Estado Mayor Presidencial
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The Estado Mayor Presidencial — EMP (Presidential Guard) is the institution charged with protecting and safeguarding the President of Mexico
and the First Lady of Mexico
. It is described in its regulations as a techno-military organism and an administrative unit of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico in facilitating the President's fulfiment of his attributes and functions. So, the EMP is Mexico's Presidential Guard, and also the chief logistical instrument of the President and of the First Lady.
The Presidential Guard is part of the Mexican Army
, and a General always leads it, embodied in the Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial
, currently led by General Jesús Javier Castillo Cabrera
, whom President Felipe Calderón
appointed.
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
and the First Lady of Mexico
First Lady of Mexico
First Lady of Mexico is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Mexico.The post is highly ceremonial and in fact once caused severe controversy when it was thought that the First Lady took too much involvement in their husband's post....
. It is described in its regulations as a techno-military organism and an administrative unit of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico in facilitating the President's fulfiment of his attributes and functions. So, the EMP is Mexico's Presidential Guard, and also the chief logistical instrument of the President and of the First Lady.
The Presidential Guard is part of the Mexican Army
Mexican Army
The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...
, and a General always leads it, embodied in the Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial
Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial
The Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial is the office served by the General commanding the Estado Mayor Presidencial , a sort of Presidential Guard that protects the security of the President of Mexico, his family, and that of Foreign dignitaries visiting Mexico...
, currently led by General Jesús Javier Castillo Cabrera
Jesús Javier Castillo Cabrera
General Jesús Javier Castillo Cabrera is Mexico's Chief of the Presidential Guard. He was chosen by President of Mexico Felipe Calderón at the beginning of his term.Gral. Castillo is an official in the Mexican Army...
, whom President Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
appointed.