Mexican president taps ex-trade negotiator Seade for China post

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday tapped experienced trade negotiator Jesus Seade to be his country's next ambassador to China. Seade, who helped to found the World Trade Organization in the early 1990s, lived in China for years prior to accepting the trade role in Lopez Obrador's government.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday tapped experienced trade negotiator Jesus Seade to be his country's next ambassador to China. Lopez Obrador announced the plan to appoint Seade at a regular morning news conference. The nomination will need ratification by the Mexican Senate.

After Lopez Obrador took office in December 2018, Seade became Mexico's chief negotiator in talks with the United States and Canada during the final phase of discussions over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact. Seade, who helped to found the World Trade Organization in the early 1990s, lived in China for years prior to accepting the trade role in Lopez Obrador's government.