Xiana Méndez

at Foreign Affairs Council, November 2023

Xiana Méndez Bértolo (born 27 July 1977 in Pontevedra, Spain) is a Spanish state economist and politician. From 2018 and 2024, she served as Secretary of State for Trade, during the presidency of Pedro Sánchez.

Life

She graduated from the Comillas Pontifical University.[1] In 2004, she entered the State Commercial Technicians and Economists through a competitive examination and began her professional career at the National Competition Commission (CNC).[citation needed]

From 2013 to 2015. she held various positions in the General Directorate of Economic Policy of the Ministry of Economy, specializing in the transport, infrastructure and official credit sectors. From 2015 to 2018, she was economic and commercial advisor at the Spanish Embassy in Quito, Ecuador.[2]

In June 2018, she was appointed Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX). [3][4][5][6][7] In 2024 she was nominated by Spain as Spanish Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Xiana Mendez". OECD events. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ Metropolitan, Madrid (2020-02-22). "First UK- Spain Business Awards Hosted In Madrid ⋆ Madrid Metropolitan". Madrid Metropolitan. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ Press, Europa (2018-06-22). "La pontevedresa Xiana Méndez, nueva secretaria de Estado de Comercio". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Xiana Méndez Bértolo, nueva secretaria de Estado de Comercio". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ Comunicación, Oficina de (2022-06-06). "The Secretary of State for Commerce, Xiana Méndez, participates in the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Commerce), June 3". ES-UE.ORG. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. ^ "Meeting with the Secretary of State for Commerce, Xiana Méndez | Club de Exportadores e Inversores Españoles". Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ "Spanish presidency closes trade agreement with New Zealand and pushes forward negotiations with Mercosur". www.lamoncloa.gob.es. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  8. ^ Domínguez, Alba Asenjo (2024-05-14). "Carlos Cuerpo reorganiza sus secretarías: quién es quién en el nuevo Ministerio de Economía". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-05.