Alfonso García Robles (20 March 1911 – 2 September 1991) was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Alva Reimer Myrdal ( January 31, 1902 – February 1, 1986) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...

García Robles was born in Zamora, Michoacán, and trained in law before joining his country's foreign service in 1939. He served as a delegate to the 1945 San Francisco Conference that established the United Nations. He was ambassador to Brazil from 1962 to 1964, and was state secretary to the ministry of foreign affairs from 1964 to 1970. In 1971-75 he served as his country's representative to the United Nations before an appointment as foreign minister in 1975-76. He was then appointed as Mexico's permanent representative to the Committee on Disarmament. Other Mexican States Capital Morelia Other major cities Lázaro Cárdenas list of municipalities Area 59,928 km² Ranked 16th Population (2000 census) 3,979,180 Ranked 7th Governor (2002-08) Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (PRD) Federal Deputies (13) PRD = 9 PRI = 2 PAN = 1 disputed = 1 Federal... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ...

García Robles received the peace prize as the driving force behind the Treaty of Tlatelolco, setting up a nuclear-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agreement was signed in 1967 by most states in the region, though some states took some time to ratify the agreement. United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, 1969 The Treaty of Tlatelolco is the conventional name given to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...

References

• Nobel Committee information on 1982 laureates (http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1982/index.html)