List of ambassadors of Spain to Namibia

Ambassador of Spain to Namibia
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Francisco Javier Pagalday Gastelurrutia since 16 July 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Windhoek
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Carlos Sánchez de Boado y de la Válgoma
Formation	1990
Website	Mission of Spain to Namibia

The ambassador of Spain to Namibia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Namibia. It is also accredited to the Republic of Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Before Namibia's independence, Spain established an "Office for Diplomatic Observation" in Windhoek ^[1] and participated in the United Nations Transition Assistance Group. After the approval of the Constitution of Namibia, the Council of Ministers of Spain agreed to recognized and establish diplomatic relations with Namibia on 2 March 1990. ^[1] Spain established its Embassy in the country's capital on 20 March 1990, the day before the aforementioned Constitution came into effect. ^[1] Carlos Sánchez de Boado y de la Válgoma, who led the Office for Diplomatic Observation, was appointed as first ambassador of Spain to Namibia in April 1990.

Jurisdiction

• Namibia: The Embassy of Spain in Windhoek manages Namibia–Spain relations and offers consular protection to Spaniards in the country, as well as in Botswana. Spain also has an honorary consulate in Lüderitz, which serves the ǁKaras Region. ^[2]

The ambassador to Namibia is also accredited to:

• Botswana: Both nations established diplomatic relations on 29 April 1981. ^[3] The ambassador to Zimbabwe was responsible for this country until 1995, when the ambassador to Namibia assumed the role. Spain has an honorary consulate in Gaborone and an honorary vice-consulate in Maun. ^[2]
• Southern African Development Community,

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Carlos Sánchez de Boado  [ es ]	21 April 1990 [4] – 23 July 1994 (4 years, 93 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez	Juan Carlos I	Sam Nujoma
2	Germán Zurita y Sáenz de Navarrete [a]	23 July 1994 [5] – 6 June 1998 (3 years, 318 days)	Javier Solana
3	Eduardo Garrigues López-Chicheri [a]	6 June 1998 [6] – 16 October 2001 (3 years, 132 days)	Abel Matutes
4	Francisco Javier Pérez-Griffo y de Vides  [ es ] [a]	27 October 2001 [7] – 5 March 2005 (3 years, 129 days)	Josep Piqué
5	María Victoria Scola Pliego [a]	5 March 2005 [8] – 2 August 2008 (3 years, 150 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos		Hifikepunye Pohamba
6	Alfonso Barnuevo  [ es ] [a]	9 September 2008 [9] – 15 October 2011 (3 years, 36 days)
7	María del Carmen Díez Orejas  [ es ] [a]	15 October 2011 [10] – 11 July 2015 (3 years, 269 days)	Trinidad Jiménez
8	Concepción Figuerola Santos [a]	11 July 2015 [11] – 21 July 2018 (3 years, 10 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo	Felipe VI	Hage Geingob
9	Antonio Javier Romera Pintor [a]	25 August 2018 [12] – 6 July 2022 (3 years, 315 days)	Josep Borrell
10	Alberto Pablo de la Calle García  [ es ] [a]	6 July 2022 [13] – 16 July 2025 (3 years, 10 days)	José Manuel Albares
11	Francisco Javier Pagalday  [ es ] [a]	16 July 2025 [14] – present (123 days)			Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Notes

1. Accredited to Botswana.

References

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (March 20, 1990). "Real Decreto 373/1990, de 16 de marzo, por el que se crea la Misión Diplomática Permanente de España en Namibia" [Royal Decree 373/1990, of March 16, which creates the Permanent Diplomatic Mission of Spain in Namibia.]. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
2. "Consulados". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
3. Diplomatic Information Office (March 2024). "Country profile - Botswana" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 21, 1990). "Real Decreto 487/1990, de 20 de abril, por el que se designa a don Carlos Sánchez de Boado y de la Valgoma Embajador de España en la República de Namibia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 23, 1994). "Real Decreto 1560/1994, de 8 de julio, por el que se designa a don Germán Zurita y Sáenz de Navarrete Embajador de España en la República de Namibia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 6, 1998). "Real Decreto 1128/1998, de 5 de junio, por el que se designa a don Eduardo Garrigues López-Chicheri embajador de España en la República de Namibia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 27, 2001). "Real Decreto 1168/2001, de 26 de octubre, por el que se designa embajador de España en la República de Namibia a don Francisco Javier Pérez-Griffo y de Vides". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (March 5, 2005). "Real Decreto 247/2005, de 4 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Namibia a doña María Victoria Scola Pliego". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (September 9, 2008). "Real Decreto 1482/2008, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Namibia a don Alfonso Barnuevo Sebastián de Erice". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (October 15, 2011). "Real Decreto 1407/2011, de 14 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Namibia a doña María del Carmen Díez Orejas". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (July 11, 2015). "Real Decreto 648/2015, de 10 de julio, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Namibia a doña Concepción Figuerola Santos". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (August 25, 2018). "Real Decreto 1068/2018, de 24 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Namibia a don Antonio Javier Romera Pintor". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 6, 2022). "Real Decreto 546/2022, de 5 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Namibia a don Alberto Pablo de la Calle García". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 16, 2025). "Real Decreto 643/2025, de 15 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Namibia a don Francisco Javier Pagalday Gastelurrutia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2025.