Santiago Cabanas

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Santiago Cabanas Ansorena (born 1954) is a Spanish retired diplomat.

Biography

Born on 23 March 1954 in Madrid, [1] Cabanas earned a licentiate degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). [2] He joined the diplomatic career in 1981. [3]

He has served in several senior posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director-General of Cultural and Scientific Relations (1996–1998), Director-General of Consular and Migratory Affairs (2010–2011), Director-General of Foreign Policy. [2] [4]

He was destined as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2000–2004), Jordan (2013–2017) and Algeria (2017–2018). He was also designated as Consul in Miami (2005–2010). [5]

Appointed as Ambassador to the United States in September 2018 in replacement of Pedro Morenés, [6] [7] [8] Cabanas presented his diplomatic credentials to US President Donald Trump on 17 September 2018. [9]

At the age of 70 and, after 43 years of service, Cabanas retired. [10] He was replaced by Ángeles Moreno Bau in February 2024. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "UWC Spain - Ilmo. Sr. D. Santiago Cabanas Ansorena". 2020-02-01. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. 1 2 Francisco, Javier de. ""Tengo hermosos recuerdos de Maceda, la villa donde nació mi padre"". Galicia Exterior.
  3. ↑ "Consejo de Ministros". El Mundo . 5 May 2000.
  4. ↑ "Participant Biographies. Participant Biographies" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Santiago Cabanas Ansorena, nuevo director general de Asuntos Consulares y Migratorios". España Exterior. 3 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Santiago Cabanas, nuevo embajador en EE.UU. en sustitución de Pedro Morenés". RTVE. 7 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "El Gobierno nombra a Cabanas embajador en EEUU en sustitución de Morenés". La Vanguardia . 7 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "El Gobierno nombra a Cabanas embajador en EEUU en sustitución de Morenés". eldiario.es . 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "El Embajador Cabanas presenta sus cartas credenciales al Presidente Trump en la Casa Blanca". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 17 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Farewell to Ambassador of Spain in the USA Santiago Cabanas". www.exteriores.gob.es. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  11. ↑ "El Gobierno nombra a las nuevas embajadoras en EEUU y China". www.larazon.es (in Spanish). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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