Manuel Tello Baurraud

Manuel Tello Baurraud
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	1 November 1898(1898-11-01) Zacatecas, Zacatecas[2]
Died	27 November 1971(1971-11-27) (aged 73)[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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Mexican ambassadors to the United States" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. April 2008. http://www.sre.gob.mx/Acervo/embestadosunidos.htm. Retrieved 05 December 2009. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Camp, Roderic Ai (1995). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993 (3rd ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 693. ISBN 0292711816, 9780292711815. http://books.google.com/books?id=HzliP-e4qnUC&pg=PA693&dq=%22Carlos+Tello+Mac%C3%ADas%22+-inpublisher:icon&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 
3. ^ "Manuel Tello Baurraud" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/secretarios/xx.html. Retrieved 5 December 2009. 
4. ^ "Chamizal Convention" (PDF). International Boundary and Water Commission. 29 August 1963. http://www.ibwc.state.gov/Files/ChamizalConvention1963.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2009. 

Persondata
Name	Tello, Manuel
Alternative names	Tello Baurraud, Manuel (Spanish)
Short description	Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1951–52 and 1958–64)
Date of birth	1898-11-01
Place of birth	Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Date of death	1971-11-27
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico