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Mexican president to nominate education minister as next U.S. ambassador

Mexico’s Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma speaks during the presentation of
Mexico’s Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma speaks during the presentation of the national financial inclusion policy, at the Interactive Museum of Economics (MIDE) in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he will nominate Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma as the next ambassador to the United States, by far the country’s most important trading partner.

The appointment comes after Martha Barcena said earlier this week that she had decided to retire early and leave her post in the coming months after 43 years in foreign policy.

(Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher and Raul Cortes Fernandez; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Kirsten Donovan)