Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo is chairman of Ayuda en Acción since October 2024. A career diplomat, he served as the Spanish ambassador to China, Germany, and Ethiopia and held key roles in international organizations, including the United Nations and Spain’s Secretariat for International Cooperation and Ibero-America.
Latin America and the Caribbean has not been a traditional priority for EU development. Amid geopolitical headwinds and as U.S. priorities shift, strong EU-LAC ties could be mutually beneficial.
