Press Release: Commission nominates new Deputy General for External Relations

Following the completion of a recruitment process open to all EU nationals, the Commission decided, on 2.5.00, to nominate Mr Fernando Martín VALENZUELA MARZO, a distinguished 52 years old Spanish career diplomat, to become Deputy Director General at the Directorate General External Relations, in charge of Common Foreign and Security Policy. In this position, Mr Valenzuela will be the Commission's Political Director, representing it at the Council's Political Committee, and oversee the work of the three directorates in charge of political and security affairs, multilateral affairs and relations with North America, Japan and Korea, as well as with Australia and New Zealand