The Belfer Center's Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship in partnership with Harvard University’s Center for European Studies is honored to welcome Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday, December 3. The Project on Europe’s Faculty Chair, Professor Nicholas Burns, will host a discussion with her on the challenges and opportunities facing the European Union and Transatlantic relations.
Please note that this event requires RSVP and space is limited. RSVPs are first come, first served and we will close the link when we reach capacity. However, guests can be added to a waitlist and will be contacted if space becomes available.
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Federica Mogherini has served as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission since 1st November 2014. In her role she chairs the EU Foreign Affairs Council and is responsible for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including the Common Security Defence policy. She heads the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS). She chairs the Commissioners’ Group on External Action to deliver a common approach for EU action on the world stage and represents the European Union at international fora at ministerial level.
Prior to this, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy (2014) and was a member of the Italian Parliament (2008-2014). During her terms in parliament, she was the Head of the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Vice-President of its Political Committee (2013-2014); member of the Italian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2008-2013); Secretary of the Defense Committee (2008-2013); and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
