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José Ángel Gurría
	José Ángel Gurría
	;
	Secretary-General of the OECD
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 June 2006
Preceded by	Don Johnston
	Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
	In office; 1 January 1998 – 30 November 2000
Preceded by	Guillermo Ortiz Martínez
Succeeded by	Francisco Gil Díaz
	Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
	In office; 1 December 1994 – 31 December 1997
Preceded by	Manuel Tello Macías
Succeeded by	Rosario Green
Born	May 8, 1950 (age 59); Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Political party	Revolutionary Institutional Party
Residence	Paris, France
Alma mater	National Autonomous University of Mexico
Profession	Economist

José Ángel Gurría Treviño (born May 8, 1950, Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican economist and diplomat. He is the current secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since June 1, 2006.

Gurría graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom and at Harvard University, in the United States. He served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1994–1999) and as Secretary of Finance (1999–2000) in the Ernesto Zedillo administration. In Foreign Affairs he opposed the Helms-Burton Act and in Treasury he restructured the foreign debt. He also negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and requested financial aid during the 1994 crisis.

Gurría has also been President and CEO of the National Development Bank (Nafin) of Mexico and President and CEO of the Foreign Trade Bank (Bancomext). From 2003 to 2005 he was a chair member of the Inter-American Development Bank's External Advisory Group.

He was the architect of the economic stabilization of the economy, partially by cutting government spending six times during the Zedillo administration. The effect of his work has been felt during Vicente Fox's administration who nominated him to lead the OECD in July 2005.

Gurría speaks six languages: Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Italian and German.^[3]

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^ "Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD". OECD. http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35768574_1_1_1_1,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
^ "Los Cancilleres de México a través de su Historia" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/secretarios/xx.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^ Artega, José Manuel (2005-07-21). "Gurría se perfila rumbo a la OCDE" (in Spanish). El Universal. http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=46699&tabla=finanzas. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

Preceded by Manuel Tello Macías	Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1994–1997	Succeeded by Rosario Green

[oecd-0] "Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD". OECD. http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35768574_1_1_1_1,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

[sre-bio-1] "Los Cancilleres de México a través de su Historia" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/secretarios/xx.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-02.

[univ-2] Artega, José Manuel (2005-07-21). "Gurría se perfila rumbo a la OCDE" (in Spanish). El Universal. http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=46699&tabla=finanzas. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

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