XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ana María Alonso Giganto holds a degree in English Philology and has been a member of the Spanish Diplomatic Service since 2007. She has been posted to Spanish embassies in Afghanistan, Egypt, Thailand, Australia, and Counsellor in the Mission of Spain to United Nations. As Ambassador-at-Large for Feminist Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEC), she is responsible for mainstreaming a gender perspective throughout Spain’s foreign policy and the institutional culture of the ministry itself, as well as within international forums. She is also a member of the Alliance of Feminist Foreign Policy Ambassadors, which includes representatives from various countries and organizations such as NATO, the EEAS, the OSCE, and UN Women. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Casa Asia and of the Global Partner Network of Feminist Foreign Policy Steering Committee.