Elisenda Vives Balmaña

Elisenda Vives Balmaña is an Andorran diplomat who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since November 2015.

Early life and education

Vives was born in Barcelona, Spain.[1] Vives has a degree in philosophy and letters from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a master's degrees in gender studies from the University of Barcelona, a master's degree in Eastern Asian studies and a postgraduate degree in comparative politics from the Open University of Catalonia, a postgraduate degree in Andorran law from the Universitat d'Andorra and a doctorate in history from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.[1]

Career

Vives was a professor of geography and history[2] before working for the principality's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1992 until 2001. She was ambassador of Andorra to Italy and Morocco from 2000 until 2001.[1]

Vives was Head of Protocol and Administrative Affairs of the General Council from 2001 until 2015. She was President of the Andorran National Commission for UNESCO from 2012 until 2015.[1][2]

Vives was appointed Andorra's Permanent Representative to the UN by Prime Minister Antoni Martí on 3 November 2015.[1] On 2 March 2016 she was also appointed as Andorra's ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico.[2]

On 30 November 2016, Vives and her Sri Lankan counterpart A. Rohan Perera signed a joint communique establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.[3][4] On 24 March 2017, she officially submitted documents on behalf of Andorra to the UN ratifying the Paris Agreement.[5]

Personal life

Vives is married to Eudald Guillamet Anton and speaks four languages - Catalan, Spanish, French and English.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Permanent Representative of Andorra Presents Credentials". United Nations. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Andorra's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Elisenda Vives Balmaña?". AllGov. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka and Andorra establish Diplomatic Relations". Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "SL establishes diplomatic ties with Andorra". Daily Mirror. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "On 24th March Andorra officially submitted documents on the ratification of Paris Agreement to the UN headquarters in New York". News H24. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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