of the President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Serbia's then foreign minister Vuk Jeremić. Following consultations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Moratinos as his High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations in 2018, succeeding Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser. Other activities In addition, Moratinos has held various paid and unpaid positions, including: Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT), member of the international advisory board British University in Egypt, member of the board of trustees Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), member of the board of advisors Fundación Onuart, chairman of the board of trustees Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), associate fellow Graduate School for Global and International Studies, University of Salamanca, member of the advisory board Institut de Prospective Economique du Monde Méditerranéen (IPEMED), chairman of the Political Sponsorship Committee Spanish Network of Sustainable Development (REDS), founder and chairman The Earth Institute at Columbia University, senior advisor of Sustainable Development Solutions Network United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), member of the leadership council Recognition National honors Honorary citizen of Belgrade (2009) Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2007) Order of Ouissam Alaouite Honorary degrees Honorary doctorate of the University of Malta Honorary doctorates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Honorary doctorates of Al-Quds University Honorary doctorates of Tel Aviv University External links Website of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain The First World War Centenary - A Special Interview with Miguel Angel Moratinos for MUNPlanet References |- 1951 births Foreign ministers of Spain Living people Members of the 8th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Politicians from Madrid Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians