The “Agreement Announcing the Call for Applications for the 2025 Promotion Competition in the Technical-Administrative Branch of the Mexican Foreign Service” has the primary objective of informing members of the Mexican Foreign Service (SEM) of the terms for participating in the Promotion Competition to the rank of Administrative Coordinator.
Regarding applicants in other administrative ranks, the list of candidates with the highest scores on their application for the specified number of available positions will be submitted to the Secretariat, through the Personnel Commission, in order of priority by gender and rank.
[The text abruptly ends here, so the translation stops as well.] The regulation implements various provisions of the Mexican Foreign Service (SEM) Career Plan, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on April 5, 2024. Its purpose is to help career SEM personnel acquire the knowledge and experience necessary to professionalize their performance in service to the State, in matters of public administration and diplomatic activities, with a gender perspective and substantive equality and non-discrimination.
The Career Plan states that promotion is a process for career personnel that allows them to advance to the next higher rank after fulfilling the regulatory requirements and successfully passing the examinations, where stipulated by the regulations, and after a review of their file.
Promotion competitions will be announced by the Secretary of the Secretariat, upon the recommendation of the Personnel Commission, to career personnel at least every two years and must be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The holding of these competitions will be subject to the availability of vacant positions, in accordance with current regulations.
The Secretary will approve all other promotions of career staff, following a recommendation from the Personnel Committee. The evaluation will take into account the staff's merits, academic qualifications, experience, and seniority.