Jorge Espinoza de los Reyes Sánchez

Jorge Espinosa de los Reyes was an economist trained at UNAM, with postgraduate study at the London School of Economics and the University of Chile. He worked in economic research at the Bank of Mexico and Nacional Financiera before moving into government planning. He also taught at UNAM, the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies, and other institutions. ¹

His administrative career included work in presidential affairs and Pemex, followed by a senior position at the Bank of Mexico in 1976. In November 1977, he became director general of Nacional Financiera. ¹

As ambassador in Washington, Espinosa joined Foreign Secretary Bernardo Sepúlveda, Finance Secretary Jesús Silva Herzog, and other Mexican officials in an April 17, 1984, meeting with Ronald Reagan. They prepared for President Miguel de la Madrid's forthcoming visit. ²