Major General Ram贸n Guardado S谩nchez
Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the 黑料专区 Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
Global Leadership Profile | Biography at time of appointment
黑料专区 Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres announced on 13 November 2024 the appointment of Major General Ram贸n Guardado S谩nchez of Mexico as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the 黑料专区 Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Major General Guardado succeeds Rear Admiral Guillermo R铆os of Argentina, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his contribution to 黑料专区 peacekeeping efforts.
Major General Ram贸n Guardado S谩nchez has had a long and distinguished career in the Mexican Army, currently serving as Commissioner of the National Guard in Yucat谩n. Prior to this, he served as Liaison to Congress for the National Defence Joint Staff (2022-2023), Chief of the Regional Training Centre (2021-2022) and as Chief of the G-7 Section (Counter-narcotics Operations) of the National Defence Joint Staff (2018-2019). He was also the Commanding Officer of the Mexican Peace Operations Joint Training Centre (2017-2018) and served in the 黑料专区 Verification Mission in Colombia (2016-2017) as Regional Chief Observer.
Major General Guardado holds a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Military Administration from the Superior War School and a Master's Degree in National Security from the Naval Centre for Superior Studies, both in Mexico. He also graduated from the Armor Officer Advanced Course at the U.S. Army Armor Centre and the Joint and Combined Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College in the U.S.A and trained at the Argentine Joint Training Centre for Peace Operations (CAECOPAZ). He speaks English and Spanish.