About the ACD

Our objectives

  • Provide a welcoming and friendly environment for the spouses of diplomats accredited in Mexico.

  • Manage and raise funds in order to help vulnerable groups in Mexico.

  • Enable contact with nationals of Mexico, contributing to the promotion of art and culture, in a spirit of tolerance and good will.

  • Establish relationships between the different cultures of the countries represented within the ACD.

Our history

The Association of Diplomatic Spouses (la Asociación de Cónyuges de Diplomáticos in Spanish) or the ACD was formed in 1982 as the Association of Diplomatic Ladies (ADD) after two independent associations, the wives of officials of International Organizations and the wives of officials of Embassies, merged. The wives of the Ambassadors became honorary members of the ADD, while the wives of officials of International Organizations and Embassies were given the status of regular members in charge of leading the Association.

The objectives of the ADD were: a) to promote ties of friendship among its members; b) to promote cultural and social activities, including the dissemination of the history and culture of Mexico and of the countries represented, and c) to carry out cooperation and charity activities in support of vulnerable populations of the Mexican society

In 1995, the Association's statutes were modified to allow the wives of the Ambassadors to join the ADD Board. The Honorary Members would be exclusively the former presidents and wives of officials of International Organizations and Diplomats accredited in Mexico, who remain in this country at the end of their mission.

In 2005, the name of the Association of Diplomatic Ladies was changed to the ACD (the Association of Diplomatic Spouses) to include the husbands of Ambassadors and officials of International Organizations and Embassies. The ACD was registered as a Civil Association (AC) in the Tax Administration Service (SAT) of Mexico, which allows it to receive and provide donations, and generate tax-deductible receipts.

Our presidents

2024 (part) - Mabel Severich, Bolivia

2024 (part) - Mariela Galeano, Paraguay

2023 - Sara Alden, Sweden

2022 - Ghislaine Kassimi, Morocco

2021 - Martha Cruz, Uruguay

2020 - Liza Creamer, USA

2019 (part) - Iffat Khilji, Pakistan

2018-2019 (part) - Rakhi Pardeshi, India

2017 - Siri Nimmanop, Australia

2016 - Hulya Demiralp, Türkiye

2014-2015 - Elena Baeza del Cid, Belize

2013 - Ursula Vabrick, Austria

2012 - Jean Pierre Leleu, Costa Rica

2011 - Veronique Verhoeyen, Belgium

2008-2009 - Eka Rumanitha, Indonesia

2008 (part) - Zhor Blass, Germany

2007-2008 (part) - Silvia Goldstein, EU

2006 - Karen Daddon, Israel

2005 - Kemala Aywil, Indonesia

2003 - Rebeca de Sequeira, Costa Rica

2002 - Oddrun Utheim, Norway

2001 - Dianne Idriss, Malaysia

2000 - Maite de Reyes Mazzoni, Honduras

1999 - Elena de Portugal, Peru

1998 - Antonia Doukas, Greece

1996-1997 - Alicia Fumero, Costa Rica

1995 - Alba de Ventura, ECLAC

1994 - Sonia Taulis, ICAO

1993 - Nancy Langley, USA

1992 - María Eugenia de Zurita, USA

1989 - Elena Tolstikova

1988 - Carmen Merino de Ayza, UNIDO

1986-1987 - Lia Riaboni, Argentina

1982 - Rosita Fernandini, Peru