Before this she also worked for six months in the Political & Trade department at the EU delegation to Israel. She holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University College of Utrecht, and a Master’s degree in European Studies from Kings College London.
He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council, and a trustee of IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is a consultant to international business, a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Guardian Funds Trust, and had previously served as managing director — international for BGR Group. He has taught transatlantic relations at The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs.
In January 2003, Védrine founded Hubert Védrine Conseil, a public consulting firm specializing in foreign, economic, and geopolitical affairs. He has chaired the François Mitterrand Institute since 2003. Védrine has been appointed as an independent director of LVMH since 2004. He was chosen by Kofi Anan to be one of the twenty international members of the High Level Group of the “Alliance of Civilizations” in 2005 and 2006.
As a journalist, he is a columnist for Radio France International and contributes regularly to the BBC and CBN (Brazil), as well as being a former diplomatic and defense correspondent for Libération (France). Valladão is the director of the Latin America Research Chair and member of the Scientific Board of the Centre d’Etudes Sociales, Economiques et Managériales of the Institut de Hautes Etudes du Management.
Prior to his appointment in Washington, he served as the director general for external relations at the European Commission. From 2004-09, Vale de Almeida was the head of cabinet for European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. He also acted as the EU sherpa for G8 and G20 Summits from 2005-10. He holds a degree in history from the University of Lisbon and has studied and received training in journalism and management in the United States, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
After having participated in Enpact’s mentorship program, a German non-profit organization with the aim of strengthening economic relations between young entrepreneurs from the start-up scenes of the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, she is engaged with the organization as the country coordinator of Morocco. Tahri is also part of the startupyourlife initiative, a group of young Moroccan entrepreneurs who aim to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Morocco.
He has held senior positions within the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including director of multilateral cooperation, director of European affairs, and ambassador to the Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean Process. In 2003, he was appointed ambassador to the European Union and later to France. Sijilmassi was CEO of the Moroccan Investment Development Agency, leading its launch and subsequent growth. He is an officer of the Légion d´honneur and grand officer in the Ordre National du Mérite of the Republic of France. He holds a Ph.D. in economics.
He also served as professor and head of the Department of Economics at the University of Malta, chairman of the Malta Financial Services Authority, chairman of the Malta Council of Economic and Social Development, board director of the Central Bank of Malta, and electoral commissioner. Internationally he has carried out consultancy work for the European Commission, UNESCO, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), and the Governments of Albania, Croatia, Libya, and Turkey.
In 2015, Sandoval signed a comprehensive plan to provide additional support to military veterans and their families through educational, employment, and healthcare services. Additionally, an unprecedented investment to reform Nevada’s education system was enacted during the 2015 Legislative Session. Sandoval was chosen to be the 2015 vice chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA) and will serve as the chairman of the NGA in 2018. Prior to his election, he served as United States district judge for the District of Nevada as well as attorney general of Nevada.
Professor Saaf was a member of the commission in charge of revising the Constitution during July 2011, and a member of the Scientific Committee at the Global Forum for Humans rights. He was minister of education from 1998 to 2004. He also manages an annual publication called Strategic Report of Morocco.
