TO PROMOTE
Cooperation between Spain and the United States in the areas of economy, trade, business, science and culture.
The Fundación Consejo España – EE. UU. is a private, not-for-profit entity, whose Governing Board is made up of major companies, cultural and academic institutions, and members of the Public Administration of Spain. It was created in 1997 with the mission of strengthening ties between Spain and the United States in all fields to achieve better knowledge and understanding of each other to promote and generate common initiatives. This mission has been shared from the beginning with its U.S. counterpart, the United States – Spain Council.
The Fundación has the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation of Spain as its fundamental public-sector partner for achieving its foundational goals, which are:
TO IMPROVE
Reciprocal recognition and the image of the United States in Spain and of Spain in the United States.
TO PROPOSE
Actions to the governments of the two countries aimed at developing relations between them.
TO PROMOTE
Relations with the U.S. Hispanic community.
Through its programs and activities, a highlight of which is the organization of the Spain-U.S. Forum, the ‘U.S, Young Leaders’ program and the exhibition ‘Emigrantes invisibles. Españoles en EE.UU. (1868 – 1945)’, as well as giving support to other similar initiatives, the Fundación Consejo España – EE. UU. promotes the dialogue between the societies of Spain and the U.S. and has become consolidated as the organization of reference in the area of public diplomacy between the two countries.
