Federica Mogherini

Federica Mogherini   (Politician)
Born	18 June 1973 Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome, Sciences Po Aix
Children	2
Spouse	Matteo Rebesani
Member of	European Leadership Network, European Policy Centre, Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy, International Crisis Group/Board, Italian International Affairs Institute, Marshall Memorial Fellowship, Munich Security Conference/Advisory Council
Party	Democratic Party
Italian politician, WEF  High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy In office 1 November 2014 - Present Preceded by Catherine Ashton  Italy/Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 22 February 2014 - 31 October 2014 Preceded by Emma Bonino  Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 29 April 2008 - 30 October 2014 Preceded by Enrico Letta

Federica Mogherini is an Italian politician and the current High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in the Juncker Commission since 1 November 2014.

Mogherini was Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 22 February 2014 until 31 October 2014 in the centre-left Cabinet of Matteo Renzi.

She is a member of the Italian Democratic Party and the Party of European Socialists.

Reaction to the Brussels bombings

On 22 March 2016 Mogherini was on an official visit to Jordan. She was told of the Mass murder in Brussels just before a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. She was quoted as follows:

Fighting back tears following the Brussels attacks, EU's foreign policy chief abruptly walked out of a news conference in Amman after saying that "today is a difficult day." Federica Mogherini was wrapping up her opening statement at a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh when she was overcome by emotion. When Judeh resumed speaking, she walked over to him, whispered "I'm sorry," and briefly embraced him. The two then walked off the stage.

Mogherini said in her opening remarks in Jordan that it was a "very sad day for Europe, as Europe and its capital are suffering the same pain that this region has known and knows every single day, being it in Syria, being it elsewhere."

Her emotion was no doubt genuine, but in spite of her dutiful reference to the suffering in Syria and the Middle East generally, it begs questions about her - and her predecessor Catherine Ashton's - feelings towards the non-European tragedies, many of which were and are the direct result of EU foreign policies for which they are notionally responsible. As a perceptive Russian commentator puts it:

“I never saw tears from a European official when terrorists killed our children in Beslan, when terrorists bombed our houses, and subway stations, when they downed our planes, when our people were burned alive in Odessa, or Ukrainian fascists were killing our children in Donbass. They were mostly grinning, sometimes expressing sympathy, but never forgetting to say that it was this “Regime” that was to blame.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Brussels Forum/2014	21 March 2014	24 March 2014	Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition
Brussels Forum/2015	20 March 2015	22 March 2015	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Cleve	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The 2015 main theme was (R)evolution.
Brussels Forum/2018	8 March 2018	10 March 2018	Belgium Brussels	Annual 3 day spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and German Marshall Fund. Discussed the "Fight for Economic Equality".
Munich Security Conference/2015	6 February 2015	8 February 2015	Germany Munich Bavaria	"400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts."
Munich Security Conference/2016	12 February 2016	14 February 2016	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 52nd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2017	17 February 2017	19 February 2017	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 53rd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/2019	15 February 2019	17 February 2019	Germany Munich Bavaria	The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2015	21 January 2015	24 January 2015	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016	20 January 2016	23 January 2016	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."

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