Born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Carlos Obrador has a degree in International Relations, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. He has pursued several seminars in the North American region; International Law; Foreign Policy of Mexico; Consular Protection; Consular Services and Cultural issues.
Carlos Obrador is a career member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1993. He was Head of the Department of Consular Protection of Mexicans in Canada until 1997, Head of the Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program at the Consulate General of Mexico in Toronto, Head of the Office of Trade Promotion and Tourism at the Embassy of Mexico in Canada.
At the Consulate of Mexico in Eagle Pass he served as Deputy Consul (2009-2011), Deputy Consul and Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston (2012-2014), Deputy Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 2014 – June 2016). He served as the Head Consul of Mexico in Del Rio, Texas, from June 2016 to October 2019.

As of November 1, 2019 he serves as the Head Consul of Mexico in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.