List of ambassadors of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ambassador of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent María Molina Álvarez de Toledo since 31 July 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Sarajevo
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun
Formation	1993
Website	Mission of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina

The ambassador of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Spain recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence on 14 December 1992 ^[1] and actively participated in the Bosnian War. Spain's role in supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina was rewarded with the appointment of Carlos Westendorp as high representative in 1997. Also, from 1998 to 1999, Spain had an additional ambassador (an ambassador-at-large) in the country, responsible for the relations with the Office of the High Representative. ^[2] In October 2010, Spain end its main military operations in Bosnia after 18 years, ^{[3] [4]} although it continues to provide military advice and training through the European Union's Operation Althea.

From 1993 to 1997 the ambassador to Bosnia was resident in Vienna, Austria and, since then, a resident embassy was established in Sarajevo. ^[5]

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun  [ es ] [a]	27 October 1993 [6] – 20 April 1996 (2 years, 176 days)	Javier Solana	Juan Carlos I	Alija Izetbegović
2	Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez [a]	8 February 1997 [7] – 21 November 1997 (286 days)	Abel Matutes
3	José Ángel López Jorrin  [ es ]	21 November 1997 [8] – 10 March 2001 (3 years, 109 days)
4	Rafael Valle Garagorri	2 June 2001 [9] – 21 January 2006 (4 years, 233 days)	Josep Piqué		Jozo Križanović
5	José María Castroviejo y Bolíbar  [ es ]	21 January 2006 [10] – 15 November 2008 (2 years, 299 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos		Ivo Miro Jović
6	Alejandro Alvargonzález  [ es ]	15 November 2008 [11] – 14 January 2012 (3 years, 60 days)			Nebojša Radmanović
7	María Aurora Mejía Errasquín  [ es ]	24 March 2012 [12] – 24 March 2015 (3 years, 0 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo		Bakir Izetbegović
8	Juan Bosco Giménez Soriano	24 March 2015 [13] – 12 May 2018 (3 years, 49 days)		Felipe VI	Mladen Ivanić
9	José María Valdemoro Giménez	12 May 2018 [14] – 24 March 2021 (2 years, 305 days)	Alfonso Dastis		Bakir Izetbegović
10	María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat  [ es ]	21 July 2021 [15] – 31 July 2024 (3 years, 10 days)	José Manuel Albares		Željko Komšić
11	María Molina Álvarez de Toledo  [ es ]	31 July 2024 [16] – present (1 year, 112 days)			Denis Bećirović

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina–Spain relations

Notes

1. Resident in Vienna.

References

1. Murcia.com. "Sánchez subraya ante Komšić su firme compromiso con la integridad territorial de Bosnia y Herzegovina - Nacional - murcia.com". www.murcia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 7, 1998). "Real Decreto 350/1998, de 6 de marzo, por el que se designa a don Fernando Mansito y Caballero embajador en misión especial cerca del Alto Representante en Bosnia-Herzegovina". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
3. Semanal, ANA MEDINA Informe (October 15, 2010). "España pone fin a 18 años de misión humanitaria en Bosnia Herzegovina". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
4. "España pone fin a su misión militar en Bosnia después de 18 años | España | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 27, 1997). "Real Decreto 1473/1997, de 19 de septiembre, por el que se crea la Misión Diplomática permanente de España en la República de Bosnia-Herzegovina" [Royal Decree 1473/1997, of September 19, which creates the Permanent Diplomatic Mission of Spain in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.]. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 27, 1993). "Real Decreto 1817/1993, de 18 de octubre, por el que se designa a don Miguel Angel Ochoa Brun Embajador de España en la República de Bosnia-Herzegovina" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 8, 1997). "Real Decreto 169/1997, de 7 de febrero, por el que se designa a don Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez Embajador de España en la República de Bosnia-Herzegovina, con residencia en Viena". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 21, 1997). "Real Decreto 1743/1997, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se designa a don José Ángel López Jorrín Embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 2, 2001). "Real Decreto 584/2001, de 1 de junio, por el que se designa a don Rafael Valle Garagorri embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (January 21, 2006). "Real Decreto 33/2006, de 20 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a don José María Castroviejo y Bolívar". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (November 15, 2008). "Real Decreto 1896/2008, de 14 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a don Alejandro Enrique Alvargonzález San Martín". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (March 24, 2012). "Real Decreto 564/2012, de 23 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a doña María Aurora Mejía Errasquín". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (March 24, 2015). "Real Decreto 202/2015, de 23 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a don Juan Bosco Giménez Soriano". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (May 12, 2018). "Real Decreto 276/2018, de 11 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a don José María Valdemoro Giménez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 21, 2021). "Real Decreto 615/2021, de 20 de julio, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a doña María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.
16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 31, 2024). "Real Decreto 794/2024, de 30 de julio, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en Bosnia y Herzegovina a doña María Milagrosa Molina Álvarez de Toledo". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2025.