Embassy of the United Kingdom, Madrid

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Embassy of the United Kingdom, Madrid
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Location of the embassy
Embassy of the United Kingdom, Madrid
Location Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain
Address Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana 259D, Madrid 28046
Coordinates 40°28′36″N3°41′16″W / 40.4767°N 3.6879°W / 40.4767; -3.6879
Ambassador Sir Alex Ellis
Website British Embassy, Madrid

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Madrid is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Spain. Since 2009 the embassy has been located in the Torre Espacio skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. The current British Ambassador to Spain is Sir Alex Ellis. [1]

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History

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Former location of the British Embassy in Madrid (1966–2008)

In 2009, the British Embassy in Madrid moved to its current location in the Torre Espacio skyscraper, which was designed by Pei Cobb Freed. The Torre Espacio is also home to a number of other foreign diplomatic missions, including the Australian and Canadian embassies. Prior to moving to Torre Espacio, the British Embassy was located on Fernando el Santo Street in a building designed by architect William S. Bryant in 1966. [2]

Other locations

Outside Madrid, there is a British Consulate General in Barcelona where the senior officer is known as the Consul-General. There are also Consulates in Alicante, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Majorca and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Spain.

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References

  1. ↑ "Alex Ellis". gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "British Embassy, Fernando el Santo Street, Madrid". RIBA. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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