The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts:
The European Challenge: A Spanish Perspective with His Excellency Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the United States
Europe is at a crossroads confronted with the eurozone crisis, a faltering global economy, a rising China and political upheaval in North Africa.
Simultaneously, Spain is experiencing a ruptured housing bubble, record unemployment, austerity measures and ongoing protests.
Topics include:
- How will Europe and Spain navigate these changing times at home and abroad?
- What are Spain’s dynamics within the European Union?
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time:12 noon registration; 12:30pm Lunch, presentation, Q&A; 2pm Adjournment
Venue: The Chicago Club, 81 E Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Registration is required
Register by 12 noon December 7
His Excellency Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo became Spain’s Ambassador to the United States in July 2008. Prior to this appointment, he served as secretary general and director of international relations for the International Advisory Board of Repsol, one of Spain’s leading energy companies.
From 2004 to 2006, he served as ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta. Between 2001 and 2004, he was a state secretary and director of Spain’s Intelligence Service.
He also served ambassador to Morocco from 1997 to 2001, ambassador at large for EU common foreign and security policy from 1996 to 1997, director general for political affairs from 1993 to 1996, director general for foreign policy for Africa and the Middle East from 1985 to 1993, and deputy director general for North Africa from 1983 to 1985.
He was also an advisor on international relations in the office of the prime minister from 1982 to 1983, and director for technical and development cooperation from 1981 to 1982.
In addition, from 1978 to 1981 he served as counselor at the Spanish Embassy in Montevideo, as cultural attaché at the Consulate General of Spain in New York from 1974 to 1978, and as secretary at the Consular and Commercial Representation in Warsaw from 1972 to 1974. He started his diplomatic career in 1971. He holds a B.A. from Complutense University and an M.A. from the Diplomatic School in Madrid.
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