Full Name
Francisco de la Torre
Job Title
Cónsul General de México en Dallas
Company
Consulado General de México en Dallas
Speaker Bio
Francisco de la Torre Galindo is the Consul General of Mexico in Dallas, Texas, as of June 1st, 2016. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1998. He has served as Director of Legal Affairs at the Ministry’s Foreign Service and also as Director for South America at the Under-Secretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mr. de la Torre holds a JD from Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) and a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies. He represented Mexico at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition organized by the Law Students Association (ILSA).
He received a diploma for mid-career diplomats in Jakarta where he was elected Valedictorian by the Foreign Ministry of Indonesia in 2009. He attended the seminar for diplomats in the Foreign Service Institute of Argentina where he graduated with outstanding qualification in 2010.
His diplomatic experience includes having been in charge of the Legal Protection for Mexican citizens at the Mexican Embassies in Brazil and Argentina.
Throughout his career, he has participated in seminars and forums regarding international, diplomatic and consular issues in more than 25 cities in the United States, and in other countries including Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Great Britain, Ireland, Indonesia and Singapore.
Mr. de la Torre has participated in conferences and lectures at the Southern Methodist University - Studies, Political Science, as well as the University of Texas in Arlington at the Center for Mexican American Studies.
His recent participation in publications are The International Relations of California and Texas with Mexico and the Worlds and UNAM Acatán “Anuario Mexicano de Relaciones Internacionales.
Consul de la Torre is committed to improving the lives of Mexicans abroad, and to strengthening the economic, cultural, and political ties between Mexico and the North of Texas.
Mr. de la Torre holds a JD from Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) and a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies. He represented Mexico at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition organized by the Law Students Association (ILSA).
He received a diploma for mid-career diplomats in Jakarta where he was elected Valedictorian by the Foreign Ministry of Indonesia in 2009. He attended the seminar for diplomats in the Foreign Service Institute of Argentina where he graduated with outstanding qualification in 2010.
His diplomatic experience includes having been in charge of the Legal Protection for Mexican citizens at the Mexican Embassies in Brazil and Argentina.
Throughout his career, he has participated in seminars and forums regarding international, diplomatic and consular issues in more than 25 cities in the United States, and in other countries including Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Great Britain, Ireland, Indonesia and Singapore.
Mr. de la Torre has participated in conferences and lectures at the Southern Methodist University - Studies, Political Science, as well as the University of Texas in Arlington at the Center for Mexican American Studies.
His recent participation in publications are The International Relations of California and Texas with Mexico and the Worlds and UNAM Acatán “Anuario Mexicano de Relaciones Internacionales.
Consul de la Torre is committed to improving the lives of Mexicans abroad, and to strengthening the economic, cultural, and political ties between Mexico and the North of Texas.
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