Speaker


Arancha González Laya

Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po Paris; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Spain

Speaker


Biography

Arancha González is the third Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po and the first woman to lead the world's third school for Politics and International Studies. Prior to joining PSIA, Ms González served as Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (2020-2021). She previously was Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (2013-2020). Between 2005 and 2013 she served as Chief of Staff to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy. Before that she held senior positions at the European Commission in the areas of international trade and development. Ms González started her career as a lawyer in the private sector. Ms González has been a member of PSIA's Strategic Committee since 2017.A Spanish national, Ms González holds a degree in law from the University of Navarra and a Postgraduate Degree in European Law from the University Carlos III of Madrid.

Interventions

Program 2024
15:30 16:30
Round table Room
11/11/2024
The Paris Dialogue one year on: working together to finance sustainable development
Inequalities and SDGs
11:00 11:45
Stage A
11/11/2024
History in the making: How will the US election impact the world
Peace, Geopolitics and Multilateralism