Manuel Tello Macías

Manuel Tello Macías (March 15, 1935 – March 23, 2010) was a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as secretary of foreign affairs of Mexico.

Early life
Born in Mexico City, he studied international relations at Georgetown University and obtained a master's degree in the same discipline at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Career
He was Mexico's ambassador to Great Britain and France, as well as a permanent representative at the United Nations in Geneva.

He served as the secretary of foreign affairs from January 10 to November 30, 1994. During his tenure, he signed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's formal invitation for Mexico to become a full member.

He was the son of Mexican diplomat and secretary of foreign affairs Manuel Tello Baurraud, and the brother of Mexican diplomat and economist Carlos Tello Macías and José López Portillo, a former president of Mexico.