Political Committee

Marcos Álvarez Santamaría  is a chair of the Political Council. Born and raised in Valencia, Spain, he is currently a junior-year student at the American School of Valencia who loves volleyball and his family. He has participated in a large variety of different MUN conferences around Spain such as BCNMUN and MADMUN. He values MUN as an opportunity to develop communication, critical thinking, and global awareness while debating global conflicts. As a chair, he is honored to form part of VALMUN, and looks forward on facilitating productive and enjoyable debates in the Political Council.

Rodrigo Flores is an ASV student with more than 10 experiences in MUN in Valmun BCNMUN and Madmun. He loves football and padel and is a very nice guy. He was born in Valencia and loves horchata. He is doing IB and wishes to study finance and earn a good salary. He loves his family and his dog. As a chair, he is honored to form part of VALMUN, and hopes for super cool debates.

 Eric Yefimenko is an ASV student with many experiences in MUN. He is also a nice guy, he was not born in Valencia, la terreta, and is not doing IB. He also wishes to study finance and have a good salary. He values MUN as an opportunity to develop communication, critical thinking, and global awareness while debating global conflicts. As a chair, he is honored to form part of VALMUN, and looks forward on facilitating productive and enjoyable debates in the Political Council. He also loves his family and his dog a lot, and hopes for super cool debates.

Ángela León is one of the chairs of the political committee. She was born in Valencia, and has been in the American School of Valencia for 12 years. She has participated as a delegate in 7 MUNs, which has given her the opportunity to understand and enjoy the flow of the debate. Moreover, she has been in the political committee 4 times already, and she has learned to love the wide range of topics that are debated in this committee. As a delegate, Angela has seen first-hand how VALMUN has impacted the participant’s view on international diplomacy and conflict, as they grasp the complexity of the issues debated. Angela is thrilled to be a chair in this edition of VALMUN, and looks forward to encourage and see the delegates gain confidence and improve their diplomatic skills through the course of the debate.