Background
Cuevas Cándano, Francisco was born on May 7, 1921 in Federal District, Mexico. Collaborator of Luis Padilla Ñervo for many years. Son of José Luis Cuevas and Sofía Cancino.
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Francisco Cuevas Cándano
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Early education unknown. Law degree from the Free School of Law, Mexico City, 1943. Graduate studies at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Master of Arts in civil law, 1946.
Studies in Ottawa, London, and at Columbia University, New York. Professor at Mexico City College. Professor at the Free Law School.
Director of the Center of International Studies at the Colegio de México.
Career
Joined the Foreign Service, 1946. Third Secretary of the Mexican Embassy in London, 1946-1949. Adviser to the Secretary of Foreign Relations, 1954.
Subdirector of International Organizations for the Secretariat of Foreign Relations, 1957. Consul General in Paris, 1959-1960. Legal advisor to the Mexican delegation to the United Nations, 1960.
Subsecretary General of the Mexican delegation to the Third General Assembly of the United Nations. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1965-1970, 1976-1979. Ambassador to Brazil, 1979-1980.
Ambassador to UNESCO, 1970-1976. Ambassador to Belgium, 1980-1982. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, since 1982.
Author of many articles on legal subjects and foreign affairs.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Connections
Spouse Esmeralda Arboleda.
