Ibero-American General Secretariat Explained

Ibero-American General Secretariat
Native Name:
Nickname:	SEGIB
Formation:	2005
Leader Title:	Secretary-General
Leader Name:	Marcos Pinta Gama (a.i.)

The Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) is the permanent support body to the Pro-Tempore Secretariat in the preparation of Ibero-American Summits. Founded in 2005 in replacement of the Secretariat of Ibero-American Cooperation,^[1] its main task is to assume the technical, institutional and administrative management and coordination of the Summits.

The creation of the SEGIB was approved in 2003, during the 13th Ibero-American Summit in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), with the first Secretary-General appointed later in 2005. The main headquarters are located in Madrid (Spain), while it also has three smaller offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru) and Montevideo (Uruguay).^[2] Spain assumes the majority of the financing, contributing around 60% of the budget.^[3]

Enrique V. Iglesias (2005–2014)^[4] and Rebeca Grynspan (2014–2021)^[5] are the two officials who have served as Secretary-General of the SEGIB.

Notes and References

1. La Gobernanza de la Seguridad en Iberoamérica. The Governance of Security in Iberoamerica. Jorge M.. Vega. Nicolás. Comini. Araucaria. Revista Iberoamericana de Filosofía, Política y Humanidades. 2017. 19. 37. 405–426. 1575-6823. 10.12795/araucaria.2017.i37.19. free.
2. Web site: Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación.
3. Web site: América Latina aumentará cuota a la Segib para compensar rebaja de España.. Europa Press. 8 December 2014. Europa Press. 8 September 2019.
4. El asturiano Enrique V. Iglesias se incorpora al patronato del Real Instituto Elcano. 31 March 2014. La Nueva España.
5. Rebeca Grynspan defiende sociedades inclusivas, con igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. El Economista. 19 January 2018.