Ambassador Event
On February 17, 2010, the California Latino Legislative Caucus welcomed Arturo Sarukám, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States to Sacramento. Numerous members of the Legislature attended to welcome and applaud him for his untiring commitment and his efforts to promote the ideals of traditional democratic values of a free society.
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The grandson of refugees in Mexico, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán began his diplomatic career as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs and was posted in 1993 to the Mexican Embassy in the United States where he first served as Chief of Staff to the Ambassador, and then as head of the counter narcotics office. In 2000, he became Chief of Policy Planning at the Foreign Ministry and was appointed by the President as Mexican Consul General to New York City in 2003. He resigned from this post and took a leave of absence from the Foreign Service in 2006 to join the Presidential Campaign of Felipe Calderón as Foreign Policy Advisor and International Spokesperson, and became Coordinator for Foreign Affairs in the Transition Team. In November 2006 he received the rank of Ambassador and in February 2007 was appointed Mexican Ambassador to the United States.
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