Manuel Tello Baurraud

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Manuel Tello Baurraud
A black and white photograph of two mature and formally dressed men seated in chairs, signing some papers over a large table while a group of six men in suits stand behind their seats.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Thomas C. Mann (left) and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Manuel Tello Baurraud (right) sign the Chamizal Convention in Mexico City on 29 August 1963.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
1951–1952
President Miguel Alemán Valdés
Preceded by Jaime Torres Bodet
Succeeded by Luis Padilla Nervo
In office
1958–1964
President Adolfo López Mateos
Preceded by Luis Padilla Nervo
Succeeded by José Gorostiza
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
In office
1 December 1952 – 25 November 1958[1]
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Preceded by Rafael de la Colina[1]
Succeeded by Antonio Carrillo Flores[1]
Personal details
Born (1898-11-01)1 November 1898
Zacatecas, Zacatecas[2]
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[2]
Mexico City
Nationality Mexican
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Spouse(s) Guadalupe Macías [2]
Children Manuel Tello Macías, Carlos Tello Macías [2]
Profession Diplomat

Manuel Tello Baurraud (1 November 1898 – 27 November 1971) was a Mexican diplomat who represented his country at the League of Nations (1938–41) and served twice as Secretary of Foreign Affairs; first in the cabinet of President Miguel Alemán Valdés (1951–52) and years later in the cabinet of Adolfo López Mateos (1958–64).[2] In the interim, he served as ambassador of Mexico to the United States (1952–58).[1]

Biography

Tello was born in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, where he completed his basic studies at the Christian Brothers School and at the Instituto Científico. He moved to Mexico City to enroll at the National Preparatory School and took some courses leading to a bachelor's degree in Law at both Escuela Libre de Derecho and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), but didn't earn any degree.[2]

He joined the foreign service in 1923, first serving as vice-consul in Brownsville (1924) and Laredo, Texas (1925); and later as consul in Antwerp (1925–27), Berlin and Hamburg (1927–29) and Yokohama (1930–33). Next he was appointed Mexican envoy to the League of Nations, first as an alternate delegate (1934–37) and later as delegate from 1938 to 1941.[2]

Tello returned to Mexico in 1942 to hold several posts at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, rising through the ranks until being appointed Secretary by president Miguel Alemán Valdés in 1951. During his tenure, he declined Mexico's involvement in the Korean War.[3] He left the post on 30 November 1952 to oversee the Embassy of Mexico in Washington, D.C. by instructions of President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines; presenting his credentials on 18 March 1953 and serving until 25 November 1958,[1] when he returned to the Mexican capital to be reappointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs by President Adolfo López Mateos.[2]

During his second term, Tello signed the Chamizal Convention of 29 August 1963, which settled an old boundary controversy between Mexico and the United States at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.[4]

After leaving the cabinet, Tello was elected to the Senate for his native state.[2] He died in Mexico City on 27 November 1971.

References

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