Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé (b. 8 June 1951 in Madrid

Madrid

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) is a Spanish

Spain

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 diplomat and politician, a member of the Socialist Workers' Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...

 and member of Congress where he represents Córdoba

Córdoba (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

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He has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)

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 in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...

 since 18 April 2004 until 21 October 2010. On that date, Trinidad Jimenez

Trinidad Jiménez

Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and is currently Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister....

 replaced him.

Between 1996 and 2003, Moratinos was the European Union

European Union

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 Special Representative for the Middle East

Middle East

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 Peace Process.

In 2007, Moratinos was the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

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In 2011 he was nominated as a candidate for the position of director general of FAO

Fão

Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....

  but on june 26th he lost to Brazilian Jose Graziano.

Awards

• Honorary citizen of Belgrade
  Belgrade
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  (2009)