Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations

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Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
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Emblem of the Spanish Mission to the UN
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since 5 December 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style His Excellency
Member ofPermanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
Residence New York City
Nominator Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointer The Monarch
Inaugural holder José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza
FormationJanuary 1, 1956;69 years ago (1956-01-01)
Website

The Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations is an official of the Government of Spain belonging to the diplomatic corps representing Spain before the United Nations (UN) based in New York City, United States. This permanent representation, unlike the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union, does not have its own legislation and is regulated by the general regulations governing diplomatic missions, by international law and by the internal law of the UN.

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The Permanent Mission, which is organizationally and functionally dependent on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represents the State Administration as a whole, is the superior head of all the personnel of the Mission or Representation, directs the same and coordinates the External Action and the Foreign Service of the State at the UN.

The United Nations has several headquarters in different countries. This position should not be confused with that of Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and International Organizations based in Vienna and Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and International Organizations based in Geneva.

Origin

The Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations was approved by the Council of Ministers on December 23, 1955, and came into force on January 1 of the following year. This official assumes the representation of Spain at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York and all its organs, [1] as a consequence of the country's entry into the organization on December 14, 1955.

Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations

The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations is the organization within the Foreign Service in charge of representing Spain before the UN and defending its interests and those of its citizens. It is also in charge of developing international relations with the UN, conducting the necessary negotiations and cooperating with the European External Action Service for the promotion and defense of the interests of the Union.

The Permanent Mission consists of the Permanent Representative Ambassador, the Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador and the Chancery. In addition, it is also made up of Councils, Attaché Offices, Sectoral Offices, Economic and Commercial Offices, Technical Cooperation Offices, Cultural Centers, Spanish Cooperation Training Centers, as well as the Cervantes Institute and, where appropriate, the Common Services Section.

It works in close collaboration with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Directorate-General for the United Nations, International Organizations and Human Rights.

Ambassadors

As of 9 September 2025, the current Permanent Representative Ambassador of Spain to the United Nations is Héctor Gómez Hernández, who previously served as minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism from March to November 2023. [2]

Office holders

ImageIncumbentStart of termEnd of term
José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza 19561963
Manuel Aznar.JPG Manuel Aznar Zubigaray 19641967
Jaime de Piniés 19681972
Jaime Alba Delibes  [ es ]19721973
Jaime de Piniés 19731985
Fernando Moran 1985.jpg Fernando Morán López [3] 19861987
Francisco Villar Ortiz de Urbina  [ es ]19871991
Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo (cropped).jpg Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo  [ es ]19911996
Carlos Westendorp (2013-03-07).jpg Carlos Westendorp [4] 19961997
Lacaffe.es - Entrevista Inocencio Arias (2014) 08.jpg Inocencio Arias [5] 19972004
Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo (cropped).jpg Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo  [ es ]20042010
Juan Pablo de Laiglesia (cropped).jpg Juan Pablo de Laiglesia 20102012
Fernando Arias (2018) (cropped).jpg Fernando Arias González [6] 20122013
Román Oyarzun Marchesi  [ es ]20142017
Jorge moragas 2018.jpg Jorge Moragas Sánchez [7] 20172018
20240110 Pleno (cropped).jpg Agustín Santos Maraver  [ es ]20182023
Hector Gomez Hernandez 2023b (cropped).jpg Héctor Gómez Hernández [2] 2023Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ministerio De Asuntos Exteriores" (PDF). Gobierno De La Nacion. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Hernández, Ángel Villarino;Marisol (2023-12-05). "Sánchez nombra a Héctor Gómez embajador ante la ONU en Nueva York". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Biographical notes of panelists". Batory. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Westendorp short bio". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain) . Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  5. ↑ Biography in the EUROPA website
  6. ↑ "Fernando Arias re-appointed as OPCW Director-General".
  7. ↑ https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2016/11/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2016-10463.pdf. Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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