María Elisa Díaz De Mendibil
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María Elisa Díaz de Mendibil Gómez de Segura is the representative of the government of the Basque Country
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of Spain in
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.


Biography

Born in
Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and of the provinces of Spain, province of Álava in northern Spain. I ...
, Díaz de Mendibil studied
social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...
at the
Universidad del País Vasco The University of the Basque Country (, ''EHU''; , ''UPV''; officially EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially it was made up of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sc ...
and worked as an event organiser and social worker with children, women and social exclusion. She served as a town councillor in Vitoria-Gasteiz. In September 2003, she was appointed as Director of Consumption of the Basque Country Autonomous Community. In 2005, it was announced that she had been appointed to the new position of Delegate of the Basque Country Autonomous Community to Argentina, following approval by the Argentine and Basque governments. Delegates have also been appointed to
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. She will be based in the Basque-Argentine Institute of Co-operation and Development in
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until a new building is found in the city.


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Basque women Spanish diplomats Spanish social workers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of the Basque Country alumni {{Spain-diplomat-stub