Manuel Tello Baurraud
Manuel Tello Baurraud (1 November 1898 – 27 November 1971) was a Mexican politician and diplomat, who represented his country at the League of Nations (1938–1941) and served twice as Secretary of Foreign Affairs; first in the cabinet of President Miguel Alemán Valdés (1951–52) and years later in the cabinet of Adolfo López Mateos (1958–64).He moved to Mexico City to enroll at the National Preparatory School and took some courses leading to a bachelor's degree in law at both Escuela Libre de Derecho and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) without getting a degree.[2] He joined the foreign service in 1923, first serving as vice-consul in Brownsville (1924) and Laredo, Texas (1925); and later as consul in Antwerp (1925–1927), Berlin and Hamburg (1927–1929) and Yokohama (1930–1933).[3] He left the post on 30 November 1952 to serve as Ambassador of Mexico in Washington, D.C., by instructions of President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.He presented his credentials on 18 March 1953 and served until 25 November 1958,[1] when he returned to Mexico City to be reappointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs by President Adolfo López Mateos.