Mrs. Carpio is responsible for the coordination and the representation of Spain in international financing matters, particularly in its relations with the European Union and the international financial institutions. Her department also manages the external debt that the Spanish State holds as a creditor, the negotiation, restructuring, conversion and management, bilateral and multilateral, of the same and the representation of Spain in the Paris Club.
Mrs. Carpio is Alternate Governor for Spain at the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. She is also Director for Spain in the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank.
Prior to her appointment Mrs. Carpio held different positions, in the Ministry of Finance, in the Ministry of Economy, in the Ministry of Trade and in the Economic Office of the President of the Government.
She is a member of the High Corps of Spanish State Economists and Trade Experts, the senior officials in charge of the management of the Economic and Trade Policies in Spain. She holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.