Alicia Bárcena
Profile
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra is a Mexican biologist and diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico. A distinguished international civil servant, she previously served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2023 to 2024 and held the position of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) from 2008 to 2022. Throughout her career, she has been a prominent advocate for sustainable development, environmental policy, and public administration, having held various high-level roles within the United Nations system and the Mexican federal government.
Details
- Born
- 1952-03-05 · 74 years old
- Birth place
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Education
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Harvard University
- Career
- Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Chile, Undersecretary of the Environment, Director of the National Fisheries Institute
