The head of the North American Development Bank, Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez, will be Mexico's new ambassador in Washington, the Mexican government said Friday.
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the appointment in a statement that also said Mexico's current ambassador in the United States, Carlos Manuel Sada Solana, will become undersecretary for North America. Sada will represent Mexico at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Gutierrez's appointment requires ratification by the Mexican senate.
In his new job, Gutierrez will face Trump's promise to build a border wall and deport thousands of immigrants.
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