The Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khadija Iddrisu and the Ambassador of Mexico, Her Excellency Norma Ang Sánchez held discussions on the need to strengthen bilateral relations between Ghana and Mexico, with particular emphasis on agricultural development as a driver of economic growth and food security.

Norma Ang Sánchez has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service for more than 25 years. She was appointed career Ambassador in February 2022. Throughout her career, she has served in different countries, with experiences in political and consular affairs.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City, she served as Director of Consular Protection for the United States at the Directorate General for Protection of Mexicans Abroad. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Directorate General for Europe.

Overseas, Norma served as Acting Consul General in the General Consulate of Mexico in Barcelona; as Political Attache in the Office of Migration Issues at the Embassy of Mexico in Washington; as Deputy Chief of Mission in the Mexican Embassy in Poland, and as head of the Political Section in the Mexican Embassy in The Netherlands.

In 2016, Norma was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an exchange officer with the U.S. State Department/Bureau of Consular Affairs, in an effort to exchange best practices and learn lessons on common consular assistance challenges.

She has a BA in International Relations from Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, and a MA in International Services from American University. She also has a Diploma on Hemispheric Security and Defense, from the Inter-American Defense College in Washington, DC.

She is the Ambassador of Mexico to Ghana, with concurrent accreditation to Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia, since March 2024.

Source : Ministry of Foreign Affairs