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Carlos Westendorp Dies at the Age of 89, the Socialist Who Gave Sánchez His First Great International Opportunity
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Pedro Sánchez, who advised the former minister in his stage as UN High Representative in Bosnia Herzegovina, highlights the "legado" of "a genuine humanist" and "a man committed to peace and dialogue, who rose up against injustice and rejected violence and arbitrariness" Sanchez sends a letter to the PSOE militancy to claim his "No to war": "We know whose side we are on" The former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador of Spain in th…
The diplomat Carlos Westendorp, Socialist Minister of Foreign Affairs with Felipe Gozález and former UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has passed away this Monday at 89 years old.Continue reading...
Foreign Minister in González's last government and ambassador to the US, he was the UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he worked closely with the current president. More information: Westendorp taught Sánchez to negotiate with "tough as nails": "Pedrito, we'll stay seated until the end."
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The fact that he was Minister of Foreign Affairs with Felipe González, Carlos Westendorp, Ambassador to Washington and also to the UN, died Monday at 89 years old.
Pedro Sánchez dedicated an obituary to El País, entitled: «An ambassador of the best Spain»
Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Socialist Government of Felipe González between 1995 and 1996, died this Monday at the age of 89. He graduated in law, had an intense career record and was High Representative of the International Community in Bosnia Herzegovina, a country that took the current President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, as one of his mentors in the professional field. He was also Ambassador of Spain…
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