EDUCATION

1986 Degree on International Relations by the Spanish Diplomatic School

1985 Entry in the Spanish Diplomatic Service

1984 Studies of European Community Law. London School of Economics (LSE)

1981 Degree in Law. University of Barcelona

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016 – 2013 Member of The International Advisory Board of Abertis

2016 – 2011 Vice President Fundación Onuart

2011 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain in the Russian Federation

2011 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain in Turkmenistan

2011 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain in Uzbekistan

2011 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain in Belarus

2011 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain in Armenia

2004 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain to the U.N. in Geneva

2004 – 2007 Ambassador of Spain to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva

2007 President of the Disarmament Conference in Geneva

2007 Chairman of the Council of the International Migration Organization in Geneva

2006 Chairman of the Finance Committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

2001 – 2004 Political Counselor at the Spanish Embassy in Mexico

1996 – 2001 Political Counselor at the Spanish Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK)

1995 Representative of Spain in the Development Assistance Committee of the Iberoamerican Conference. Approval of the Treaty for the Cooperation in the Iberoamerican Conference (Bariloche Oct. 1995)

1993 – 1996 Vice-President of the Spanish Agency, and General Director for Latin America in the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid

1993 First Secretary at the Spanish Embassy in Italy

1989 – 1992 Delegate of the Commission of the European Communities in the Development Assistance Committee at the OCDE in Paris

1988 Founder of the “Center for International Studies – CEI” at the University of Barcelona.

1987 – 1988 Member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner Claude Cheysson in the European Community in Brussels. Responsible for the Mediterranean Policy.

1986 Head of the Latin American Department in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Doctor Honoris Causae by the Linguistic University of Moscow (2011)

Doctor Honoris Causae Mirnis University of Moscow (2011)

Doctor Honoris Causae University of Higher Education of Moscow (2011)

Author of the Book “Espérame en la Habana” Ed. del Bronce (1998) and Ed. MR – Planeta (2006)

Author of the Book “El Espacio Iberoamericano” (1996)