The power vacuum of the Generalitat in the United States in the Trump era

Donald Trump's return to the White House has turned the international stage. While the new Republican president redefines geopolitical and commercial alliances, Catalonia has a vacant position as the head of the Generalitat's delegation in the United States and Canada, which will take place on January 1, 2025. The delegate since 2019, Isidre Sala, left by unilateral decision of Salvador I's government. Sala's contract expired in September 2025, but the Catalan government terminated it early, arguing that it wanted to change the delegation's "priorities" and renew it after six years with the same person at the helm. His departure, announced in November along with that of Southeast Europe, has plunged the Generalitat into a power vacuum in the United States that has been ongoing for months. in the midst of a trade war and during a time of shift in immigration policy, which could affect Catalans who live, work, and study in the country. Before learning that he would be dismissed, the delegate had warned that, given the possible changes in the White House, his replacement had to be prepared in advance.

Donald Trump's return to the White House has turned the international stage. While the new Republican president redefines geopolitical and commercial alliances, Catalonia has a vacant position as the head of the Generalitat's delegation in the United States and Canada, which will take place on January 1, 2025. The delegate since 2019, Isidre Sala, left by unilateral decision of Salvador I's government.

Sala's contract expired in September 2025, but the Catalan government terminated it early, arguing that it wanted to change the delegation's "priorities" and renew it after six years with the same person at the helm. His departure, announced in November along with that of Southeast Europe, has plunged the Generalitat into a power vacuum in the United States that has been ongoing for months. and , which could affect Catalans who live, work, and study in the country.

Before learning that he would be dismissed, the delegate had warned that, given the possible changes in the White House, his replacement had to be prepared in advance..