JAMAICA, Kingston (28 May 2015) – – On Wednesday, 27 May 2015, Her Excellency, Cecilia Jaber presented her credentials to the Secretary-General, as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the International Seabed Authority.
Ambassador Jaber began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where she held many key positions – these include Director-General of Educational and Cultural Cooperation at the Mexican Agency of International Cooperation for Development; Director-General for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; Director of International Organizations and Consultant in the Office of the Director-General of the United Nations.
Her diplomatic postings include Ambassador of Mexico to Ireland, Deputy Chief of Mission in Canada, First Secretary and Alternate Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome and Head of Political Affairs in Paris.
During the course of her career, Ambassador Jaber also held discussions with the international community on matters relating to global security, drug control, poverty reduction and global food security.
Ambassador Jaber holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the Colegio de Mexico and a Master’s Degree in European Studies from the Instituto Alcide Di Gasperi in Italy. She is fluent in English, French and Italian.