List of ambassadors of Spain to Belgium explained

Post:Ambassador of Spain to Belgium

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Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of Spain
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Alberto Antón Cortés
Incumbentsince:27 September 2022
Style:His Excellency
Nominator:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer:His Royal Majesty King Felipe VI
Deputy:Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Belgium

The Ambassador of Spain to Belgium is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Belgium.

History

From 1599 to 1603, Baltasar de Zúñiga was ambassador of Philip III of Spain to the court of Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert VII, Archduke of Austria at the Palace of Coudenberg (today Brussels Park). Until the referendum on Spain's membership in NATO, the ambassador in Brussels represented the Spanish Government before the North Atlantic Council and President of the Spanish mission before the European Atomic Energy Community. On 28 October 1965, José Núñez Iglesias was replaced by Alberto Ullastres Calvo as President of the Spanish mission to the European Common Market.

The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the Embassy, based in Brussels. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Belgium, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Belgium.

The current ambassador is Alberto Antón Cortés, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 27 September 2022.

List of ambassadors

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[1]
Álvaro de Aguilar[2]
Carlos de Miranda y Quartín [3]
José Núñez Iglesias [4]
1972[5]
1976
[6]
[7]
1985 1990 -
1990 1994 -
1994 1997 -
1997 2000 -
2000 2004 -
2004 2007 -
2007 2010 -
2010 2012 -
2012 2016 -
2016 2018 -
2018 2022 -
2022 2023 -

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1898/08/19/pagina-6/33410274/pdf.html Obituario del conde de Xiquena
  2. http://www.erroreshistoricos.com/curiosidades-historicas/1012-rodrigo-de-saavedra-y-vinent-el-marques-que-se-desarmo.html Marqués de Villalobar
  3. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1951/02/24/pagina-3/32810455/pdf.html Carlos de Miranda y Quartín
  4. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1964/12/18/073.html José Núñez Iglesias
  5. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1967/06/19/pdfs/A08492-08493.pdf Jaime Alba y Delibes
  6. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1976/10/09/indice_departamentos.php?d=243&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES Nuño Aguirre de Cárcer y López de Sagredo
  7. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1982/07/29/indice_departamentos.php?d=180&e=MINISTERIO+DE+ASUNTOS+EXTERIORES&lang=fr Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega