Planning implies an effort of serious and participatory analysis, which is made explicit in documents that specify intentions and means to update them based on a rigorous study of internal conditions and external reality. This effort also entails the desire for dialogue and the intention to submit the plans to consensus and the active participation of society. Aware of this need, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari presented to public opinion, on May 31, 1989, the National Development Plan for the period 1989-1994, which aims to lead the structural change that the nation demands to be better inserted in the dynamic process of international restructuring that is subject to criticism and reflection from the various sectors of the country; the PND has been the subject of numerous comments and studies. Specifically in the area referring to foreign relations, the Matías Romero Institute of Diplomatic Studies organized the "Analysis Meeting on the International Context and Foreign Policy in the National Development Plan 1989-1994", on June 16 and 19, 1989 Due to the importance of the comments issued, the space dedicated to "Essays" in this issue of the Revista Mexicana de Política Exterior accommodates the presentations of the event. In this way, the reader will have greater analysis tools that help clarify their knowledge on this subject and the priorities, guidelines and directions of our foreign policy will become clearer.