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Geographies in Depth
Lawyer, specializing in international and EU law, arbitration and mediation, Formerly: Member of European Parliament including, chaired Legal Affairs and Internal Market Committee, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, and Conference of Committee Chairs; Member of the Spanish Cortes, chaired Joint Committee on EU in two houses of parliament; first woman to serve as Foreign Affairs Minister, Spain; Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, World Bank Group: Executive Committee Member and Senior Vice-President, International Affairs, Areva. Member, international advisory boards of think tanks and public institutions.