List of ambassadors of Spain to Ethiopia

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Ambassador of Spain to Ethiopia
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Incumbent
Guillermo Antonio López Mac-Lellan
since 29 November 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style The Most Excellent
Residence Addis Ababa
Nominator The Foreign Minister
Appointer The Monarch
Term length At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderJosé Luis Flórez-Estrada y Ayala
Formation1962
Website Mission of Spain to Ethiopia

The ambassador of Spain to Ethiopia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It is also accredited to the Republic of Djibouti and the Republic of Seychelles, and acts as Permanent Representation to the African Union and other international organizations based in Addis Ababa.

Contents

Although some contacts existed in previous centuries, diplomatic relations between the two countries were formalized during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. [1] Spain opened a legation in Addis Ababa in April 1951, appointing Domingo de las Bárcenas y López-Mollinedo, ambassador to Egypt, as envoy. [2] In 1962, the legation was raised to embassy status. [3]

Jurisdiction

It is also accredited to:

It also coordinates Spanish activities to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.

List of ambassadors

AmbassadorTermNominated byAppointed byAccredited to
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
-Domingo de las Bárcenas y López-Mollinedo [a] 10 June 1951 [2]
–
18 March 1953
(1 year, 281 days)		 Alberto Martín-Artajo Francisco Franco Haile Selassie
- José Fernández-Villaverde  [ es ] [a]
Marquess consort of Santa Cruz		18 March 1953 [5]
–
11 March 1955
(1 year, 358 days)		 Luis Carrero Blanco
(acting)
- José del Castaño Cardona  [ es ] [a] 5 October 1955 [6]
–
27 August 1958
(2 years, 326 days)		 Alberto Martín-Artajo
- José Felipe de Alcover y Sureda  [ es ] [a] 27 August 1958 [7]
–
10 April 1961
(2 years, 226 days)		 Fernando María Castiella
-José Luis Pérez-Flórez-Estrada y Ayala10 April 1961 [8]
–
21 September 1962
(1 year, 164 days)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
1José Luis Flórez-Estrada y Ayala21 September 1962 [3]
–
9 April 1968
(5 years, 201 days)		 Fernando María Castiella Francisco Franco Haile Selassie
2 Salvador García de Pruneda  [ es ] [b] 24 March 1969 [9]
–
18 September 1973
(4 years, 178 days)
3José Luis de la Peña Aznar [b] 12 October 1973 [10]
–
23 June 1976
(2 years, 255 days)		 Laureano López Rodó
4Jesús Núñez Hernández [c] 2 August 1976 [11]
–
29 July 1981
(4 years, 361 days)		 The Marquess of Oreja Juan Carlos I Tafari Benti
5Mariano Berdejo Rivera [d] 22 October 1981 [12]
–
24 December 1982
(1 year, 63 days)		 José Pedro Pérez-Llorca Mengistu Haile Mariam
6Enrique Roméu Ramos [e]
Count of Barbate		19 May 1983 [13]
–
26 February 1987
(3 years, 283 days)		 Fernando Morán
7Enrique Martínez Morcillo [e] 13 May 1987 [14]
–
3 September 1991
(4 years, 113 days)		 Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
8José María Iparraguirre Thomas18 December 1991 [15]
–
20 February 1993
(1 year, 64 days)		 Meles Zenawi
(acting)
9 Aurora Bernáldez  [ es ]26 April 1993 [16]
–
26 February 1998
(4 years, 306 days)		 Javier Solana
10 Pablo Zaldívar Miquelarena  [ es ] [f] 21 May 1998 [17]
–
30 November 2002
(4 years, 193 days)		 Abel Matutes Negasso Gidada
11 Rafael Dezcallar  [ es ] [d] 30 November 2002 [18]
–
14 June 2004
(1 year, 197 days)		 Ana Palacio Girma Wolde-Giorgis
12 María del Carmen de la Peña Corcuera  [ es ] [d] 26 June 2004 [19]
–
14 June 2008
(3 years, 354 days)		 Miguel Ángel Moratinos
13 Antonio Sánchez-Benedito  [ es ] [d] 9 September 2008 [20]
–
4 October 2011
(3 years, 25 days)
14 Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios [d] 4 October 2011 [21]
–
18 July 2015
(3 years, 287 days)		 Trinidad Jiménez
15Borja Montesino Martínez del Cerro [d] 18 July 2015 [22]
–
5 August 2020
(5 years, 18 days)		 José Manuel García-Margallo Felipe VI Mulatu Teshome
16 Manuel Salazar Palma  [ es ] [d] 5 August 2020 [23]
–
29 November 2023
(3 years, 116 days)		 Arancha González Laya Sahle-Work Zewde
17 Guillermo Antonio López Mac-Lellan  [ es ] [d] 29 November 2023 [24]
–
present
(1 year, 326 days)		 José Manuel Albares

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Resident in Cairo.
  2. 1 2 Accredited to Yemen.
  3. ↑ Accredited to Seychelles and Yemen.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Accredited to Djibouti and Seychelles.
  5. 1 2 Accredited to Djibouti, Seychelles and Yemen.
  6. ↑ Accredited to Eritrea and Djibouti.

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 13, 1961). "Decreto de 28 de abril de 1951 por el que se establece la Legación de España, en Addis-Abeba" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 10, 1961). "Decreto de 25 de mayo de 1951 por el que se nombra Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de España en Addis-Abeba a don Domingo de las Bárcenas y López-Mollinedo, Embajador en El Cairo" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 21, 1962). "Decreto 2309/1962, de 5 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Addis-Abeba a don José Luis Pérez-Florez-Estrada y Ayala" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Consulados". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 18, 1953). "Decreto de 12 de marzo de 1953 por el que se nombra Enviado extraordinario y Ministro plenipotenciario de España cerca de Su Majestad el Emperador de Etiopía a don José Fernández Villaverde y Roca de Togores, Marqués de Santa Cruz, Embajador en El Cairo" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 5, 1955). "Decreto de 22 de septiembre de 1955 por el que se nombre Enviado Extraordinario y Ministerio Plenipotenciario de España cerca de su Majestad el Emperador de Etiopía a don José del Castaño y Cardona, Embajador en EL Cairo" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 27, 1958). "Decreto de 8 de agosto de 1958 por el que se nombra Embajador de España en El Cairo al Ministro Plenipotenciario don José Felipe de Alcover y Sureda" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 10, 1961). "Decreto 546/1961, de 6 de abril, por el que se designa Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de España en Addis-Abeba a don José Luis Pérez-Flórez-Estrada y Ayala" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 24, 1969). "Decreto 426/1969, de 13 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Addis-Abeba a don Salvador García de Pruneda y Ledesma" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 12, 1973). "Decreto 2498/1973, de 11 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Etiopía a don José Luis de la Peña Aznar". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 2, 1976). "Real Decreto 1848/1976, de 16 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Etiopía a don Jesús Núñez Hernández" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 22, 1981). "Real Decreto 2354/1981, de 16 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Etiopía a don Mariano Berdejo Rivera" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 19, 1983). "Real Decreto 1236/1983, de 11 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Etiopía a don Enrique Roméu Ramos" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 13, 1987). "Real Decreto 622/1987, de 8 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Etiopía a don Amador Enrique Martínez Morcillo" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 18, 1991). "Real Decreto 1776/1991, de 13 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática Popular de Etiopía a don José María Iparraguirre Thomas" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  16. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 26, 1993). "Real Decreto 544/1993, de 12 de abril, por el que se designa a doña Aurora Bernáldez Dicenta Embajadora de España en el Estado de Etiopía" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 21, 1998). "Real Decreto 933/1998, de 14 de mayo, por el que se designa a don Pablo Zaldívar Miquelarena Embajador de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 30, 2002). "Real Decreto 1258/2002, de 29 de noviembre, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía a don Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 26, 2004). "Real Decreto 1572/2004, de 25 de junio, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía a doña María del Carmen de la Peña Corcuera". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 9, 2008). "Real Decreto 1479/2008, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía a don Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 4, 2011). "Real Decreto 1343/2011, de 3 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía a don Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  22. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 18, 2015). "Real Decreto 678/2015, de 17 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Federal Democrática de Etiopía a don Borja Montesino Martínez del Cerro". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 5, 2020). "Real Decreto 749/2020, de 4 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática Federal de Etiopía a don Manuel Salazar Palma". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 29, 2023). "Real Decreto 935/2023, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática Federal de Etiopía a don Guillermo Antonio López Mac-Lellan". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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