Sr. Don LUIS MANUEL CUESTA CIVÍS   Secretary General for Defence Policy   EDUCATION Bachelor’s Degree in Law by the University of Zaragoza (1991) Postgraduate in International Relations at the International Studies Center of the University of Barcelona (1992) Official of the Foreign Service (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) since 1993.   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Counsellor for Cultural Promotion at the Spanish International Cooperation Agency Expert of the United Nations  Development Program (UNDP) in New York (1996-1998) Cultural and Cooperation Counsellor at the Spanish Embassy in Bogotá (1998-2000) Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Rome; Alternate Governor of Spain to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (2000-2005) Adviser for International Affairs of the Minister of Defense (2005 -2007) Secretary General for Defence Policy since January 19, 2007