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Born in Mexico City into an upper-class family Aguilar Zínser was the son of Adolfo Aguilar Y Quevedo a criminal lawyer and Carmen Zínser , a philantropist. He was also the grandson of Miguel Ángel De Quevedo ''El apóstol del árbol'' ("Apostle of trees"), considered the first environmentalist in Mexico and Ángela Quevedo De Aguilar a philantropist. Aguilar Zínser studied law at the National Autonomous University Of Mexico , international relations at El Colegio De México (1972-75) and completed a master's degree in international and public affairs at Harvard University 's Kennedy School Of Government (1977-78). During the early seventies he briefly subscribed to Marxist ideologoy, and he headed Luis Echeverría 's Center For Economic And Social Studies Of The Third World during the mid-1970s. He was elected to the Chamber Of Deputies , representing the Party Of The Democratic Revolution (PRD) in 1994 and served until 1997. From 1997 to 2000 he served in the Senate, representing the Green Ecological Party Of Mexico (PVEM). Following Vicente Fox 's election to the Presidency (representing a coalition of the National Action Party and the PVEM) on 2 July 2000 , Aguilar Zínser served as the transition team's advisor on international affairs. After taking office, Fox appointed Aguilar Zínser his national security advisor. In January 2002, Fox appointed Aguilar Zínser Mexico's permanent representative to the United Nations . His term coincided with Mexico's election to the Security Council and, in accordance with the Security Council's rules of procedure, he served as its president for two one-month terms. Following a speech to students at Mexico City's . After leaving the UN, Aguilar Zínser received a Honorary Degree from Ricardo Palma University ( Peru ) and hosted a weekly current-affairs show on television. He died in a car accident near his summer chalet in Tepoztlán , Morelos , on 5 June 2005 , at the age of 55. EXTERNAL LINKS
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