List of ambassadors of Spain to Kenya

Ambassador of Spain to Kenya
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Jaime Alejandro Moreno Bau since July 9, 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs Directorate-General for Africa
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Nairobi
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos
Formation	1968
Website	Mission of Spain to Kenya

The ambassador of Spain to Kenya is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Kenya. It also represents Spain to the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Uganda. In addition, the embassy is accredited as the Permanent Representation of Spain to the United Nations Office at Nairobi.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries in 1965, in August 1967 the Spanish government created an Embassy in Nairobi ^[1] and appointed the first ambassador in September 1968.

Jurisdiction

• Kenya: Kenya is the embassy's main jurisdiction, representing Spain before Kenyan authorities and giving consular services through the hole country. In addition, there is an honorary consulate in Mombasa. ^[2]
• Somalia: Somalia and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1968, creating and embassy in Mogadishu. The ambassador, however, resides in Nairobi and is dually accredited. Consular services are provided by the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Mogadishu. ^[2]
• Uganda: In 1969, Spain established diplomatic relations with Uganda, creating a non-resident embassy in Kampala. Consular services are provided by the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Kampala. ^[2]
• United Nations: Nairobi hosts one of the four major headquarters of the United Nations, the United Nations Office at Nairobi. Both the ambassador and the deputy ambassador act as permanent and deputy permanent representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).

In the past, this embassy was also accredited to the Republic of Madagascar (1968–1990), the Republic of Seychelles (1993–2003) and the State of Eritrea (2003–2006).

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos [a] Count consort of San Román	19 September 1968 [3] – 11 January 1972 (3 years, 114 days)	Fernando María Castiella	Francisco Franco	Jomo Kenyatta
2	Miguel Ángel Velarde y Ruiz de Cenzano [a]	11 January 1972 [4] – 19 February 1977 (5 years, 39 days)	Gregorio López-Bravo
3	Joaquín Castillo Moreno [a] Marquess of Castro Torres	5 May 1977 [5] – 11 March 1981 (3 years, 310 days)	The Marquess of Oreja	Juan Carlos I
4	José García Bañón  [ es ] [a]	11 March 1981 [6] – 20 September 1985 (4 years, 193 days)	José Pedro Pérez-Llorca		Daniel arap Moi
5	Mariano Baselga Mantecón [a]	20 September 1985 [7] – 25 September 1987 (2 years, 5 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
6	Carlos Abella y Ramallo [b]	25 September 1987 [8] – 30 January 1991 (3 years, 127 days)
7	Luis Calvo Merino  [ es ] [c]	7 May 1991 [9] – 3 May 1994 (2 years, 361 days)
8	Fermín Prieto-Castro Roumier [c]	4 June 1994 [10] – 4 July 1998 (4 years, 30 days)	Javier Solana
9	Luis Francisco García Cerezo  [ es ] [c]	4 July 1998 [11] – 30 November 2002 (4 years, 149 days)	Abel Matutes
10	Aníbal Julio Jiménez y Abascal [d]	30 November 2002 [12] – 21 January 2006 (3 years, 52 days)	Ana Palacio
11	Nicolás Martín Cinto  [ es ] [e]	21 January 2006 [13] – 16 November 2010 (4 years, 299 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos		Mwai Kibaki
12	Javier Herrera García-Canturri  [ es ] [f]	16 November 2010 [14] – 7 June 2014 (3 years, 203 days)	Trinidad Jiménez
13	José Javier Nagore San Martín  [ es ] [f]	7 June 2014 [15] – 11 March 2017 (2 years, 277 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo		Uhuru Kenyatta
14	Javier García de Viedma [f]	1 April 2017 [16] – 25 August 2021 (3 years, 114 days)	Alfonso Dastis	Felipe VI	William Ruto
15	Cristina Díaz Fernández-Gil  [ es ] [f]	25 August 2021 [17] – 25 August 2021 (3 years, 114 days)	José Manuel Albares
16	Jaime Alejandro Moreno Bau  [ es ] [f]	9 July 2025 [18] – present

Notes

1. Accredited to Uganda and Madagascar.
2. Accredited to Uganda, Madagascar and Somalia.
3. Accredited to Uganda and Seychelles.
4. Accredited to Uganda and Eritrea.
5. Accredited to Uganda
6. Accredited to Uganda and Somalia.

References

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 10, 1967). "Decreto 2390/1967, de 19 de agosto, por el que se crea la Embajada de España en Nairobi" [Decree 2390/1967, of August 19, establishing the Embassy of Spain in Nairobi](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved October 9, 2025.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Consulates - Embassy of Spain to Kenya". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 19, 1968). "Decreto 2154/1968, de 27 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Nairobi a don Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos, Conde de San Román" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 11, 1972). "Decreto 46/1972, de 7 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kenia a don Miguel Ángel Velarde y Ruiz de Cenzano" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 5, 1977). "Real Decreto 914/1977, de 3 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kenia a don Joaquín Castillo Moreno, Marqués de Castro Torres" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 11, 1981). "Real Decreto 397/1981, de 6 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don José García Bañón" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 20, 1985). "Real Decreto 1685/1985, de 18 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Mariano Baselga Mantecón" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 25, 1987). "Real Decreto 1187/1987, de 18 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenya a don Justo Carlos Abella y Ramallo" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 7, 1991). "Real Decreto 719/1991, de 29 de abril, por el que se designa a don Luis Calvo Merino Embajador de España en la República de Kenya" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 4, 1994). "Real Decreto 1203/1994, de 3 de junio, por el que se designa a don Fermín Prieto-Castro Roumier Embajador de España en la República de Kenia" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 4, 1998). "Real Decreto 1432/1998, de 3 de julio, por el que se designa a don Luis Francisco García Cerezo embajador de España en la República de Kenia". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 30, 2002). "Real Decreto 1259/2002, de 29 de noviembre, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Aníbal Julio Jiménez y Abascal". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 21, 2006). "Real Decreto 35/2006, de 20 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Nicolás Martín Cinto". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 16, 2010). "Real Decreto 1542/2010, de 15 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Javier Herrera García-Canturri". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 7, 2014). "Real Decreto 447/2014, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don José Javier Nagore San Martín". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 1, 2017). "Real Decreto 325/2017, de 31 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Javier García de Viedma Bernaldo de Quirós". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
17. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 25, 2021). "Real Decreto 748/2021, de 24 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Kenia a doña Cristina Díaz Fernández-Gil". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
18. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 9, 2025). "Real Decreto 619/2025, de 8 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Kenia a don Jaime Alejandro Moreno Bau". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2025.