Javier Solana | |
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 Solana in 1999 | |
| High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy | |
| In office 18 October 1999 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Trumpf |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Ashton (Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) |
| Secretary General of the Council of the European Union | |
| In office 18 October 1999 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Trumpf |
| Succeeded by | Pierre de Boissieu |
| Secretary General of the Western European Union | |
| In office 20 November 1999 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | José Cutileiro |
| Succeeded by | Arnaud Jacomet |
| 9th Secretary General of NATO | |
| In office 5 December 1995 – 6 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Balanzino (Acting) Willy Claes |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 June 1992 – 18 December 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Westendorp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga 14 July 1942 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Spouse | María de la Concepción Giménez Díaz-Oyuelos |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Complutense University University of Virginia |
| Signature |  |
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga KCMG CYC (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xaˈβjeɾ soˈlana ðe maðaˈɾjaɣa]; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999), leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009.