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Also known as Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, Javier Solana Madariaga

Spanish politician

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Javier Solana is a Spanish politician who held significant roles in European politics and international affairs. He matters because he served as a key figure in shaping European foreign policy and diplomatic efforts, particularly during important moments in recent European history.

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Vinony's link graph records 587 inbound references to Javier Solana, and connects out to tincture, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Vinony files it under 1942 births, 20th-century Spanish diplomats and 20th-century Spanish physicists.

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Preceded by
Jürgen Trumpf
Succeeded by
Cathy Ashton (Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)
Prime minister
Felipe González
Born
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga , ( 1942-07-14 ) 14 July 1942 (age 83) , Madrid , Spain
Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spouse
María de la Concepción Giménez Díaz-Oyuelos
Education
Complutense University , University of Virginia

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date of birth
1942-07-14
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Encyclopedic overview

Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga KCMG CYC ( Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xaˈβjeɾ soˈlana ðe maðaˈɾjaɣa]; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the secretary general of NATO (1995–1999), leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009.

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