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List of ambassadors of Spain to Japan

Coordinates: 35°39′56″N 139°44′30″E / 35.665585°N 139.741694°E / 35.665585; 139.741694
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Ambassador of Spain to
Japan
Coat of Arms of Spain
since 8 February 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorMinister of Foreign Affairs
AppointerHis Royal Majesty King Felipe VI
DeputyDeputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Japan

The Ambassador from Spain in Japan is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Japan. The current ambassador is Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 8 February 2022.

History

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The Spanish ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers. Among his functions is to direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Tokyo. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Japan, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Japan.

List of ambassadors (since 1592)

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Designated/ Accredited End of Mission Ambassador Head of State Prime Minister of Japan Notes
1592 1592 Juan Cobo Philip II Go-Yōzei Tennō
1593 San Pedro Bautista Philip II Go-Yōzei Tennō Father Pedro Bautista, a Franciscan, was sent to Japan with three other companions.[1]
1611 1613 Sebastián Vizcaíno Philip III Go-Mizunoo Tennō [2]
15 November 1868 8 March 1869 José Luis Ceacero Inguanzo Provisional Government Meiji Tenno Minister Plenipotentiary of the Yokohama Legation
8 March 1869 Tiburcio Rodríguez y Muñoz Alfonso XII Meiji Tenno Charge d'affaires
30 June 1875 7 October 1879 Mariano Álvarez Alfonso XII Meiji Tenno Minister Plenipotentiary of the Legation in Tokyo
7 June 1883 28 December 1884 Luis del Castillo y Trigueros Alfonso XII Meiji Tenno
5 June 1886 José Delvat y Arêas María Cristina Itō Hirobumi
11 December 1888 11 January 1895 Luis del Castillo y Trigueros María Cristina Kuroda Kiyotaka Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
9 July 1896 14 May 1907 Luis de la Barrera y Riera María Cristina Itō Hirobumi [3]
19 August 1907 September 1915 Ramiro Gil de Uribarri Alfonso XIII Katsura Tarō [4]
8 October 1915 April 1924 José Caro y Széchényi Alfonso XIII Ōkuma Shigenobu
March 1925 July 1929 Pedro Quartin y del Saz Caballero Alfonso XIII Wakatsuki Reijirō
July 1929 January 1931 Luis Dupuy de Lôme y Vidiella Alfonso XIII Hamaguchi Osachi Charge d'affaires
January 1931 January 1932 Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de Rivas Alfonso XIII Shidehara Kijūrō Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[5]
January 1932 April 1932 Pedro Antonio Satorras y Dameto Niceto Alcalá Zamora Inukai Tsuyoshi Charge d'affaires
April 1932 26 August 1936 Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de Vigo Niceto Alcalá Zamora Saitō Makoto Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
26 August 1936 April 1937 Juan Gômez de Molina Francisco Franco Hirota Koki Charge d'affaires
April 1937 December 1937 José Luis Álvarez Francisco Franco Hayashi Senjūrō
December 1937 October 1938 Francisco José del Castillo Francisco Franco Konoe Fumimaro
October 1938 12 April 1945 Santiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de Vigo Francisco Franco Konoe Fumimaro Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
28 April 1952 Francisco José del Castillo Francisco Franco Yoshida Shigeru Ambassador[6]
14 October 1954 Pelayo García Olay Álvarez Francisco Franco Ichirō Hatoyama Minister in Damascus[7]
25 February 1958 25 June 1964 Antonio Villacieros y Benito Francisco Franco Nobusuke Kishi [8]
23 July 1963 7 February 1970 Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez Francisco Franco Hayato Ikeda [9]
1970 July 1973 Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola Francisco Franco Eisaku Satō Ambassador to the United States
27 July 1973 Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano Luis Carrero Blanco Tanaka Kakuei
3 May 1974 6 March 1981 José Aragonés Vilá Carlos Arias Navarro Miki Takeo [10]
6 March 1981 19 May 1985 Eduardo Ibañez y García de Velasco Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Zenkō Suzuki [11]
19 May 1985 19 May 1985 Camilo Barcia García-Villamil Felipe González Nakasone Yasuhiro
11 May 1990 25 November 1994 Antonio de Oyarzábal Marchesi Felipe González Kaifu Toshiki [12]
23 December 1994 18 March 1999 Santiago Salas Collantes Felipe González Tomiichi Murayama [13]
18 March 1999 20 September 2002 Juan Bautista Leña Casas José María Aznar Keizō Obuchi
20 September 2002 22 January 2006 Francisco Javier Conde de Saro José María Aznar Jun'ichirō Koizumi [14][15]
22 January 2006 8 January 2010 Miguel Ángel Carriedo Mompín José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Shinzō Abe [16]
8 January 2010 24 October 2014 Miguel Ángel Navarro Portera José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Naoto Kan [17]
15 January 2015 22 October 2018 Gonzalo de Benito Secades Mariano Rajoy Shinzō Abe [18]
22 October 2018 8 February 2022 Jorge Toledo Albiñana Pedro Sánchez Shinzō Abe [19]
8 February 2022 In office Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo Pedro Sánchez Fumio Kishida [20]

35°39′56″N 139°44′30″E / 35.665585°N 139.741694°E / 35.665585; 139.741694

References

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  1. ^ Dégano, Felipe Robles, Life and martyrdom of San Pedro Bautista, barefoot religious of the Order of San Francisco and ambassador of Spain in Japan, Madrid, Modern Typography, 1927.
  2. ^ Bourgoing, Jean-Fran-cois; Bourgoing, Jean-François baron de (2012). Imagen de la moderna España (in Spanish). Universidad de Alicante. p. 485. ISBN 978-84-9717-212-7. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ Luis de la Barrera y Riera[1]
  4. ^ "Concurrentes al banquete que el ministro de España en Tokio, Sr. Gil de Ulibarri... - Archivo ABC". www.abc.es. abc. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ Juan Francisco de Cárdenas, Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de Rivas
  6. ^ "ABC MADRID 28-06-1953 página 52 - Archivo ABC". www.abc.es. abc. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ [2][3][4]Pelayo García Olayy Alvarez
  8. ^ [5]Antonio Villacieros y Benito
  9. ^ Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez
  10. ^ [6]José Aragonés Vilá
  11. ^ [7]Eduardo Ibañez y García de Velasco
  12. ^ País, El (12 May 1990). "Rosa Conde descarta, "por cuestión de imagen", una entrevista González-Aznar". elpais.com (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  13. ^ Santiago Salas Collantes
  14. ^ Westlake, Martin; Galloway, David (2004). The Council of the European Union. John Harper. ISBN 978-0-9536278-8-2. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ^ Francisco Javier Conde de Saro cv
  16. ^ Miguel Ángel Carriedo Mompíncv
  17. ^ [8]Miguel Ángel Navarro Portera
  18. ^ Gonzalo de Benito Secades[9]
  19. ^ Jorge Toledo Albiñana[10]
  20. ^ Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo[11]