Thu, Mar 30
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Mark Asquino, Spanish Connections: My Diplomatic Journey from Venezuela to Equatorial Guinea
This event is a co-presentation with Global Santa Fe of which Mr. Asquino is President of the Board. He will be in conversation with Jim Falk, Global Santa Fe's Program Chair
Date, Time & Location
Mar 30, 2023, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
This is an in-store presentation and live streamed on Zoom. Register for Zoom here.
You can purchase Spanish Connections from CW by calling the store at (505) 988-4226
This is a memoir about my diplomatic journey to Equatorial Guinea, an ill-fated small Spanish-speaking country. I discuss the many stops along the way that finally led to my serving as U.S. ambassador to Spain's only former colony in sub-Saharan Africa. This is the story of a lifelong fascination with Spain that began with a strange tale my mother told me about a mysterious uncle who fought in the Spanish Civil War. My assignment to Equatorial Guinea was the last piece needed to complete a full circle in my professional life that began in Franco's Spain.
About the Author
Ambassador Mark Asquino has a thirty-seven year career in the Foreign Service. His overseas postings included assignments in Latin America, Europe, Central Asia and…