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Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexican politician
Luis Padilla Nervo (19 August 1894 – 9 September 1985) was a Mexican politician and diplomat. He was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations,[1] Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Sixth Session of United Nations General Assembly.
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Luis Padilla Nervo | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Nervo in 1951 | |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 December 1952 – 30 November 1958 | |
| President | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
| Preceded by | Manuel Tello Baurraud |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Tello Baurraud |
| 6th President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1951–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Nasrollah Entezam |
| Succeeded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1894 Zamora, Michoacán |
| Died | 9 September 1985(1985-09-09) (aged 91) Mexico City |
| Political party | PRI |
| Alma mater | UNAM |
| Profession | Lawyer, Diplomat |
He studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He also did postgraduate work at American, French, and British universities. Luis Padilla Nervo represented Mexico during the San Francisco Conference in 1945 and signed the United Nations Charter. In addition, he was the first Mexican Ambassador at the United Nations;[1][2] in that position, he was a member of the United Nations Security Council.[3] During the sixth session, he was president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Padilla Nervo was also ambassador to El Salvador, Paraguay, UNESCO, Costa Rica, and Denmark. In the Mexican public administration, he served in the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labor. At the finish of his commission in the Permanent Mission of Mexico in United Nations, he was elected as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the period 1964 to 1973. He became the second Mexican to serve at the ICJ, after Isidro Fabela.
In 1980, he was awarded the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor for his contributions "toward the welfare of the Nation and mankind".
Nervo authored one book published in 1985 titled Testimonios de 40 años de presencia de México en las Naciones Unidas.[4]
Testimonios de 40 años de presencia de México en las Naciones Unidas, ISBN 9789688101001, 9688101001
- "Juan Ramón de la Fuente y el reto de México para ser protagonista de la política internacional". EL CEO (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- "75 años de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas". El Universal (in Spanish). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- "ONU. Intervenciones de México en las Naciones Unidas". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- Nervo, Luis Padilla (1985). Testimonios de 40 años de presencia de México en las Naciones Unidas (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. ISBN 978-968-810-100-1.
- Official web of Mexican Permanent Mission at United Nations (spanish)
- Directory of Mexican Permanent Mission at United Nations (spanish)
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1952–1958 |
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| Preceded by First in charge |
Ambassador of Mexico at United Nations 1945–1952 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Rafael de la Colina |
Ambassador of Mexico at United Nations 1959–1963 |
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