Formation: 1960-1965 Law and Economics (University of Barcelona)
1966-1967 Master of Law - University of Madrid
1968-1970 Diplomatic School, Madrid
Carrière:
1970-1972 First Secretary, Embassy of Spain to Ecuador
1973-1975 Deputy Head of the Commercial Delegation of Spain to the Soviet Union
1975-1978 Counsellor and Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of Spain to the Republic of Korea
1978-1979 Director of Regional Organisations of economic Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
1979-1983 Deputy Director General and then Director General for International Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries)
1983-1985 Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain to Morocco
1986-1990 Directeur de Cabinet with Commissioner Matutes - European Commission, Brussels [crédit et investissements]
1990-1995 Director General of North South Relations, Mediterranean Policy and Relations with Latin America and Asia - European Commission, Brussels
1995-1996 Director General for External Relations - European Commission, Brussels
1996-2000 Ambassador of Spain to the Republics of Italy, Albania, Malta and San Marino
2000-2004 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Spain to NATO
2004-2007 Ambassador at large for Mediterranean Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation)
2007-2011 Ambassador of Spain to the Kingdom of The Netherlands (Concurrently, since 2008, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
2011- to date Delegate of the Government of Catalonia to the EU