Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva | |
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![]() Emblem of the Spanish Mission to the UN | |
Incumbent since 3 July 2024Marcos Gómez Martínez | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations in Geneva |
Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Inaugural holder | Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez |
Formation | September 23, 1955 |
Website | Mission to the UN Geneva |
The ambassador permanent representative of Spain to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva. It also represents Spanish interests before the World Trade Organization (WTO), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), among others, that are not part of the United Nations (UN).
The office was established on 23 September 1955, when Spain joined the United Nations and Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez, then Consul-General in Geneva, was appointed permanent delegate. [1]
As of 2025, it is formed by: [2]
Other government departments also have units in the Representation, led by government officials appointed by the competent minister, but reporting to the Ambassador Permanent Representative. These are: [3]
They are assisted by several diplomatic counsellors, trade officials and other civil servants, as well as a Chancellery.
Ambassadors | Term | Head of State | ||
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Start | End | |||
1 | Luis García de Llera y Rodríguez | 1955 [1] | 1960 | Francisco Franco |
2 | José Manuel Aniel-Quiroga y Redondo | 1960 | 1964 | |
3 | José Antonio Giménez-Arnau | 1964 [4] | 1967 | |
4 | Enrique Pérez Hernández y Moreno | 1967 [5] | 1971 | |
5 | Fernando Benito Mestre | 1971 [6] | 1973 | |
6 | Miguel Solano Aza | 1973 [7] | 1977 | |
7 | Fernando Benito Mestre | 1977 [8] | 1981 | Juan Carlos I |
8 | Enrique Domínguez Passier | 1981 [9] | 1983 | |
9 | Alfonso de la Serna | 1983 [10] | 1986 | |
10 | Emilio Artacho Castellano | 1986 [11] | 1991 | |
11 | Fernando Martín Valenzuela Marzo | 1991 [12] | 1996 | |
12 | Raimundo Pérez-Hernández Torra | 1996 [13] | 2000 | |
13 | Joaquín Antonio Pérez-Villanueva y Tovar | 2000 [14] | 2004 | |
14 | Juan Antonio March Pujol | 2004 [15] | 2008 | |
15 | Javier Garrigues Flórez | 2008 [16] | 2011 | |
16 | Agustín Santos Maraver | 2011 [17] | 2012 | |
17 | Ana María Menéndez Pérez | 2012 [18] | 2017 | |
18 | Cristóbal González-Aller Jurado | 2017 [19] | 2020 | Felipe VI |
19 | Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta | 2020 [20] | 2024 | |
20 | Marcos Gómez Martínez | 2024 [21] |
As of 2025, there are three deputies to the permanent representative.
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