Enrique Mora Benavente (born October 15, 1958, in Córdoba)[ citation needed] is a Spanish diplomat who has been serving as the Chief of Staff of Josep Borrell, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union [1] and as deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS).
A former member of the Spanish diplomatic service, Mora has been posted in Beirut, Cyprus and Helsinki, among others.[ citation needed]
Since 2021, Mora has been the European Union envoy coordinating talks with Iran on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). [2] In August 2021, he represented the EU at the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as President of Iran. [3] Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi had previously urged Mora in a letter not to attend the inauguration ceremony and had warned him of "legitimizing a regime which, among many acts of violence against Iran’s people, engaged in a brutal crackdown against peaceful demonstrators in November 2019". [4]
Mora is the author of several papers about the Balkan wars [5] and crisis management.[ citation needed]