Carlos Tello Macías (b. November 4, 1938) is a Mexican economist, diplomat and academician. He is a former ambassador to Cuba, Portugal and Russia and former secretary of budget and planning in the cabinet of José López Portillo. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... José López Portillo y Pacheco (June 16, 1920 – February 17, 2004) was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. ...

Tello Macías was born in Geneva, Switzerland when his parents, Manuel Tello Baurraud and Guadalupe Macías Viadero were serving as Mexican diplomats. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Georgetown University, a master's degree in economics from Columbia University and a doctorate's degree in economics from the University of Cambridge. Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With roots extending back to March 25, 1634 and founded in its current form on January 23, 1789... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

He joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1976. Besides serving as secretary of planning in one of the worst recessions in the history of Mexico (1976 – 1977), Tello worked in the public sector as undersecretary of finance (1975 – 1976) and general director of the Bank of Mexico (1982 – 1988). The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... The Banco de México (Spanish: Bank of Mexico), abbreviated BdeM or Banxico, is Mexicos central bank. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

As an academician, he read several courses at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1960 – 1987), at El Colegio de México (1964 – 1979), at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and worked as a researcher for over nine years at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (1978 – 1987). He currently serves in the board of El Trimestre Económico and Nexos. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, abbreviated as UNAM) is today the most important Mexican university and was founded in 1551 by Royal Decree signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at Valladolid, Spain. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... El Colegio de México (informally: Colmex) is a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education, specialising in teaching and research in the fields of social sciences and the humanities. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America, or UNECLA) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. ... The Mexican Institute Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History known as INAH for its Spanish abbreviation) is the federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tello Macías is married to Catalina Díaz Casasús. His son, historian Carlos Tello Díaz, is the author of La rebelión de las cañadas.

Source: Diccionario biográfico del gobierno mexicano, Ed. Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1992.