Embassy of Mexico, Vienna

The chancery and the consular section of the Embassy is located on the first floor of Renngasse 5 in Vienna.{{cite web |url=https://directorio.sre.gob.mx/index.php/embajadas-de-mexico-en-el-exterior/austria |title=Directorio: Embajada de México en Austria |author= |date=22 April 2019 |website=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |publisher=Government of Mexico |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Directory: Embassy of Mexico in Austria}}

In addition to the embassy in Vienna, Mexico also maintains a consulate in the town of Wattens that is responsible for representing Mexico in the Austrian states of Tyrol and Salzburg. It is located at Blattenwaldweg 8.

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Mexico also maintains a cultural institute in Vienna showcasing Mexican art, culture and film. The institute opened in 1996 and is located at Türkenstraße 15 in Vienna.{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/austria/index.php/es/2016-04-18-13-51-02/mensaje-del-icm |title=Instituto Cultural de México Viena |author= |date=11 October 2016 |website=Mexican Embassy in Austria |publisher=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Cultural Institute of Mexico Vienna}}

Mexico and Austria established diplomatic relations on 30 July 1842 via the Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce.{{cite web |url=http://www.asf.gob.mx/trans/informes/ir2011i/Grupos/Gobierno/2011_0031_a.pdf |title=Embajada de México en Austria, Eslovenia y Eslovaquia y Misión Permanente ante los Organismos Internacionales con Sede en Viena |author= |date=n.d. |website=Superior Auditor of the Federation |publisher=Government of Mexico |access-date=14 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Embassy of Mexico in Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia and Permanent Mission to International Organizations with Headquarters in Vienna |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060053/http://www.asf.gob.mx/trans/informes/ir2011i/Grupos/Gobierno/2011_0031_a.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Relations between the two countries were strained when, in December of 1861, Napoleon III successfully invaded Mexico under the pretext of recovering unpaid debts. However, Napoleon really intended to

extend France's influence in the region by establishing a French client state.{{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/milestones/1861-1865/french-intervention |title=French Intervention in Mexico and the American Civil War, 1862–1867 |author= |date=n.d. |website=Office of the Historian |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=14 May 2019}} While the French were eventually repelled, its actions had damaged Mexican opinion of European nations and on 8 December 1867, President Benito Juárez severed ties with all European countries. Relations with Austria remained severed until June of 1901, when they were reestablished by President Porfirio Díaz.

Relations were again severed in 1938 due to the Anschluss of Austria by Nazi Germany. Mexico was the only country to protest this action before the League of Nations.{{cite web |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/the-ministry/press/announcements/2008/joint-communique-by-austria-and-mexico-on-the-occasion-of-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-mexican-protest-against-the-anschluss-of-austria-by-nazi-germany/ |title=Joint communiqué by Austria and Mexico on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Mexican protest against the "Anschluss" of Austria by Nazi Germany |author= |date= 19 March 2008 |website=Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs |publisher=Government of Austria |access-date=14 May 2019}} After the war, relations were reestablished and have since flourished.

The Ambassador of Mexico to the Austria is the highest ranking diplomatic representative of the United Mexican States to the Republic of Austrian and subsequently holds the rank of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary." The following is a list of Mexican ambassadors since 2000:{{cite web |url=https://acervo.sre.gob.mx/index.php/embajadores-de-mexico?id=135 |title=Acervo Histórico Diplomático: Austria |author= |date=4 October 2016 |work=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |publisher=Government of Mexico |access-date=14 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Diplomatic Historical Archive: Austria}}

• Under President Vicente Fox (2000 – 2006)
• 2000 – 02: Olga Pellicer y Silva
• 2002 – 06: Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

• Under President Felipe Calderón (2006 – 2012)
• 2006 – 07: Fausto Armando Vivanco Castellanos (Acting)
• 2007: Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez (Acting)
• 2007 – 12: Alejandro Díaz y Pérez Duarte

• Under President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012 – 2018)
• 2012 – 13: Alejandro Díaz y Pérez Duarte
• 2013 – 16: Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora
• 2016 – 18: Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu

• Under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018 – Present)
• 2018 – 20: Alicia Guadalupe Buenrostro Massieu
• 2020 - Present: Luis Javier Campuzano Piña

{{See also|Mexico–Slovenia relations}}

Mexico and Slovenia established diplomatic relations on 22 May 1992, the same day that Slovenia joined the United Nations.{{cite web |url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/F_Eslovenia.pdf |title=República de Eslovenia: Ficha Técnica |author= |date=20 August 2018 |website=Gilberto Bosques International Study Center |publisher=Senate of Mexico |pages=24–25 |access-date=14 May 2018 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Republic of Slovenia: Data sheet}}{{UN doc |docid=A/RES/46/236 |body=A |session=46 |type=R |resolution_number=236 |title=Admission of the Republic of Slovenia to membership in the United Nations General Assembly |date=22 May 1992 |accessdate=14 May 2019}}

In 1996 both countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of a Mechanism of Consultation in Matters of Mutual Interest, as well as the Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation Mexico – Slovenia, the first bilateral agreements signed between the two countries. That same year, Mexico opened an honorary consulate in Ljubljana.{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/austria/index.php/es/la-embajada/mexico-y-eslovenia |title=Relaciones bilaterales México-República de Eslovenia |author= |date=8 May 2017 |website=Mexican Embassy in Austria |publisher=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |access-date=14 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Bilateral relations: Mexico-Republic of Slovenia}}

While Slovenia does not maintain an embassy in Mexico, as its Embassy in the United States is accredited to Mexico, it does maintain

two consulates in Mexico. These consulates are located in Guadalajara and Mexico City.{{cite web |url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/en/representations_abroad/north_america/united_states_of_america/ |title=Representations Abroad: United States of America|author= |date=n.d. |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia |publisher=Republic of Slovenia |access-date=14 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/en/representations_abroad/latin_america_and_the_caribbean/mexico/ |title=Representations Abroad: Mexico|author= |date=n.d. |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia |publisher=Republic of Slovenia |access-date=14 May 2019}}

{{See also|Mexico–Slovakia relations}}

Mexico and Slovakia established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993, the first day of its existence. Prior to this, Mexico had maintained relations with Slovakia's predecessor, Czechoslovakia, since 1922, with a short respite during World War 2. In 1959 both countries established embassies in each others capitals. On 31 December 1992 Czechoslovakia was dissolved into the independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.{{cite web |url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/F_Republica_Checa.pdf |title=República Checa: Ficha Técnica |author= |date=31 July 2018 |website=Gilberto Bosques International Study Center |publisher=Senate of Mexico |pages=19–20 |access-date=15 May 2018 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Czech Republic: Data sheet}}{{cite web |url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/F_Eslovaquia.pdf |title=República Eslovaca: Ficha Técnica |author= |date=31 July 2018 |website=Gilberto Bosques International Study Center |publisher=Senate of Mexico |pages=19–21 |access-date=15 May 2018 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Republic of Slovakia: Data sheet}}

Initially Mexico was represented in Slovakia via its embassy in Prague. However, in 1996 Mexico accredited relations to Slovakia via its embassy in Vienna due to its close proximity to the Slovak capital of Bratislava.{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/austria/index.php/es/la-embajada/mexico-y-eslovaquia |title=Relaciones bilaterales México-República Eslovaca |author= |date=1 September 2016 |website=Mexican Embassy in Austria |publisher=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Bilateral relations: Mexico-Republic of Slovakia}}

Slovakia's diplomatic representation in Mexico includes and embassy in Mexico City, as well as honorary consulates in Monterrey and Cancún. Mexico maintains an honorary consulate in Bratislava.{{cite web |url=https://www.mzv.sk/web/mexico-en/home |title=The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Mexico |author= |date=n.d. |website=The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Mexico |publisher=Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |access-date=15 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mzv.sk/web/mexico-en/honorary-consulates |title=Honorary Consulates |author= |date=n.d. |website=The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Mexico |publisher=Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |access-date=15 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/austria/index.php/es/seccion-consular/consulados-honorarios |title=Consulados Honorarios de México |author= |date=10 April 2018 |website=Mexican Embassy in Austria |publisher=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Honorary Consulates of Mexico}}

The Ambassador of Mexico to Austria also functions as Mexico's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna. The permanent representative is responsible for promoting the collaboration and interests of Mexico within United Nations organizations based in Vienna.{{cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/austria/index.php/es/mision-de-mexico-onu |title=Misión permanente de México ante los organismos internacionales con sede en Viena |author= |date=6 December 2017 |website=Embassy of Mexico in Austria |publisher=Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=Spanish |trans-title=Permanent mission of Mexico to international organizations based in vienna}}

The permanent representative represents Mexico before the following organizations:

• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation Preparatory Commission
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• International Atomic Energy Agency
• United Nations Office at Vienna
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• Wassenaar Arrangement
• Nuclear Suppliers Group
• United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
• International Anti-Corruption Academy

• Austria–Mexico relations
• Foreign relations of Mexico
• List of diplomatic missions of Mexico

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