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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
Arms of Spain
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofPermanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
AppointerKing of Spain
Formation1955
Website[2]

The Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations is an official of the Government of Spain belonging to the diplomatic corps representing Spain before the United Nations (UN) based in New York City, United States. This permanent representation, unlike the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union, does not have its own legislation and is regulated by the general regulations governing diplomatic missions, by international law and by the internal law of the UN.

The Permanent Mission, which is organizationally and functionally dependent on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represents the State Administration as a whole, is the superior head of all the personnel of the Mission or Representation, directs the same and coordinates the External Action and the Foreign Service of the State at the UN.

The United Nations has several headquarters in different countries. This position should not be confused with that of Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and International Organizations based in Vienna and Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and International Organizations based in Geneva.

Origin

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The Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations was approved by the Council of Ministers on December 23, 1955, and came into force on January 1 of the following year. This representative assumes the representation of Spain at the headquarters of the United Nations Organization in New York and all its organs,[1] as a consequence of the country's entry into the organization on December 14, 1955.

Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations

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The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations is the organization within the Foreign Service in charge of representing Spain before the UN and defending its interests and those of its citizens. It is also in charge of developing international relations with the UN, conducting the necessary negotiations and cooperating with the European External Action Service for the promotion and defense of the interests of the Union.

The Permanent Mission consists of the Permanent Representative Ambassador, the Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador and the Chancery. In addition, it is also made up of Councils, Attaché Offices, Sectoral Offices, Economic and Commercial Offices, Technical Cooperation Offices, Cultural Centers, Spanish Cooperation Training Centers, as well as the Cervantes Institute and, where appropriate, the Common Services Section.

It works in close collaboration with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Directorate General for the United Nations and Human Rights.

Ambassadors

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For all ambassadors, see Annex:Permanent Representatives of Spain to the United Nations.

As of 9 November 2024, the current Permanent Representative Ambassador of Spain to the United Nations is Agustín Santos Maraver, who previously served from 2011 to 2012 as permanent representative of Spain to the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations based in Geneva.

Office holders

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Image Incumbent Start of term End of term
José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza 1956 1963
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray 1964 1967
Jaime de Piniés 1968 1972
Jaime Alba Delibes [es] 1972 1973
Jaime de Piniés 1973 1985
Fernando Morán López[2] 1986 1987
Francisco Villar Ortiz de Urbina [es] 1987 1991
Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo [es] 1991 1996
Carlos Westendorp[3] 1996 1997
Inocencio Arias[4] 1997 2004
Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo [es] 2004 2010
Juan Pablo de Laiglesia 2010 2012
Fernando Arias González[5] 2012 2013
Román Oyarzun Marchesi [es] 2014 2017
Jorge Moragas Sánchez[6] 2017 2018
Agustín Santos Maraver [es] 2018 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministerio De Asuntos Exteriores" (PDF). Gobierno De La Nacion. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Biographical notes of panelists". Batory. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Carlos Westendorp short bio". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  4. ^ [1] Biography in the EUROPA website
  5. ^ "Fernando Arias re-appointed as OPCW Director-General".
  6. ^ https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2016/11/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2016-10463.pdf. Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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