Alfonso García Robles

He was ambassador to Brazil from 1962 to 1964, and was state secretary to the ministry of foreign affairs from 1964 to 1970. In 1971–1975 he served as his country's representative to the United Nations before an appointment as foreign minister in 1975–76. He was then appointed Mexico's permanent representative to the UN's Committee on Disarmament. García Robles received the Nobel Peace Prize as the driving force behind the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which set up a nuclear-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agreement was signed in 1967 by most states in the region, though some states took some time to ratify the agreement. He was admitted to the Colegio Nacional of Mexico in 1972. His name was inscribed on the Wall of Honor of the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, the seat of the Chamber of Deputies, in 2003. His widow died in 2005 aged 83.

Alfonso García Robles studied at National Autonomous University of Mexico. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is physics. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Employment is recorded with United Nations. Positions recorded include ambassador and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Distinctions recorded are Nobel Peace Prize and Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru.

• Name — Alfonso García Robles • Born — 20 March 1911 • Birthplace — Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico • Died — 2 September 1991 (aged 80) • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Office — Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico • Term Start — 29 December 1975 • Term End — 30 November 1976 • President — Luis Echeverría • Predecessor — Emilio Oscar Rabasa • Successor — Santiago Roel García • Office1 — Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations • Term Start1 — 14 December 1970 • Term End1 — 1 January 1976 • President1 — Luis Echeverría • Predecessor1 — Francisco Cuevas Cancino • Successor1 — Roberto de Rosenzweig-Díaz Azmitia • Alma Mater — National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB) • Awards — * Illustration — x12px Nobel Peace Prize (1982)