Science in the G-7 and G-20: From Will to Action

Authors

  • Guillermo Gutiérrez Nieto Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59673/amag.v2i2.72

Keywords:

Summits, science, scientific diplomacy, networks, cooperation, research, innovation

Abstract

The importance of science in high-level meetings, such as the G7 and G20, has been growing. Since 2008, in the first case, and since 2017, in the second, specialized groups of scientists have been instituted to meet in parallel, or autonomously, to discuss both the progress made in the most diverse fields of science, and to discuss cooperation policies that can support such progress and make it more viable in terms of benefit for all humanity. In this way, science is currently positioned as an indispensable tool in the exercise of diplomacy. States, and their representatives, at different levels, have perceived that collaboration and the exchange of knowledge is a very useful way of having a fundamental element in addressing problems that, otherwise, would take longer to find a solution.

Author Biography

Guillermo Gutiérrez Nieto, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores

Degree in International Relations from UNAM and Master’s in Administration through the online education system of ITESM. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration of Mexico. He joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1992 and currently serves as Counselor. At the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has worked in the Coordination of Advisors to the Secretary of the branch, the Diplomatic Historical Archive, the General Directorate for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Matías Romero Institute of Diplomatic Studies. Abroad, he has been part of Mexico’s representations in Belize as Director of the Institute of Cooperation and Culture; in Bolivia as Cultural and Press Attaché; in Chicago as Consul for Documentation; in Indianapolis as Alternate Consul; and at the Mexican Delegation to the OECD, where he handled issues related to science and technology, transport, and public governance. Since 2022, he has been the Head of the Chancery at the Mexican Embassy in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of the book Science and Diplomacy: The Virtuous Conjugation (AMEI, 2023) and has been editor of the magazines Litoral (cultural), Proa (of the Association of the Mexican Foreign Service), and Cambiavías (literary). His articles and essays on international issues and Mexican culture have been published in national and international media.

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Published

2024-08-18

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): AMAG

Section

Essays