Women's Forum Global Meeting 2024

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Arancha Gonzalez Laya

Sciences Po -

Dean

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Arancha González Laya is the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po. Ms. González was Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain (2020-July 2021). She served as United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, the joint trade development agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation (2013 to 2019). Between 2005 and 2013 Ms. González was Chief of Staff to the World Trade Organization Director-General and his representative (Sherpa) at the G-20. Prior to that Ms. González held several positions at the European Commission in the area of external relations. Ms. González began her career as an associate in a German law firm advising companies on trade, competition and state-aid matters. She serves in the Mission Committee of Danone and is a member of the Global Women Leaders Voices (GWL Voices). A Spanish national, Ms. González holds a degree in law from the University of Navarra and a postgraduate degree in European Law from the University of Carlos III, Madrid.

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Plenary
Oct 24, 2024
1:40 PM2:15 PM
Online

(Re)connecting nations: The impact of feminist diplomacy

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Feminist diplomacy is often understood as states promoting the presence of women in their foreign affairs and international relations. However, the notion of feminist diplomacy goes beyond that, and touches upon a tradition of pacifism. With the current conflicts, and the responses we have been witnessing of states promoters of feminist foreign policies breaking from pacifist approaches, there is an open debate on what feminist diplomacy truly means today and its power to foster cooperation and peace.
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