Issues in US-Mexican Relations: Trade, Immigration, and Border Security
Edurne Pineda
Consul of Mexico in Oklahoma City
Consul Edurne Pineda is a Mexican diplomat with a 25-year career and a specialization in
consular affairs. Her academic background includes a BA in Economics and a MA in
Diplomatic Studies.
She has been appointed to the Consulates General of Mexico in Chicago, Atlanta and
Dallas, where she coordinated every area of the consular spectrum and was deputy consul
general for 10 years. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Consul Pineda has worked
in directive roles as, Director of Economic and Community Affairs and Deputy General
Director for Consular Services.
In October of 2022 Consul Pineda was appointed by the government of Mexico as Head
Consul of the new Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City. Since assuming her post, she has
dedicated her work and efforts to establishing the new Consulate, which opened its doors
for services on May 20th, 2023. The Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City, Mexico’s 51 st in
the U.S., covers the entire state of Oklahoma, providing consular services and assistance to the growing Mexican community in the State and promoting government, economic, social, cultural and tourism relations between Mexico and Oklahoma.