Gustavode Arístegui is a Spanish politician, diplomat and an international analyst. Gustavo de Arístegui comes from a long-standing diplomatic background, his father and grandfather were both senior diplomats posted as ambassadors in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Ambassador de Arístegui has a law degree from the Jesuit University of Madrid and has been awarded the rank of Spanish Commander of the Royal and Distinguished Order of King Charles III, the Great Cross of Civil Merit and the Great Cross of Air Force.