Mr. Vicente Loscertales

Vicente Loscertales, the secretary general of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) will be in Shanghai today to chat online with local residents about Expo 2010 Shanghai.

The chat will run from 2:00pm to 3:00pm, and broadcast live on the official Website of World Expo 2010 and on www.eastday.com.

Any questions concerning World Expo 2010 Shanghai and the BIE you want to ask Loscertales are welcomed. You can send an Email to english@expo2010china.com. The questions will be selected and asked during the chat.

A biography of Mr. Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales

Date of birth: June 7th, 1947

Place of birth: Seville, Spain

Marital status: Married

EDUCATION

• Ph. D. University of Madrid, 1975

EXPERIENCE

• December 1993 Secretary General of the BIE
• May 1993 Deputy Secretary General of the BIE
• 1990 - 1992 Head of the Department of Participants. Expo 92. Seville
• 1989 - 1990 Deputy Director General for Co-operation with Africa and Asia. Spanish Agency for International Co-operation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• 1988 - 1989 Deputy Director General for Scientific and Technological Co-operation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• 1983 - 1988 Councelor for Co-operation. Central America. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian.