European Breakfast with Cristina Gallach. “The Role of the United Nations in the Face of Today's Global Challenges”

Gallach has a wealth of experience in communications, information, public diplomacy, international affairs and security policy. Before joining the UN, Cristina Gallach had served as Head of the Public Relations Unit in the Council of the European Union, Directorate General for Information and Communication, since 2010. In that role she was responsible for designing and implementing the EU Council’s communication strategies and for its public relations and outreach to key partners, including opinion-makers, civil society and academia. 

Prior to that, Cristina Gallach was Spokesperson of the Spanish Government for the European Union rotating Presidency (2010); Spokesperson and Chief Media Advisor of the European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (1999-2009); and Deputy Spokesperson of NATO and Chief Media Adviser for the Secretary-General (1996-1999). She spent more than 15 years as a journalist, during which time she held the positions of senior correspondent for EFE, the Spanish news agency, in Brussels (1993-1996) and in Moscow (1990-1992). She was also a correspondent with El Periodico newspaper in Barcelona (1986-1990), a United States correspondent for Avui newspaper (1984-1986) and a reporter with TVE Barcelona (1983-1984). She holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, New York, and a degree in communication and journalism from the Universidad Autonoma, Barcelona.

 Attendance by invitation.

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