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XXIV FORO ESPAÑA-ESTADOS UNIDOS | 2019 Participant Biographies XXIV UNITED STATES-SPAIN FORUM FORO ESPAÑA-ESTADOS UNIDOS November 1–2, 2019 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS XXIV UNITED STATES -SPAIN FORUM | 2019 Participant Biographies a 34-year banking career; retiring de asuntos bilaterales, incluyendo EDUARDO AGUIRRE as President of Bank of America’s seguridad nacional; inversiones U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra International Private Bank. multinacionales; colaboración y (Retired) His extensive community service análisis de inteligencia nacional; includes having served as Chairman cooperación en defensa militar; más Eduardo Aguirre of the Board of Regents of the intereses multinacionales en asuntos is former U.S. University of Houston System, and on comerciales y económicos. Ambassador to Spain the board of the George Bush School El Embajador Aguirre ofrece and Andorra (2005– of Government and Public Service at servicios de consultoría estratégica 2009). His over Texas A & M University. Currently, he geopolítica y comercial, asistiendo 50-year professional serves on the not-for-profit boards a sus clientes a maximizar sus career spans of the Greater Houston Partnership, oportunidades de negocios government service, banking, and Texas Children Hospital, Houston transatlánticos. Aguirre es miembro international business consulting. Livestock Show and Rodeo. de varios consejos corporativos, As ambassador to Spain and Spain conferred upon Ambassador incluyendo subsidiarias en EE.UU. de Andorra, he oversaw a multitude of Aguirre the Order of Isabella the las multinacionales españolas, BBVA bilateral issues, including national Catholic-Grand Cross. He also e IBERDROLA; también es asesor al security; foreign investment; has been awarded the highest bufete jurídico de Haynes and Boone intelligence development, sharing, civilian decorations by The Holy LLP. analysis and cooperation; defense See, Andorra, the Royal House of El embajador Aguirre sirvió a su cooperation; and commercial, trade Rwanda, Pakistan, El Salvador, and país durante 8 años, desempeñando and economic interests. the Dominican Republic. He is a tres cargos ejecutivos en la Ambassador Aguirre offers recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of administración del presidente George strategic, geopolitical, and business Honor; and the Americanism Award W. Bush. Previo de ser nombrado advice to clients seeking to maximize by the Daughters of the American embajador, fue Secretario de Estado their domestic and transatlantic Revolution. del Departamento de Seguridad business opportunities. He serves Ambassador Aguirre earned a Nacional, como Director de servicios on several corporate boards, Bachelor of Science from Louisiana de inmigración (USCIS). También including US subsidiaries of Spanish State University, and was named presidió el Banco de Exportación e multinationals BBVA and IBERDROLA; to LSU’s Hall of Distinction. He is a Importación de EE.UU. (Ex-Im Bank). he is also Senior Advisor to the law Certified Commercial Lender, and has Previo a su servicio gubernamental, firm of Haynes and Boone LLP. received honoris causa doctorates por más de 34 años, el embajador Ambassador Aguirre served during from the University of Connecticut, Aguirre ejerció una carrera bancaria, 8 years in three executive positions the University of Houston, and the jubilándose del Bank of América in President George W. Bush’s Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago, como presidente de su Banco Administration, including Director Dominican Republic. Privado Internacional. of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Su extensa cartera al servicio Services (USCIS), an Under-Secretary Eduardo Aguirre fue Embajador cívico incluye haber presidido la rank position in the U.S. Department de EEUU en España y Andorra Junta de Regentes del Sistema de of Homeland Security. Earlier, Aguirre (2005–2009). Su carrera profesional Universidades de Houston, y la junta was the Acting Chairman of the abarca más de 50 años de servicio directiva de la escuela de graduados Export-Import Bank of the United al gobierno, la banca comercial y George Bush para Servicio Público States (Ex-Im Bank). consultoría internacional. y Gubernamental en la universidad Prior to his U.S. Government Como embajador a España y de Texas A & M. El participa en las service, Ambassador Aguirre had Andorra, el supervisó una multitud juntas directivas del Greater Houston 2 XXIV FORO ESPAÑA-ESTADOS UNIDOS | 2019 Partnership, el Texas Children’s Alban brings 15 years of SAMM Ministries, where she oversaw Hospital, y el Houston Livestock international communications, public the acquisition and development of Show and Rodeo. affairs and media industry experience a transitional shelter for homeless España le confirió la Orden to the role. Her background includes families. de Isabel la Católica–Gran Cruz; leadership communications roles Her other current board también recibió las más altas at NBCUniversal and Telemundo, positions include Las Misiones—the condecoraciones civiles de la as well as a deep understanding of organization that helps restore the Santa Sede, Andorra, la Casa Real digital media, research and analytics San Antonio missions, which have de Ruanda, Pakistán, El Salvador, having started her career at Nielsen. been designated as a UNESCO World y la República Dominicana. Ha An unflappable executive, she is Heritage site. sido honrado con la Medalla de an Air Force veteran; and her crisis She is married to Joe V. Alderete, Honor de Ellis Island, y la Medalla al communications experience includes Jr. The couple has five children— Americanismo por Las Hijas de La representing Mobilizing MSD (Marjory Claudette, Clarissa (deceased), Joe Revolución Americana. Stoneman Douglas) Alumni in the III, Carina and Marina—as well as five Es titulado por la Louisiana State immediate aftermath of the Parkland grandsons and a granddaughter. University, y fue seleccionado shooting. por ella a su Galería de Alumnos Alban is an Air Force veteran and a Distinguidos; también es diplomado graduate of the School of Journalism CÉSAR ÁLVAREZ ALONSO como Certified Commercial Lender. at the University of South Florida in St. Chief of Staff at the Department for Ha sido conferido títulos de Doctor Petersburg. Energy, Government of Spain Honoris Causa, por la Universidad de Connecticut, la Universidad He is responsible de Houston, y la Universidad CHRIS ALDERETE for the overall Tecnológica de Santiago de los management Caballeros, República Dominicana. Chris Alderete within the Ministry attended San Antonio for the Ecological College and Trinity Transition as well as MICHELLE ALBAN University in San the representation Vice President Of Communications Antonio, Texas. After in international meetings of Energy VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA a 35-year health and Climate Change such as G20, NETWORKS AMERICAS care career, Alderete EU Council of Ministers, and other became a small business owner of Energy-related international agencies. Michelle Alban was an FTD-affiliated floral company that He has served in a number of roles named Vice President serves all of Bexar County— the Rose in advisory groups and executive of Communications Boutique Florist. positions. He has been a consultant for Viacom Alderete has been appointed with SIGMA-OECD for Public International Media to chair and serve on numerous Administration and Governance Networks, Americas, Boards and Commissions, and Assessment in the Middle East as in February 2019. currently serves as the chair of Port well as in Central Africa for the In this new role, Alban leads the San Antonio, a 1,900-acre industrial implementation of higher education development and execution of all complex that is home to over 80 institutions. internal and external communications companies and 13,000 employees in He holds a PhD in Law and strategies for VIMN of the Americas, the aerospace, defense, cybersecurity, Political Science, an international which includes Latin America, U.S. and manufacturing and logistics M.A. in University Management, a Hispanic and Canada. She reports to sectors. Alderete served as secretary/ M.A. in Political Science and Public Susana Sala, Senior Vice President treasurer in 2014, vice-chair in 2015, Administration and a M.A. and J.D. in of Human Resources; and to and the chair of the performance Law. Matt Baker, Senior Vice President oversight committee in 2018. His ties with the US are deep. He of Communication and Kate Alderete is the former President was a member of the Spain-USA Laverge, Senior Vice President of of the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fulbright Commission during his Communications and Culture. She is Fame and continues to serve on the period as Director for International based in the Miami office. organization’s board of directors. She Relations of the Spanish Agency previously served as board chair of for Internationalization of Higher 3 XXIV UNITED STATES -SPAIN FORUM | 2019 Education. He has also been Visiting Law degree (outstanding award Michael graduated from the Researcher at the Institute for Global as top student of his graduating University of Oregon with a BS in Law and Policy at Harvard Law class), University of Navarra; LL.M. in Economics and received his Master’s School as well as Vice-President banking and financial law (London in Political Science from American of the Harvard European Law School of Economics); LL.M. in University in Washington, DC. Association. César also served as European Union law (College of Executive Director at Real Colegio Europe); LL.M. (Harvard Law School). Complutense