Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno
Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno was born in Mexico City on the 1st of May 1958. She speaks French, English, German, Portuguese and Italian and currently works as the Ambassador of Mexico to Finland.
Political Career
Her experience as a diplomat includes: the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico; Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean (2012); Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean (2011-2012) and Economic analyst at the Directorate General for Western Europe (1981-1984). She has served abroad as a member of the Foreign Service as: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Finland, concurrently accredited to the Republic of Estonia (2013-); Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Sweden, concurrently accredited to the Republics of Latvia and Lithuania (2006-2011) and Minister/Deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Mexico in Sweden (2001-2004).
Education
Norma Bertha Pensado holds a Degree in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, 1977-1981. She wrote her thesis on “Latin America: A difficult path to integration”. As a member of the Foreign Service of Mexico, she was raised to the position of Ambassador in 2006.
Notable Achievements
She has represented Mexico in several international conferences and meetings and is a member of the Mexican Council of International Affairs COMEXI (2013- ). She has a wide variety of experience in International Organizations including heading the projects at the Action Committee in Support of the Economic and Social Development of Central America (CADESCA). Her decorations include the Royal Order of the Polar Star with the degree of Commander Grand Cross bestowed by the Kingdom of Sweden.
