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Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)

Mexican cabinet member responsible for foreign policy

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
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The secretary of foreign affairs is the foreign secretary of Mexico, responsible for implementing the country's foreign policy. The secretary is appointed by the president of Mexico to head the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and is a member of the federal executive cabinet. The secretary is commonly referred to in Spanish as Canciller ("Chancellor").

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