The World Affairs Council of Charlotte is pleased to welcome H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau, Ambassador of Spain to the United States, to our Ambassadors Circle Series on Wednesday, January 20, 2027, at the Charlotte City Club.
Ambassador Moreno Bau is the first woman to represent Spain in Washington. Before taking the post in 2024, she served as Spain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, and her diplomatic career has taken her to Russia, Panama, Egypt, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
She’ll share her perspective on the U.S.–Spain partnership, Europe’s place in a shifting global order, and the economic and security questions facing both sides of the Atlantic in 202
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Program Information:
Date:
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Check-In and Pre-Lunch Networking:
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Presentation:
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Charlotte City Club
Cost:
$65 (WACC Member Rate) | $80 (Non-Member Rate) | $50 (Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte — YPWACC) | $40 (WACC Student Member / WACC Educator Member)
Biography:
Ambassador Moreno was born in Madrid in 1968 and holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She joined the Spanish Foreign Service in 1994.
Until her appointment, she was Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs since 2021. Previously, she held positions in the Presidency of the Government as Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary General, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation as Undersecretary and Secretary of State for International Cooperation, in the Ministry of the Interior as Director General of International Relations and Foreign Affairs, and in the Ministry of Defense as Director of Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Defense.
In her career as a diplomat abroad, the Ambassador has been posted in Russia, Panama, Egypt, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.