Juan Martinez

Economic and Commercial Counselor, Embassy of Spain, Washington, D.C.

Antonio Ortiz-Mena

Recent Work Experience

  • 2007-present: Embassy of Spain in the United States of America Economic and Commerical Section (Economic and Commercial Counselor)

    Areas/Projects: Assistance to Spanish companies investing in the U.S. and to Spanish companies dealing with the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Monitoring and analyzing the U.S. Economy and the energy policy of the U.S.

  • 2004-2007: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Deputy General Director for Hydrocarbons. General Directorate for Energy Policy and Mines)

    Member of the Board of Directors of Corporación de Reservas Estratégicas de productos petrolíferos (CORES), agency responsible for the management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    Areas/Projects: Design and development of the legal framework for the oil and gas sectors.

  • 1999-2004: Embassy of Spain in Finland  (Economic and Commercial Counselor)

    Areas/Projects: Assistance to Spanish exporters and investors. Trade and investment promotion activities. Review and analysis of macroeconomic and structural economic policies of the Finnish and Estonian economies.

  • 1998-99: Inter-American Development Bank  (Senior Counselor)

    Areas/Projects: Advise the Executive Director for France, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Member of the Budget Committee.

    Inter-American Investment Corporation  (Executive Director)

    Member of the Board of Directors

  • 1998: Ministry of Industry and Energy  (Adviser of the Secretary of State for Energy and Mineral Resources)

    Member of the Board of Directors of Corporación de Reservas Estratégicas de Productos Petrolíferos (CORES).

    Areas/Projects: Development of the general legislation of the energy sector.

  • 1997: Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications  (Technical Adviser. Department of Economic Programming and Budgeting)

    Areas/Projects: Private Financing of Infrastructure, toll-highway program.

  • 1994-96: Ministry of Trade and Tourism / Economy and Finance (Head of Division –1994- and Department -1995-6- of Financial Instruments. Trade Policy Directorate)

    Areas/Projects: Official Export-Credit Support in the frame of the Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits of the OECD. Participation and follow up of the rescheduling or refinancing processes of the official debt at the Paris Club.

Academic Background

  • 1997: Ministry of Public Administration.
    Payments, Clearance and Settlements systems in the Stock Markets.

  • 1996: Center for Comercial Studies (Centro de Estudios Comerciales, CECO).
    Project Financing Seminar.

  • 1990-93: Center for Comercial Studies (Centro de Estudios Comerciales, CECO).
    Post graduate courses to access to the Government Economic Service. (Micro and Macroeconomics, International Economics, International Financial Institutions, Public Sector Economics, Trading Techniques and  Administrative law).

  • 1981-86 Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
    M. A. Economics (Specialization: Economic Theory)

Languages

  • Spanish: Mother tongue
  • English: Oral and Written
  • Italian: Oral and Written
  • French: Oral
  • Russian: Basic Knowledge
  • Finnish: Basic Knowledge

 
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