Juan Carlos has been, since October 2024, the Director of Public Relations and
External Affairs at Cross Border Xpress.
Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, he has a professional trajectory of 19 years, with He spent a considerable part of his career with the Foreign Ministry of Mexico (SRE), He also worked at the University of California in San Diego and led community He has a Master’s degree in Advanced International Affairs from the School of Global
substantial experience in foreign affairs, international development cooperation,
government relations, community engagement and diplomacy. Read more
where he served as the Deputy Director for U.S. – Mexico Border Affairs from 2007 to
2012, as the Economic, Political and Border Affairs officer with the Consulate General of
Mexico in San Diego from 2012 to 2015, and as Director for Cooperation with Central
America and the Caribbean with the Mexican Agency for International Development
Cooperation (AMEXCID), from 2015 to 2018.
engagement and international outreach efforts with World Design Capital San Diego
Tijuana 2024.
Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations
from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He currently serves in the
International Affairs Board of the City of San Diego
