Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations

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.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
Arms of Spain
Incumbent
Agustín Santos Maraver
since 5 September 2018
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofPermanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
AppointerKing of Spain
Formation1955
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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

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

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

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

As of 15 May 2023, 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
José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza19561963
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray19641967
Jaime de Piniés y Rubio19681972
Jaime Alba Delibes19721973
Jaime de Piniés y Rubio19731985
Fernando Morán López19861987
Francisco Villar Ortiz de Urbina19871991
Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo19911996
Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza19961997
Inocencio Félix Arias Llamas19972004
Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo20042010
Juan Pablo de Laiglesia y González de Peredo20102012
Fernando Arias González20122013
Román Oyarzun Marchesi20142017
Jorge Moragas Sánchez20172018
Agustín Santos Maraver2018Present

See also

References
  1. "Ministerio De Asuntos Exteriores" (PDF). Gobierno De La Nacion. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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