Patricia Espinosa Cantellano | |
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| Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| In office 18 July 2016 – 15 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Christiana Figueres |
| Succeeded by | Simon Stiell (Acting) |
| Ambassador of Mexico to Germany | |
| In office 6 September 2013 – 18 July 2016 | |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2012 | |
| President | Felipe Calderón |
| Preceded by | Luis Ernesto Derbez |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Meade Kuribreña |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Espinosa Cantellano October 21, 1958 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Relations | Married |
| Alma mater | El Colegio de México Graduate Institute of International Studies |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (born October 21, 1958) is a Mexican diplomat who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2016 to 2022. She was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón; and served as Mexican Ambassador to Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia. Because of her diplomatic career, she was appointed Ambassador Emeritus of Mexico in 2012.