EU Ambassador Lecture: The Balancing Power of the EU

Overview

The Finsbury Institute is delighted to host His Excellency Pedro Serrano to give a lecture on the balancing power of the EU, with a reception to follow.

The event will be under Chatham House rules and opened by Prof Charles Lees, Executive Dean of the School of Policy and Global Affairs. The chair for the evening will be Dr Sara Silvestri, Senior Lecturer in International Politics.

The event is being promoted and co-sponsored by The Finsbury Institute, the Europe @ City Research Cluster and Institute for the Study of European Laws at The City Law School. It forms part of SPGA's "Festival of the Professions" activity.

His Excellency Pedro Serrano

EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Chief of Staff to the European Union’s High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy and EC Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles until October 2022, his previous roles include that of Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.

Pedro Serrano was also the first EU Ambassador to the United Nations, in New York, after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

Born in Madrid, Spain, Pedro Serrano is married and has two daughters.