Leonardo Ffrench Iduarte died May 1st, 2024 in Cuernavaca, Morelos.Jornada:News:May 2nd, 2024:political: The SRE laments the death of former ambassador Leonardo Ffrench Iduarte He was a retired career Mexican Ambassador who served in variety of posts. He was the Foreign Press spokesperson for President Carlos Salinas and the first full-time spokesman at the Mexican Embassy in the US. He was also Consul General of Mexico in Denver.Denver Westword:News: October 19, 1994:Eric Dexheimer:Mexican Standoff Subsequently he was promoted to the Consulate in Chicago. He was the Director General of IME the Institute for Mexicans Abroad during the last three years of the Ernesto Zedillo administration. After he retired he was a political and social commentator in the press and TV and consultant living in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Ambassador Ffrench had been among Mexico's diplomatic corps retirees most active in lobbying for cost of living pension adjustments.
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La Estrella: A chat with Ambassador Leonardo Ffrench Iduarte Anted del Caos: Interview with former Ambassador Leonardo Ffrench Hoy: Feb 16 2010: Piden mas ayuda para los migrantes Cronica de Mexico: May 2011: El orgullo de extradirtar El Universal: February 2013: Diplomaticos jubilados buscar defensa El Universal: September 2018: Embajadas son refugio politico Dinero en Imagen: October 2018: Propriedades Fifi en Washington Jornada: Ultimas: Politica: January 27, 2019: Exige Mexico solucion pacifica y democratica para Venezuela