Join us for a lecture by His Excellency Santiago Cabanas Ansorena, Spanish ambassador to the United States of America, who will speak about the relationship between the US and Spain. This event will be held in 1060 HBLL, the Reynolds Auditorium on Level 1 of the Harold B. Lee Library.
Ambassador Santiago Cabanas Ansorena was born in Madrid in 1954. He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and joined the Spanish Foreign Service in 1981. The Ambassador was most recently Ambassador to Algeria, where he started his mission in 2017. Prior, he held top-ranking positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, including Director of the Minister’s Cabinet and Director General for Foreign Policy. Ambassador Cabanas has also been Director General for Consular Affairs and Director General for Cultural and Scientific Relations. In addition to his Ambassadorship to Algeria, he has been the Ambassador of Spain to the Czech Republic and to Jordan. He previously served as a political counselor at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. and as Consul General in Miami, Florida.