Ambassador Javier Ruperez has had a distinguished career as a diplomat since 1965 and as a member of the Spanish National Parliament since 1979. He holds degrees in law and journalism from the University of Madrid. His early diplomatic assignments included Addis Abeba, Warsaw, Helsinki, and Geneva. He later served as Chief of Staff of the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs and as the first Spanish Ambassador to NATO. In Parliament his posts have included President of the Defense Committee of the Spanish House of Deputies; President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish House of Deputies; and President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. He is the author of five books, is married and has two daughters.

This luncheon program is part of Ambassador Ruperez’s forthcoming visit to Louisiana to inaugurate the Heart of Spain Exhibition in Alexandria (see below).

The Heart of Spain Exhibition, one of the premiere events of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration, will be held at the Alexandria Museum of Art from September 1 to November 30. Included in the exhibit are 103 works of art representing 2000 years of Spanish religious transformation, including paintings, tapestries, sculpture, jewelry and manuscripts. Among the works are paintings by Goya, El Greco, Murillo, Velasquez, Mengs, Cano, Ribera, and many other Spanish masters. The Alexandria Museum of Art is holding the exhibition in cooperation with Spain’s Museo del Prado, Madrid’s Archeological Museum, the Decorative Arts Museum, the National Museum of Sculpture, the Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano, and the Patrimonio Nacional, which oversees Spain’s royal palaces. Another important part of the Heart of Spain event is its 1,300-page educational curriculum currently available throughout Louisiana, with plans for worldwide distribution. For information about the Heart of Spain exhibit in Alexandria, visit www.HeartOfSpain.com

Sponsoring Organizations

Consulate General of Spain
Alexandria Museum of Art
City of New Orleans
Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler and Sarpy

Europe/Louisiana Business Council

Fowler Rodriguez & Chalos
Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP
Louisiana Economic Development

MetroVision Economic Development Partnership
Port of New Orleans
St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District

URS Walk Haydel
World Trade Center of New Orleans

 

In Cooperation With

Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center

Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs

Consular Corps of New Orleans

International Trade Council/Red River Region

Louisiana District Export Council

Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC

Louisiana International Trade Commission

Louisiana Tax Free Shopping

Louisiana Technology Council

New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center

World Affairs Council of New Orleans

World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

Cost: $25 for members of the sponsoring organizations and companies. 
$30 for non-members.

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