down due to health issues.

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