List of permanent delegates of Spain to UNESCO

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Ambassador Permanent Delegate of Spain to the UNESCO
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Incumbent
Miquel Iceta
since 6 December 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style The Most Excellent
Residence Paris, France
Nominator The Foreign Minister
Appointer The Monarch
Formation1954
DeputyDeputy Permanent Delegate
Website Permanent Delegation of Spain to UNESCO

The ambassador permanent delegate of Spain to UNESCO is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Spain was admitted to UNESCO at the seventh General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, held in December 1952, and officially joined on 30 January 1953. [1] In April that year, the Spanish government established the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, [2] headed by Pedro Laín Entralgo. Spain sent its first delegation to the eight General Conference, held in Montevideo, in November 1954. [3]

Since December 1956, the delegated has been appointed in permanent basis and, since June 1972, it has the rank of ambassador. [4] The current ambassador-delegate is Miquel Iceta, former minister of Culture and Sport. [5]

Permanent Delegation

As of October 2025, the Permanente Delegation is integrated by: [6]

They are assisted by contract staff, attachés and a Chancellery.

List of delegates

DelegateTerm
StartEnd
Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez [a] 8th General Conference (1954) [8]
The Marquess of Saavedra  [ es ] [b]
Segismundo Royo-Villanova  [ es ]9th General Conference (1956) [9]
Permanent Delegate
1Federico Díez y de Ysasi31 December 1956 [10] 25 January 1962
2 Pedro Ortiz-Armengol  [ es ]25 January 1962 [11] 1 April 1967
3Emilio Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate1 April 1967 [12] 24 March 1973 [13]
4Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Moreno24 March 1973 [13] 26 June 1978
5 Antonio Poch Gutiérrez de Caviedes  [ es ]26 June 1978 [14] 1 March 1982
6 Juan Ignacio Tena Ybarra  [ es ]1 March 1982 [15] 2 July 1983
7 Raúl Morodo  [ es ]2 July 1983 [16] 7 February 1985
8Miguel Angel Carriedo Mompín18 February 1985 [17] 17 April 1990
9 Félix Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Baldasano  [ es ]17 April 1990 [18] 23 January 1995
10 Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y Bernales  [ es ]23 January 1995 [19] 26 November 1996
11Jesús Ezquerra Calvo26 November 1996 [20] 17 June 2000
12 Francisco Villar Ortiz de Urbina  [ es ]17 June 2000 [21] 1 November 2003
13 Yago Pico de Coaña  [ es ]1 November 2003 [22] 31 July 2004
14 José María Ridao  [ es ]31 July 2004 [23] 29 July 2006
15 María Jesús San Segundo 29 July 2006 [24] 16 November 2010
16 Ion de la Riva  [ es ]16 November 2010 [25] 10 March 2012
17Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán26 May 2012 [26] 1 August 2015
18 María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat  [ es ]1 August 2015 [27] 20 August 2018
19 Juan Andrés Perelló  [ es ]20 August 2018 [28] 22 October 2021
20 José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes 22 October 2021 [29] 6 December 2023
21 Miquel Iceta 6 December 2023 [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ SAANDERS, ALEKK M. (2022-11-18). "18 November 1952: Spain is admitted as Unesco member". Sur in English. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (7 April 1953). "Decreto del 20 de febrero de 1953 por el que se constituye la Comisión Nacional Española de la U. N. E. S. C. O." [Decree of 20 February 1953 establishing the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (31 October 1954). "Orden acordada en Consejo de Ministros de 29 de octubre de 1954 por la que se nombra la Delegación española que asistirá a la VIII Conferencia General de la U. N. E. S. C. O." [Order agreed upon by the Council of Ministers on 29 October 1954 appointing the Spanish Delegation that will attend the 8th General Conference of UNESCO.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (10 June 1972). "Decreto 1443/1972, de 9 de junio, por el que se eleva a rango de Embajada la Delegación Permanente de España en la U. N. E. S. C. O." [Decree 1443/1972, of June 9, elevating to the rank of Embassy the Permanent Delegation of Spain to the UNESCO.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 RTVE.es (2023-12-05). "Iceta, nuevo embajador de España ante la Unesco sustituyendo a Rodríguez Uribes". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Permanent Delegation of Spain to UNESCO - Location and contact". www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Education Office of the Permanent Representations of Spain to the OECD, UNESCO and the Council of Europe". www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Journal of the General Conference, Eighth Session, no. 23". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  9. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (14 November 1956). "Orden de 24 de octubre de 1956 por la que se nombra Presidente de la Delegación que representará a España en la IX conferencia General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura al Excmo. Sr. don Segismundo Royo-Villanova. Rector magnífico de la Universidad de Madrid" [Order of 24 October 1956, appointing His Excellency Mr. Segismundo Royo-Villanova, Rector of the University of Madrid, as President of the Delegation that will represent Spain at the 9th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.](PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (8 October 1957). "Diplomatic Career Ranking as of 1 January 1957" (PDF). Official State Gazette. p. 5562. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 June 1963). "Resolución de la Subsecretaría por la que se transcriben las listas de Embajadores y el Escalafón de la Carrera Diplomática" (PDF). www.boe.es. p. 9391. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 April 1967). "Decreto 621/1967, de 16 de marzo, por el que por el que se designa Delegado permanente de España ante la U. N. E. S. C. O. a don Emilio Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 March 1973). "Decrees of 1973 appointing and dismissing ambassador to the UNESCO" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (26 June 1978). "Real Decreto 1412/1978, de 24 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO a don Antonio Poch y Gutiérrez de Caviedes" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 March 1982). "Real Decreto 352/1982, de 26 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado permanente de España en la UNESCO a don Juan Ignacio Tena Ybarra" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2 July 1983). "Real Decreto 1810/1983, de 13 de abril, por el que se nombra Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO a don Raúl Morodo Leoncio" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (18 February 1985). "Real Decreto 204/1985, de 13 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO a don Miguel Angel Carriedo Mompín" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  18. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 April 1990). "Real Decreto 482/1990, de 6 de abril, por el que se designa a don Félix Guillermo Fernández-Shaw y Baldasano Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (23 January 1995). "Real Decreto 72/1995, de 20 de enero, por el que se nombra a don Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y Bernales Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  20. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (26 November 1996). "Real Decreto 2427/1996, de 22 de noviembre, por el que se designa a don Jesús Ezquerra Calvo como Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  21. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 June 2000). "Real Decreto 1096/2000, de 9 de junio, por el que se designa a don Francisco Villar y Ortiz de Urbina embajador delegado permanente de España en la UNESCO". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  22. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 November 2003). "Real Decreto 1358/2003, de 31 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la UNESCO a don Yago Pico de Coaña y de Valicourt". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  23. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (31 July 2004). "Real Decreto 1798/2004, de 30 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la Unesco a don José María Ridao Domínguez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  24. ↑ "María Jesús San Segundo, embajadora delegada permanente en UNESCO". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2006-07-28. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  25. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (16 November 2010). "Real Decreto 1544/2010, de 15 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la Unesco a don Ion de la Riva Guzmán de Frutos". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  26. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (26 May 2012). "Real Decreto 848/2012, de 25 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador Delegado Permanente de España en la Unesco a don Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  27. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (1 August 2025). "Real Decreto 748/2015, de 31 de julio, por el que se designa Embajadora Delegada Permanente de España en la Unesco a doña María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  28. ↑ Marcos, José (2018-08-20). "Andrés Perelló, nuevo embajador en la UNESCO". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  29. ↑ Bocanegra, Javier (2021-10-19). "El exministro José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, nombrado nuevo embajador ante la Unesco". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-23.

Notes

  1. ↑ Minister of National Education
  2. ↑ He replaced the minister after he had to return prematurely to Madrid.
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