012 – Change Agents – Mario Cuevas Zamora, Mexican Consul for Orange County

Interview aired on July 24, 2019

For the past 35 years, Consul Cuevas has held numerous positions in the Public Sector of Mexico, including the International Affairs sections of the Ministries of Labor, Planning and Budget, Communications and Transportation, and Foreign Affairs.

As a 25 year member of Mexico’s Foreign Service, he has held posts at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland; was Deputy Commissioner of Mexico for the 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver and Director of the Mexican Pavilion. In Montreal, Canada, he served as Mexico´s Deputy Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and at the Mexican Consulate; also served as Head of Consular Protection at the Consulates of Mexico in San Diego, CA, and New York, NY; and has represented Mexico as a delegate in various bilateral and multilateral conferences. He took office as Consul of Mexico in Santa Ana on June 12, 2015.