Education
National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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Jaime Bodet
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Career
Torres Bodet was appointed Secretary of Public Education (1943-1946) by President Manuel Ávila Camacho. He then served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1946–1951) under President Miguel Alemán Valdéson Later, in 1958-1964, he was again appointed to serve as Secretary of Public Education, this time under President Adolfo López Mateos.
Between 1929 and the outbreak of the Second World War, Torres Bodet held diplomatic positions in Madrid, The Hague, Paris, Buenos Aires and Brussels.
He served as director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) from 1948 to 1952. From 1955 to 1958 he was Ambassador to France.
Gravely ill, Torres Bodet committed suicide in Mexico City on 13 May 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Colegio Nacional; Academia Mexicana de la Lengua]
A native of Mexico City, in the 1920s he was a prominent member of the literary group Los Contemporáneos. He was also a member of the Mexican Language Academy (the national correspondent agency to the Spanish Royal Academy) and of the National College.
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Nationality
Mexico
Awards
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National Prize for Arts and Sciences Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.