H.E. Ms. Cristina Gallach

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean (Vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Spain

2020 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean

2018 High Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda, Government of Spain

2017 Equal Opportunities Adviser, Council of the European Union

2017 Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, United Nations

2015 DPI Head of Department, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public
Information, United Nations

2014 Head of Public Relations and Spokesperson, Council of the European Union

2010 Spokesperson for the Government, Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European
Union

1999 Head of Division, Spokesperson and Chief Media Adviser to the High Representative for the
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), European Union. Responsible for public
diplomacy and foreign policy.

1996 Media Adviser and Spokesperson for NATO Secretary General Javier Solana
Degree in Journalism, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (graduated 1982)
Master’s in International Relations, Columbia University, New York (graduated 1986), Fulbright-La
Caixa scholar

Born in 1960, Sant Quirze de Besora (Barcelona)
Languages: English, French, German (basic), Russian (basic), Spanish (native) and Catalan (native)