The Diplomat
The Government has found an accommodation for the former PSOE deputy in the Madrid Assembly, Borja Cabezón, who was vetoed by the Community of Madrid to head Casa América. Yesterday he was appointed by the Council of Ministers as Ambassador-at-Large for the International Crisis of COVID-19 and Global Health.
In December 2021, Borja Cabezón was proposed by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, as the new Director General of Casa América, a post that was vacant after the resignation of Antonio Pérez Hernández.
In anticipation of his appointment, Cabezón left his seat in the Madrid Assembly. However, the City Council of the Spanish capital and, above all, the government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, opposed an appointment that must be made by consensus of the three members of the Governing Council (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, City Council and Community).
As a result, the appointment was paralysed until July of this year, when José Manuel Albares arrived at the Palace of Santa Cruz to take over from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs. Within a few days, Albares proposed Enrique Ojeda, who was then ambassador to Chile, to head Casa América. There was no opposition and Ojeda was appointed to the post.
Meanwhile, Borja Cabezón worked as deputy director general and business development director of a solar photovoltaic company with a presence in Spain and Latin America, according to the information provided in yesterday’s reference of the Council of Ministers.
Cabezón will fill the vacancy left by Jesús Santos Aguado, appointed ambassador to Lebanon, after only three months as ambassador on Special Mission for the COVID-19 International Crisis and Global Health.
Borja Cabezón, who holds a degree in Political Science and Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid, was also Director General of National Affairs in the Cabinet of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, a position in which he coincided with Albares during his time at Moncloa.
