Secretario General del PPE-USA en "Detrás de la Noticia"

View and listen to Juan José Núñez, Secretary General and Territorial Delegate in Florida of the People's Party of Spain in the United States (PPE-USA), on "Detrás de la Noticia", a Spanish language program on channel 51 TV (Telemundo) of Miami, Florida. The program aired on November 17, 2007 and analyzed an incident between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela at the XVII Iberoamerican Summit in Santiago, Chile.

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Conference by Inocencio Arias in San Diego

On November 13, 2007, Mr. Inocencio Arias, Consul General of Spain in Los Angeles, gave a conference on the United Nations at the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) of the University of San Diego, California. The event was part of a program to encourage the internationalization of SOLES.

Mr. Arias's conference focused on the role of the United Nations in the XXI century and analized its most recent missions and projects. Arias reviewed the history of the UN, its founding and objectives. He described a number of problems in the organization present since its creation, and gave his personal opinion on the military intervention in Iraq.

Present at the event, which was attended by students and Spaniards residing in the area, was the Honorary Consul of Spain in San Diego, Ms. María de los Ángeles O'Donnell. The People's Party of Spain in the United States was represented by Nuria De Francisco, territorial delegate in California.

Nuria De Francisco and Inocencio Arias

Inocencio Arias Arias is a member of the Spanish diplomatic corps since 1967. He was Director of the Office of Diplomatic Information, Deputy Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Ibero-American Affairs, Under Secretray of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations. Currently, he is the Consul General of Spain in Los Angeles. Inocencio Arias has received more than 30 awards, has taught International Relations, and was the General Director of Real Madrid, a Spanish soccer club. He has written several books, among them "Confesiones de un diplomático", "Los tres mitos del Real Madrid"and "Del 11S al 11M".

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Esperanza Aguirre's Visit to Miami

Esperanza Aguirre, President of the Community (state) of Madrid, Spain, visited Miami, where she was named "Española Universal" by the Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce of Miami. The visit included a meeting on November 11, 2007 with one hundred members and sympathizers of the People's Party of Spain in the United States organized by its Secretary General and Territorial Delegate in Florida, Juán José Núñez. Also attending the event were Francisco Granados, Secretary of Interior of the Community of Madrid, and Ignacio González, Vicepresident and Speaker. In her words to the audience, Esperanza Aguirre emphasized the importance of the votes of Spanish nationals living overseas in the March 9, 2008 general election. She also expressed her full support of King Juan Carlos in his exchange with Hugo Chávez of Venezuela at the XVII Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile.

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Presentation of José María Marco's book

On November 1, 2007 the Spanish author and political analyst José María Marco presented his book "La Nueva Revolución Americana" in Washington DC. The event was attended by a delegation of the People's Party of Spain in the United States comprised of: Neir Taboada, president; Juan José Núñez, secretary general; Carlos Montero Luque, territorial delegate in Massachusetts; and Nuria De Francisco, territorial delegate in California.

The event was organized by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and sponsored by Fundación Burke, Ciudadela Libros, and the Hispanic American Center for Economic Research (HACER). The presentation took place at the Washington DC headquaeters of the Metropolitan Club, located just a city block from the White House. After the introduction by Alejandro Chafuen, president of Atlas Foundation and HACER, José María Marco introduced some of the key themes he analyzes in his book: the transition from the "hippie revolution" to the "conservative revolution", the different outcomes of the '60s and '70s crisis in Europe and the United States, the strength of the conservative movement within the context of the American cultural wars, etc. Marco's lecture was followed by speeches by the other two presenters: Lee Edwards, of the Heritage Foundation and widely regarded as the chief historian of the American conservative movement, and Alfred Regnery, president of Regnery Publishing Inc. The event concluded with a question and answer session open to the public that filled the Metropolitan Club.

José María Marco collaborates with the Spanish publications La Razón and Libertad Digital, and the popular radio program "La Mañana". His articles also appear in Revista de Occidente, Noticiero de las Ideas and FAES Cuadernos de Pensamiento Político.

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