Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza is a Mexican career diplomat with 34 years of experience in the bilateral and multilateral fields.
She currently serves as Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, and as Director-General for Multilateral Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
She majored in International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and has a Master degree in High Command and National Security at the Naval Higher Studies Center (CESNAV).
During her diplomatic career, she has served in diverse areas at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the North American Unit (2021-2023), the Directorate-General of Protocol (2007-2011); Asia-Pacific(1990-1994); and International Organizations (1987-1989). She has been posted at the Mexican Diplomatic Missions in the United Kingdom (2019-2021); Hong Kong (2011-2015); Belgium (2002-2006); Israel (1997-1998); and Canada (1994-1997).
At the multilateral level, she has been Representative of Mexico before international organizations, namely the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC); the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO); the International Coffee Organization (ICO), the International Sugar Organization (IOA), and the International Whaling Commission (2015-2021); and has served at the Mission of Mexico to the European Union (2002-2006).
Within this framework, she was appointed Vice Chair of Committee 2 of the 31st IMO Assembly (Dec 2019) and second Vice Chair of the 1992 Fund Assembly and member of the Board of Appeals of the IOPC Funds.
She has outstanding leadership in promoting a gender equality agenda, in line with her country’s feminist foreign policy, being a promoter and founder of the IMO Gender Equality Network. She is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University, and Honorary Member of the Women's Network of Maritime Authorities of Latin America (Red MAMLa).
Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza is a Mexican career diplomat with 34 years of experience in the bilateral and multilateral fields.
She currently serves as Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, and as Director-General for Multilateral Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
She majored in International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and has a Master degree in High Command and National Security at the Naval Higher Studies Center (CESNAV).
During her diplomatic career, she has served in diverse areas at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the North American Unit (2021-2023), the Directorate-General of Protocol (2007-2011); Asia-Pacific(1990-1994); and International Organizations (1987-1989). She has been posted at the Mexican Diplomatic Missions in the United Kingdom (2019-2021); Hong Kong (2011-2015); Belgium (2002-2006); Israel (1997-1998); and Canada (1994-1997).
At the multilateral level, she has been Representative of Mexico before international organizations, namely the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC); the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO); the International Coffee Organization (ICO), the International Sugar Organization (IOA), and the International Whaling Commission (2015-2021); and has served at the Mission of Mexico to the European Union (2002-2006).
Within this framework, she was appointed Vice Chair of Committee 2 of the 31st IMO Assembly (Dec 2019) and second Vice Chair of the 1992 Fund Assembly and member of the Board of Appeals of the IOPC Funds.
She has outstanding leadership in promoting a gender equality agenda, in line with her country’s feminist foreign policy, being a promoter and founder of the IMO Gender Equality Network. She is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University, and Honorary Member of the Women's Network of Maritime Authorities of Latin America (Red MAMLa).
