Ambassadors of Spain
Ambassadors of Spain are government officials appointed by the Spanish monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act as diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. These appointments do not require any type of confirmation by the Cortes Generales, although the Constitution prevents the government and, therefore, its representatives, from entering into certain international agreements without its authorization.[1]
Ambassadors report to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and, depending on the matter or geographical area, also answer to the Ministry's secretaries of state or directors-general. They do not have a fixed term of office, serving at the pleasure of the government. However, it is an unwritten custom that diplomats serve for at least four years.[2][3]
According to the 2014 State Foreign Action and Service Act, article 44(4), "Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, Permanent Representative Ambassadors, and Chargés d'Affaires shall be appointed from among officials of the Diplomatic Service in the manner determined by regulations, without prejudice to the Government, in the exercise of its discretionary power, being able to appoint as Ambassadors persons who do not belong to the Diplomatic Service".[4] Thus, in Spain there are two types of ambassadors: career diplomats and political appointees. As of August 2024, there are only five "political" ambassadors.[5]
Current ambassadors of Spain
[edit]This list is made up based on information provided by a public list compiled by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Last update was made on September 24, 2025.[6] Also, the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by diplomat and historian Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun is used for historical data (until 2000).[7] The date of establishment is the date when the diplomatic relations were first established; it also shows, if there were previous relations, the year in which it was elevated to the rank of embassy.
Political appointees, that is, they are not part of the diplomatic career.
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Host country | List | Ambassador | Appointment | Embassy and website | Established (Embassy rank) |
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List | Ricardo Losa Giménez | 2 August 2021 | Kabul | 1950[b] |
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List | Gabriel Cremades Ventura | 4 March 2025 | Tirana | 1929 (1986)[c] |
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List | Fernando Morán Calvo-Sotelo | 9 September 2018 | Algiers | 1493 (1962)[d] |
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List | Carlos Pérez-Desoy Fages | 2 February 2023 | Andorra la Vella | 1993[9] |
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List | Manuel María Lejarreta Lobo | 17 November 2021 | Luanda | 1977[10] |
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List | The ambassador to Jamaica | Kingston | 1988 (1989) | |
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List | Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde | 29 October 2024 | Buenos Aires | 1848 (1917)[11] |
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List | The ambassador to Russia | Moscow | 1992 | |
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List | Esther Monterrubio Villar | 30 July 2024 | Canberra | 1967 (1968)[12] |
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List | María Aurora Mejía Errasquín | 13 March 2024 | Vienna | 1802[e] |
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List | The ambassador to Turkey | Ankara | 1992[f] | |
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List | The ambassador to Jamaica | Kingston | 1976 (1978)[13] | |
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List | The ambassador to Kuwait | Kuwait City | 1972[14] | |
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List | Gabriel María Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru | 28 November 2023 | Dhaka | 1972[15][g] |
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List | The ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1986[h] | |
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List | The ambassador to Russia | Moscow | 1992 | |
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List | José María Rodríguez Coso | 3 June 2025 | Brussels | 1843 (1921) |
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List | The ambassador to Guatemala | Guatemala City | 1989[i] | |
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List | The ambassador to Nigeria | Abuja | 1966[16][j] | |
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List | The ambassador to India | New Delhi | 2012 | |
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List | Fernando García Casas | 11 June 2024 | La Paz | 1847 (1954) |
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List | María Milagrosa Molina Álvarez de Toledo | 30 July 2024 | Sarajevo | 1993 |
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List | The ambassador to Namibia | Windhoek | 1983[k] | |
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List | María del Mar Fernández-Palacios Carmona | 6 July 2022 | Brasilia | 1834 (1933) |
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List | The ambassador to Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 1984 | |
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List | Miguel Alonso Berrio | 29 February 2024 | Sofia | 1910 (1977)[l] |
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List | The ambassador to Mali | Bamako | 1964[18] | |
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List | The ambassador to Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 1969[m] | |
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List | The ambassador to Thailand | Bangkok | 1964 | |
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List | Juan Pedro Pérez-Gómez Delaunay | 1 July 2025 | Yaoundé | 1961[19] |
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List | Alfredo Martínez Serrano | 29 September 2021 | Ottawa | 1953[20] |
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List | Ana Paredes Prieto | 6 July 2022 | Praia | 1977[21] |
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List | The ambassador to Cameroon | Yaoundé | 1964[18] | |
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List | 1975[22] | |||
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List | Laura Oroz Ulibarri | 22 July 2025 | Santiago de Chile | 1844 (1928) |
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List | Marta Betanzos Roig | 17 January 2024 | Beijing | 1575 (1973)[n] |
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List | Santiago Jiménez Martín | 7 January 2025 | Bogotá | 1881 (1950)[23] |
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List | The ambassador to South Africa | Pretoria | 1984[o] | |
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List | María del Carmen Díez Orejas | 28 November 2023 | Kinshasa | 1969 |
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List | The ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo | 1973[24] | ||
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List | The ambassador to New Zealand[p] | Wellington | 1998 | |
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List | Juan Ignacio Morro Villacián | 26 August 2025 | San José | 1850 (1949) |
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List | José Ramón García Hernández | 7 May 2025 | Zagreb | 1993[25] |
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List | Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica | 23 March 2024 | Havana | 1902 (1926)[q] |
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List | Gabriel Ferrán Carrión | 14 September 2021 | Nicosia | 1968[26][r] |
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List | María Pérez Sánchez-Laulhé | 1 May 2024 | Praga | 1977[s] |
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List | Salvador Rueda Rabanal | 21 January 2025 | Copenhagen | 1516 |
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List | The ambassador to Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1982 | |
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List | The ambassador to Jamaica | Kingston | 1980 (1986) | |
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List | Lorea Arribalzaga Ceballos | 17 June 2025 | Santo Domingo | 1855 (1948)[28] |
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List | The ambassador to Indonesia | Yakarta | 2002 | |
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List | Enrique Erik Yturriaga Saldanha | 31 January 2024 | Quito | 1840 (1951) |
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List | Sergio Román Carranza Förster | 23 September 2025 | Cairo | 1893 (1949)[t] |
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List | Sonia Isabel Álvarez Cibanal | 30 July 2024 | San Salvador | 1914 (1950) |
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List | Francisco Javier Conde y Martínez de Irujo | 28 November 2023 | Malabo | 1968[29] |
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List | The ambassador to Sudan | Khartoum | 1993 | |
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List | Ángel María Vázquez Díaz de Tuesta | 1 July 2025 | Tallinn | 1991[u] |
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List | The ambassador to Mozambique | Maputo | 1979[30] | |
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List | Guillermo Antonio López Mac-Lellan | 28 November 2023 | Addis Ababa | 1951 (1960) |
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List | The ambassador to New Zealand[p] | Wellington | 1977[31] | |
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List | Manuel Montobbio de Balanzó | 16 September 2025 | Helsinki | 1918 (1957)[32] |
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List | Victorio Redondo Baldrich | 29 September 2021 | Paris | 1475 |
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List | Rafael Chaves Beardo | 1 July 2025 | Libreville | 1961 (1963) |
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List | The ambassador to Senegal | Dakar | 1965[33] | |
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List | The ambassador to Turkey | Ankara | 1992[v] | |
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List | Pascual Navarro Ríos | 14 February 2024 | Berlin | 1871[w] |
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List | Ángel Lossada Torres-Quevedo | 30 July 2024 | Accra | 1968[34] |
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List | Jorge Domecq | 15 October 2024 | Athenas | 1834 (1953)[35] |
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List | The ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1986[h] | |
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List | María Clara Girbau Ronda | 13 March 2024 | Guatemala City | 1883 (1954) |
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List | Ángel Carrascal Gutiérrez | 28 November 2023 | Conakry | 1965[36] |
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List | Enrique Conde León | 30 July 2024 | Bissau | 1975[37] |
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List | The ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1986[x] | |
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List | Marco Antonio Peñín Toledano | 30 January 2024 | Port-au-Prince | 1860 (1952)[38] |
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List | Isabel Celaá | 26 January 2022 | Vatican City Homepage |
1480[39][40] |
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List | Diego Nuño García | 6 July 2022 | Tegucigalpa | 1894 (1951)[41] |
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List | Luis Ángel Redondo Gómez | 23 September 2025 | Budapest | 1920 (1977)[y] |
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List | The ambassador to Norway | Oslo | 1949 (1966) | |
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List | Juan Antonio March Pujol | 5 June 2024 | New Delhi | 1956[43] |
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List | Bernardo de Sicart Escoda | 15 July 2025 | Yakarta | 1967[44] |
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List | Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar | 14 May 2024 | Tehran | 1842 (1957)[z] |
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List | Alicia Rico Pérez del Pulgar | 30 July 2024 | Baghdad | 1946 (1953)[46] |
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List | María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat | 26 August 2025 | Dublin | 1924 (1950)[47] |
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List | Ana María Salomón Pérez | 20 July 2021 | Tel Aviv | 1986[ab] |
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List | Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios | 11 October 2022 | Rome | 1865 (1887) |
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List | Guillermo Marín Gorbea | 30 July 2024 | Abidjan | 1967[ac] |
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List | José María Fernández López de Turiso | 5 November 2024 | Kingston | 1966 (1967)[50][ad] |
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List | Íñigo de Palacio España | 28 January 2025 | Tokyo | 1590 (1952)[38] |
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List | Miguel María de Lucas González | 26 April 2022 | Amman | 1947 (1953)[46] |
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List | Luis Francisco Martínez Montes | 1 June 2024 | Astana | 1997[ae] |
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List | Jaime Alejandro Moreno Bau | 8 July 2025 | Nairobi | 1965 (1967)[51] |
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List | The ambassador to New Zealand | Wellington | 2011 | |
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List | Manuel Hernández Gamallo | 19 June 2024 | Kuwait City | 1964[af][52] |
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List | The ambassador to Kazakhstan | Astana | 1996 | |
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List | The ambassador to Thailand | Bangkok | 1967[44] | |
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List | Manuel Alhama Orenes | 7 September 2022 | Riga | 1991 |
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List | José Ignacio Santos Aguado | 17 March 2022 | Beirut | 1860s (1953)[46] |
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List | The ambassador to South Africa | Pretoria | 1982[ag] | |
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List | The ambassador to Ivory Coast | Abidjan | 1863 (1954)[ah] | |
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List | Javier Soria Quintana | 1 May 2024 | Tripoli | 1784 (1962)[aj] |
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List | The ambassador to Switzerland | Berna | 1991 | |
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List | José Fernando Fernández-Aguayo Muñoz | 1 July 2025 | Vilnius | 1991 |
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List | María Nieves Blanco Díaz | 1 July 2025 | Luxembourg | 1891[54] (1955) |
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List | The ambassador to South Africa | Pretoria | 1966[16][al] | |
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List | The ambassador to Zimbabwe | Harare | 1972[55] | |
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List | José Luis Pardo Cuerdo | 6 July 2022 | Kuala Lumpur | 1967[44] |
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List | The ambassador to India | New Delhi | 1983 | |
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List | Antonio Guillén Hidalgo | 28 November 2023 | Bamako | 1964[56] |
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List | José María Muriel Palomino | 15 December 2021 | Valletta | 1969[57] |
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List | The ambassador to the Holy See | Vatican City Homepage |
1483 (1972) | |
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List | The ambassador to the Philippines | Manila | 1992 | |
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List | Pablo Barbará Gómez | 4 March 2025 | Nouakchott | 1961 (1962)[58] |
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List | The ambassador to South Africa | Pretoria | 1982[am] | |
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List | Juan Duarte Cuadrado | 31 August 2022 | Mexico City | 1836 (1860) |
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List | The ambassador to the Philippines | Manila | 1992 | |
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List | The ambassador to the Romania | Bucarest | 1993 | |
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List | The ambassador to France | Paris | 1876 (2013) | |
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List | The ambassador to China | Beijing | 1977[an] | |
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List | The ambassador to Serbia | Belgrade | 2006 | |
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List | Enrique Ojeda Vila | 24 January 2024 | Rabat | 1578 (1956)[59] |
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List | Teresa Orjales Vidal | 28 November 2023 | Maputo | 1977[60] |
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List | The ambassador to Thailand | Bangkok | 1967[61] | |
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List | Francisco Javier Pagalday Gastelurrutia | 15 July 2025 | Windhoek | 1990[62] |
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List | The ambassador to Australia | Camberra | 1995 | |
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List | The ambassador to India | New Delhi | 1968[63] | |
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List | Consuelo Femenía | 29 December 2021 | The Hague | 1649 |
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List | Luis Alfonso Sánchez-Vellisco | 15 July 2025 | Wellington | 1969[57] |
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List | Pilar María Terrén Lalana | 20 July 2022 | Managua | 1850 (1951) |
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List | Gloria Mínguez Ropiñón | 28 November 2023 | Niamey | 1965[ao] |
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List | Félix Costales Artieda | 27 May 2025 | Abuja | 1961[19] |
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List | The ambassador to South Korea | Seoul | 2001[64][ap] | |
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List | Rafael Soriano Ortiz | 30 July 2024 | Skopje | 1995 |
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List | Alejandra del Río Novo | 3 July 2024 | Oslo | 1902[aq] (1958)[65] |
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List | Francisco Javier de Istúriz Simonet | 23 April 2024 | Muscat | 1972[66] |
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List | José Antonio de Ory Peral | 4 May 2022 | Islamabad | 1951[67] |
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List | The ambassador to the Philippines | Manila | 1997 | |
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Spain recognized the State of Palestine in May 2024,[68] however, no ambassador has been appointed yet. | ||||
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List | Guzmán Palacios Fernández | 14 September 2021 | Panama City | 1880s (1951) |
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List | The ambassador to Australia | Camberra | 1979[69] | |
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List | Javier Parrondo Babarro | 10 December 2024 | Asunción | 1880 (1949)[70] |
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List | Alejandro Abellán García de Diego | 20 March 2024 | Lima Homepage |
1879 (1939) |
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List | Miguel Utray Delgado | 24 August 2022 | Manila | 1951[71] |
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List | Ramiro Fernández Bachiller | 29 April 2022 | Warsaw | 1519 |
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List | Juan Fernández Trigo | 28 December 2023 | Lisbon | 1474 (1479) |
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List | Álvaro Renedo Zalba | 4 March 2025 | Doha | 1973[72][ar] |
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List | José Antonio Hernández Pérez-Solórzano | 7 September 2022 | Bucarest | 1881 (1977)[as] |
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List | Ricardo Martínez Vázquez | 3 July 2024 | Moscow Homepage |
1718[at] |
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List | The ambassador to Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 1967[74][m] | |
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List | The ambassador to Jamaica | Kingston | 1987 | |
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List | The ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1987[h] | |
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List | The ambassador to New Zealand[p] | Wellington | 1980 (1992) | |
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List | The ambassador to Italy | Rome Homepage |
1978[75] (1993) | |
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List | The ambassador to Gabon | Libreville | 1982[au] | |
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List | Javier María Carbajosa Sánchez | 4 March 2025 | Riyadh | 1948 (1953)[av] |
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List | María Dolores Ríos Peset | 13 March 2024 | Dakar | 1961[19] |
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List | Juan José Sanz Aparicio | 28 November 2023 | Belgrade | 1910 (1977) |
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List | The ambassador to Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1978[76] | |
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List | The ambassador to Guinea | Conakry | 1964[77] | |
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List | Mercedes Alonso Frayle | 12 July 2022 | Singapore | 1968[78] |
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List | Sofía Ruiz del Árbol Moro | 17 June 2025 | Bratislava | 1993 |
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List | Javier Herrera García-Canturri | 3 July 2024 | Ljubljana | 1992[aw] |
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List | The ambassador to Australia | Camberra | 1981 | |
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List | The ambassador to Kenya | Nairobi | 1968[78] | |
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List | José Manuel Pascual García | 16 April 2025 | Pretoria | 1951 (1960)[79] |
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List | Julio Herraiz España | 1 July 2025 | Seoul | 1962[ax] |
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List | The ambassador to Sudan | Khartoum | 2012 | |
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List | The ambassador to India | New Delhi | 1967 | |
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List | Isidro Antonio González Afonso | 29 December 2021 | Khartoum | 1967[81] |
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List | The ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1990[ay] | |
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List | Luis Manuel Cuesta Civís | 27 August 2024 | Stockholm | 1633 |
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List | María Celsa Nuño García | 30 November 2021 | Berna | 1513 |
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List | Antonio González-Zavala Peña | 24 December 2024 | Damascus | 1948 (1956)[85] |
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Spain maintained relations with the Republic of China until 1973.[n] Since then, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the Taipei Consular Section of the Consulate General in Manila. | ||||
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List | The ambassador to Kazakhstan | Astana | 1997 | |
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List | Paloma Serra Robles | 1 July 2025 | Dar es Salaam | 1967[86] |
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List | Felipe de la Morena Casado | 8 December 2021 | Bangkok | 1870 (1961)[ba] |
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List | The ambassador to Ghana | Accra | 1965[88] | |
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List | The ambassador to New Zealand[p] | Wellington | 1979 | |
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List | María Cristina Pérez Gutiérrez | 30 July 2024 | Port of Spain | 1967[89][bb] |
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List | Francisco Javier Puig Saura | 11 October 2022 | Tunisia | 1475 |
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List | Cristina Latorre Sancho | 27 March 2024 | Ankara | 1519[bc] |
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List | The ambassador to Russia | Moscow | 1992 | |
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List | The ambassador to Australia | Camberra | 1992 (2002) | |
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List | The ambassador to Kenya | Nairobi | 1969[91] | |
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List | Ricardo López-Aranda Jagu | 6 July 2022 | Kyiv | 1992[92] |
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List | Emilio Pin Godos | 12 February 2025 | Abu Dhabi | 1972[93][bd] |
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List | José Pascual Marco Martínez | 25 August 2021 | London Homepage |
1494 |
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List | Ángeles Moreno Bau | 17 January 2024 | Washington, D.C. Homepage |
1778 (1926) |
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List | Javier Salido Ortiz | 21 January 2025 | Montevideo | 1842 (1953)[95] |
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List | The ambassador to Russia | Moscow | 1992[be] | |
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List | The ambassador to Australia | Camberra | 1981 (1992) | |
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List | Álvaro Albacete Perea | 3 December 2024 | Caracas | 1845 (1949)[96] |
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List | Carmen Cano de Lasala | 28 November 2023 | Hanoi | 1964[97][bf] |
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List | Spain closed its embassy in Yemen in 2012,[98] transferring its operations to the European Union delegation and, in 2015, it halted all operations indefinitely.[99] | 1968[100][101][bf] | ||
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List | María Lourdes Sangróniz Guerricagoitia | 1 July 2025 | Harare | 1969[101] |
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List | 1980[102] | |||
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The Republic of Abkhazia is not recognized by the United Nations or by Spain. | ||||
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The Republic of Kosovo is not recognized by the United Nations or by Spain. | ||||
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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations or by Spain. | ||||
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not recognized by the United Nations or by Spain. | ||||
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The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by Spain. |
Ambassadors to international organizations
[edit] Political appointees, that is, they are not part of the diplomatic career.
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Ambassadors to the United Nations
[edit]Host organization | List | Ambassador | Appointment | Representation and website | Established |
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List | Héctor Gómez Hernández | 5 December 2023 | New York | 1956[103] |
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List | Ana Jiménez de la Hoz | 6 April 2022 | New York | |
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List | Marcos Gómez Martínez | 3 July 2024 | Geneva | 1955 |
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List | Clara Cabrera Brasero | 12 April 2023 | ||
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List | María Bassols Delgado | 18 April 2024 | ||
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List | María Pilar Morán Reyero | 11 April 2025 | ||
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List | The ambassador to Italy | Rome | 1951 | |
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List | Miquel Iceta | 5 December 2023 | Paris | 1956 |
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List | María Sebastián de Erice | 30 July 2024 | Vienna | 1980[104] |
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List | The ambassador to Kenya | Nairobi |
Ambassadors to European organizations
[edit]Host organization | List | Ambassador | Appointment | Representation and website | Established |
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List | Marcos Alonso Alonso | 21 July 2021 | Brussels | 1960 |
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List | Oriol Escalas Nolla | 3 July 2024 | 1979 | |
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List | Guillermo Ardizone García | 30 July 2024 | 2000 | |
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List | Rosa Velázquez Álvarez | 26 August 2025 | Strasbourg | 1977[105] |
Other international organizations
[edit]Current Spanish ambassadors to other international organizations:
Host organization | List | Ambassador | Appointment | Representation and website | Established |
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List | The ambassador to Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | ||
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List | The ambassador to Portugal | Lisboa | 2021[106] | |
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List | The ambassador to the UN in Vienna | Vienna | 1980 | |
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List | Federico Torres Muro | 11 October 2022 | Brussels | 1982 |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | List | Ximo Puig | 21 February 2024 | Paris | 1954 |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | List | The ambassador to the Netherlands | The Hague | 1997[107] | |
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List | Cristóbal Ramón Valdés y Valentín-Gamazo | 25 August 2021 | Vienna | 1995[108] |
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List | Carmen Montón Giménez | 10 March 2020 | Washington, D.C. | 1972[109] |
Inter-American Defense Board | |||||
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1980 | ||||
International Seabed Authority | List | The ambassador to Jamaica | Kingston | 1997 |
Ambassadors-at-large
[edit]Current ambassadors-at-large from Spain, known in Spanish as Embajadores en Misión Especial (lit. 'Ambassadors in Special Mission' or Special Ambassadors), are the following:
Portfolio | Ambassador | Appointment | Established |
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Peacekeeping Operations | María Luisa Huidobro Martín-Laborda[110] | 12 November 2024 | 1993 |
Mediterranean Affairs | Juan Lugo Sanchiz[111] | 25 June 2025 | 1997 |
Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law | Miriam Álvarez de la Rosa Rodríguez[112] | 5 March 2025 | 1998 |
Ibero-American Cooperation | Jorge Mijangos Blanco[113] | 3 September 2025 | 2000 |
Migration Affairs | María del Pilar Méndez Jiménez[114] | 21 February 2024 | 2009 |
Global Health | Mencía de Silos Manso de Zúñiga Spottorno[115] | 1 October 2025 | 2011 |
Sahel | Alberto Cerezo Sobrino[116] | 22 January 2025 | 2013 |
Cross-border Cooperation | Borja Montesino Martínez del Cerro[117] | 26 August 2025 | 2021 |
Femenist Foreign Policy | Ana María Alonso Giganto[118] | 12 June 2024 | 2021 |
Indo-Pacific | María Elena Gómez Castro[119] | 18 September 2024 | 2022 |
Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Jesús Ángel Celada Pérez[120] | 28 May 2025 | 2022 |
Development Financing | Cristina Díaz Fernández-Gil[121] | 24 September 2025 | 2024 |
LGTBI+ rights | Jorge Antonio Noval Álvarez[122] | 2 July 2025 | 2025 |
Other officials with the rank of ambassador
[edit]Position | Ambassador | Appointed | Date | Law granting the rank |
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Introducer of Ambassadors | Adrián Martín Couce | 30 July 2024 | 1626 | Article 23(1), Royal Decree 1184/2024. |
Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Xavier Martí Martí | 28 August 2024 | 1834 | Article 9, Decree of 15 July 1955 |
Director of the Diplomatic School | Cecilia Robles Cartes | 4 December 2024 | 1942 | Article 19(4), Royal Decree 1184/2024 |
See also
[edit]- List of diplomatic missions of Spain
- List of foreign ministers of Spain
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Spain)
- Secretary of State for the European Union
- Secretary of State for International Cooperation
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Embassy of Spain in Kabul was closed and transferred operations to Doha, Qatar (residence), and Islamabad, Pakistan (visas and consular affairs) following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.[8]
- ^ The first ambassador was appointed in 1950, with residence in Baghdad from 1950 to 1960, in Ankara from 1970 to 1974 and in Tehran from 1974 to 1979. After decades without diplomatic relations, they were reestablished in 2002.
- ^ Spain had a charge d'affairs in Albania from 1929 to 1939, and the ambassador to Italy assumed the representation during the Italian protectorate. Diplomatic relations were restablished in 1986, with the category of ambassador.
- ^ Spain kept diplomatic relations with the Regency of Algiers (since Barbarossa). Modern relations established in 1962, with the first ambassador.
- ^ Spain has kept relations with the Holy Roman Empire since the 15th century. Since 1802, Spain has maintained an ambassador in Vienna with hardly any interruptions.
- ^ Ambassador with residence in Moscow until 1998, and in Ankara since then.
- ^ Ambassador with residence in New Delhi until 2008.
- ^ a b c Ambassador resident in Kingston until 2001 and in Port of Spain since 2007.
- ^ From 1989 to 1993, the ambassador to the Organization of American States was accredited to Belize. Since 1993, the ambassador to Guatemala serves as such.
- ^ The ambassador to Benin had its residence in Nigeria (1966–1968), Ivory Coast (1969–1989) and, since 1979, again in Nigeria.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Harare, Zimbabwe until 1988.
- ^ Diplomatic relations since 1910, with a lapsus between the abolition of the Bulgarian monarchy and 1977.[17]
- ^ a b Ambassador resident in Kinshasa until 1995.
- ^ a b Spain has maintained diplomatic relations with Imperial China since the late 16th century. Current diplomatic mission to the People's Republic of China was established in 1973.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Harare, Zimbabwe from 1984 to 1988, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 1989 to 1997 and, since then, in Pretoria, South Africa.
- ^ a b c d Ambassador residence relocated from Camberra to Wellington between 2008 and 2010.
- ^ The first ambassador was appointed in 1926, although it has not been a permanent position, having been a permanent since 1975.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Beirut until 1979, and from 1998 to 2002, and in Damascus from 1979 to 1998.
- ^ Czechoslovakia and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1919. The Second World War interrupted these relations, which were reestablished in 1977, with embassy status.[27]
- ^ Peter Martyr d'Anghiera was sent in 1501 with the title of ambassador to the sultan of Egypt. However, modern diplomatic relations were established in 1893. The diplomatic mission has the rank of embassy since 1949.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Helsinki until 2003.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Moscow until 2007. Ambassador-at-large for Georgia and the Caucasus states from 2008 to 2011. Ambassador resident in Sofia between 2011 and 2012 and Ambassador resident in Ankara since 2013.
- ^ Modern relations established after the German unification in 1871, however, Spain has mantained diplomatic relations with the Holy Roman Empire (1477–1806), the German independent states (such us Prussia, the German Confederation (1855–1866), the North German Confederation (1866–1869) and the following German states.
- ^ Ambassador with residence in Caracas until 2007 and in Port of Spain since then.
- ^ Hungary and Spain established diplomatic relations after Hungary's independence from Austria in 1920. Severed after World War II, they were reestablished in 1977 with embassy status.[42]
- ^ Spain maintained occasional contacts with Safavid Iran and its successors, even exchanging ambassadors. In 1842, a treaty of friendship and trade was signed, officially inaugurating diplomatic relations. In 1957, they were elevated to the rank of ambassador.[45]
- ^ Spain recalled its ambassador on 8 September 2025.[48]
- ^ Spain has had a Consulate General in Jerusalem since 1853.[49]
- ^ Non-resident ambassador (Liberia) until 1968.
- ^ From 1967 to 1977, the ambassador in Haiti was dually accredited to Jamaica. Since 1977, there is a ambasador resident.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Moscow until 1999.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Beirut from 1964 to 1972 and with residence in Kuwait City since 1972.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Maputo, Mozambique from 1982 to 1995 and, since 1996, in Pretoria, South Africa.
- ^ Spain established a resident embassy in 1954, but closed it due to the First Liberian Civil War. Following the restablishment of relations in 1997, the ambassador to Ivory Coast assumed responsibility for Liberia–Spain relations.
- ^ The Embassy of Spain in Tripoli suspended operations in 2014. Diplomatic personnel operate from the Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia.
- ^ Spain established a consulate in Tripoli after signing a Peace Treaty with the Regency of Tripoli.[53]
- ^ The head of Mission was resident in Amsterdam from 1891 to 1922, and in Brussels until 1970.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Addis Ababa, Ethipoia from 1966 to 1968, in Nairobi, Kenia from 1969 to 1994, and in Pretoria, South Africa since 1994.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 1982 to 1997 and, since then, in Pretoria, South Africa.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Moscow until 1995 and in Beijing since then.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Monrovia from 1965 to 1969 and in Abidjan from 1969 to 2007.
- ^ The ambassador to China served as ambassador to North Korea until 2006.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Stockholm from 1902 to 1907 and in Copenhagen from 1907 to 1919.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Kuwait between 1973 and 1978 and in Abu Dhabi until 2008. Since then, the ambassador resides in the host country.
- ^ Relations were interrupted in 1947, following the abdication of King Michael I, and re-established in 1977, with the status of embassy.[73]
- ^ Spain and Russia have maintained stable diplomatic relations since the 18th century. After the rupture during dictatorship of Francisco Franco, they were reestablished in 1977.
- ^ Resident in Luanda until 1995.
- ^ In 1953, the Ambassador to Egypt was dual accredited to Saudi Arabia and, since 1956, there is an independent Embassy in Riyadh.[59]
- ^ Ambassador resident in Vienna until 1998.
- ^ Ambassador resident in Tokyo until 1973.[80]
- ^ Ambassador resident in Caracas until 2010 and in Port of Spain since then.
- ^ Spain closed it embassy in 2012.[82] In December 2024, the government appointed and special envoy to gradually re-establish diplomatic relations.[83][84]
- ^ Spain had some contact with the Kingdom of Siam between the 16th and 18th centuries, and these remained stable from the 1870s onwards, through the embassy in China (until 1949). In 1961, Spain elevated its legation to embassy.[87]
- ^ The ambassador in Caracas served as such until 2006.
- ^ Spain and Turkey —the Ottoman Empire— has kept diplomatic relations since the 16th century. The first Peace, Friendship and Trade treaty was signed in 1782 and, in 1951, modern relations were established.[90]
- ^ Ambassador resident in Kuwait until 1973.[94]
- ^ Modern relations were established in 1992. Historic relations dates back to the 15th century, when Ruy González de Clavijo was sent as ambassador of Castile to court of Timur.
- ^ a b Date of creation of the mission in one of the sides before the unification of the country.
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a) treaties of a political nature;
b) treaties or agreements of a military nature;
c) treaties or agreements affecting the territorial integrity of the State or the fundamental rights and duties established under Title I;
d) treaties or agreements which imply financial liabilities for the Public Treasury;
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