Mission
We are a private foundation with 70 years of history which aims to promote cultural exchange between Catalonia and the United States of America through both cultural and academic actions and working with organizations on both sides of the Atlantic.
Vision
✓ We endeavor to be a fundamental part of research and the dissemination of culture, history and politics of the United States of America.
✓ We seek to integrate people and institutions involved in or who want to become involved in the diffusion of American culture into the IEN.
✓ We want to become a benchmark for American culture and politics in Europe.
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is a collegiate body made up of individuals or legal entities, with a minimum of four and a maximum of twenty-six members, who must have strong ties to the United States of America and be prominent in academic, cultural or economic spheres. They adopt their agreements by majority vote in accordance with the terms laid out in the statutes of the Institute of North American Studies Foundation.
President
Juan Francisco Corona Ramón
Vice President
Ismael Nafría Mitjans
Secretary
M. Mercè Segura i Badia
Treasurer
Carles Domingo Pagès
Spokespeople
Victòria Alsina i Burgués
Imma Amat Amigó
Ramon Casals Creus
Caterina Guinovart Florensa
Xavier Marcet Gisbert
Andreu Mas-Colell
Pere Mateu Sancho
Juan Enrique Maza Domingo
Marc Migó Cortès
Àngel Monell Planes
Antoni Noguero Grau
Xesco Reverter i Baquer
Antoni Rosselló Mestre
Ramon Rovira i Pol
Ma de Guayente Sanmartín Gabas
Executive Committee
Supervises the operation and activities of the Foundation and ensures compliance
with its foundational purposes and the diligent administration of its means and resources.
The Consulate General of the United States in Barcelona, personally or through the Cultural Attaché, will always be an ex officio member with a voice but no vote. The director of the Foundation will possess the same rights and limitations.
Ramon Casals Creus
Juan Francisco Corona Ramón
Carles Domingo Pagès
Andreu Mas-Colell
Àngel Monell Planes
Ismael Nafría Mitjans
Antoni Noguero Grau
Nicole Finnemann, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate in Barcelona
M. Mercè Segura i Badia, Director