AMLO confirms that Jesusa Rodríguez’s proposal to be ambassador to Panama was discarded

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed that the proposal of the licensed senator Jesusa Rodríguez to be ambassador of Mexico to the government of Panama was discarded, for which the federal president proposed Alejandro Bichir for the position.

The foregoing despite the fact that yesterday during the first session of the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union the proposals for the appointment of Enrique Rojo Stein as ambassador of Mexico in the Republic of Finland, as well as of Jesusa Rodríguez as ambassador of Mexico in the Republic of Panama.

From Chetumal, Quintana Roo, the President commented that Jesusa Rodriguez She declined the invitation because “she is very happy in Mexico with all that she is doing to protect the environment.”

Given this, the head of the federal Executive said that “Alejandro Bichir is leaving as ambassador”, but only “if the Senate approves it.”

The appointment for the embassy of panama It has been involved in controversy, since initially, Pedro Salmerón, who had previously been nominated by the federal president, resigned due to pressure for his alleged responsibility for the crime of sexual abuse committed against his students at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM). In addition, the Panamanian foreign minister, Erika Mouynes, rejected the presence of Salmerón in that country, due to his background as an alleged sexual abuser.

Lopez Obrador He also vowed that in January the senators approve the appointment of Carlos Joaquín González as Mexican representative to Canada.