Fernando Martín Valenzuela Marzo

Fernando Martín-Valenzuela Marzo (born 1948) is a Spanish diplomat. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2020.

Fernando Martín Valenzuela Marzo
Personal details
Born (1948-11-12) 12 November 1948
Montalbán, Spain
Alma materUniversity of Zaragoza
Diplomatic School
OccupationDiplomat

Biography

Born in Montalbán (province of Teruel) on 12 November 1948,[1] he earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Zaragoza and a diploma in International Studies from the Diplomatic School,[2] joining the diplomatic corps in 1974.[1] Martín-Valenzuela, who was appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in 1989, left the later post in 1991, becoming the Spanish permanent representative to the United Nations and other organizations in Geneva.[3] He served as Ambassador to Canada from 1996 to 1999.[3]

Following the investiture of Pedro Sánchez as Prime Minister in June 2018, Valenzuela was appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (second to Minister Josep Borrell in the informal hierarchy).[4] He assumed office on 27 June 2018.[2] Valenzuela left the office on 5 February 2020, being replaced by Cristina Gallach.

References
  1. "Referencia del Consejo de Ministros". www.lamoncloa.gob.es. Government of Spain. 17 September 1999.
  2. "Josep Borrell presidió la toma de posesión de los nuevos secretarios de Estado del Ministerio de Exteriores". Crónicas de la Emigración. 28 June 2018.
  3. "La Comisión nombra nuevo Director General Adjunto para Relaciones Exteriores". europa.eu. European Commission. 4 May 2000.
  4. "Martín Valenzuela, "optimista" con la llegada de Von der Leyen a la CE". La Vanguardia. 17 July 2019.
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