List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Spain explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain
Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Kaharian ng Espanya
Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Reino de España
Insignia:Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Department:Department of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid
Reports To:Department of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Philippe J. Lhuillier[1]
Style:His Excellency
Seat:C. Eresma, 2, 28002 Madrid, Spain
Nominator:Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Manuel Escudero
Website:Philippine Embassy, Madrid

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain (Filipino; Pilipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Kaharian ng Espanya, Spanish; Castilian: Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Reino de España) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the monarch and government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in the capital of Spain, Madrid.

List of representatives

Head of missionSpanish head of StateSpanish prime ministerPhilippine presidentTenure Note(s)
Manuel Escudero Francisco FrancoMarch 6, 1948 – 1951 First and only Minister Plenipotentiary.
Manuel Moran[2] March 20, 1951 – 1953 First ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
Previously served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.[3]
Presentation of credentials on April 12, 1951.[4]
August 31, 1954 – 1955 Presentation of credentials on November 4, 1954.[5]
He would later serve as Senator from 1956 to 1962.
Manuel Nieto Sr.[6] Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
January 23, 1956 – 1960 First term.
Presentation of credentials on June 28, 1956.[7]
Pedro C. Hernaez Carlos P. Garcia September 15, 1960 – March 31, 1962 Presentation of credentials on October 6, 1960.[8]
April 13, 1962 – June 12, 1966 Previously served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1962.
Presentation of credentials on May 3, 1962.[9]
Luis T. Gonzalez Ferdinand Marcos June 14, 1966 – December 13, 1971 Presentation of credentials on July 14, 1966.[10]
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos I (as King of Spain)
December 19, 1972 – April 7, 1977 He would later serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1982.
Permanently settled in Spain after retiring from the foreign service in 1983.[11]
Manuel Nieto Sr. Juan Carlos I 1977 – 1980 Second term.
Manuel Nieto Jr. Adolfo Suárez
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Felipe González
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon C. Aquino
November 5, 1980 – 1986
Juan Jose Rocha Felipe González
José María Aznar
May 9, 1986 – October 31, 1992
Isabel Caro Wilson Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
May 21, 1993 – November 30, 1998
Jose Zarate Oledan José María Aznar
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
March 1, 1999 – March 19, 2001
Joseph Delano M. Bernardo Gloria Macapagal Arroyo January 11, 2002 – July 16, 2008 Presentation of credentials on February 21, 2002.[12]
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Mariano Rajoy
August 23, 2008 – July 15, 2009 Presentation of credentials on September 24, 2008.[13]
Ana Ines de Sequera-Ugarte July 23, 2009 – July 20, 2010 Presentation of credentials on September 28, 2009.[14]
Carlos C. Salinas Juan Carlos I
Felipe VI
Benigno Aquino III February 8, 2011 – June 30, 2016 Presentation of credentials on May 17, 2011.[15]
Felipe VIMariano Rajoy
Pedro Sánchez
April 7, 2017 – present Previously served as ambassador to Italy from 1999 to 2010, and as ambassador to Portugal from 2011 to 2016.
Presentation of credentials on June 15, 2017.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lhuillier takes office as PH envoy to Spain. 7 May 2017. 22 October 2021. Manila Standard.
  2. Web site: Former Ambassadors . Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid . 22 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Official Month in Review: March, 1951 . . 22 October 2021 . In a ceremony held at the council of state room in Malacañan at noon, of the same day, the President inducted former Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran as Philippine Ambassador to Spain....
  4. News: Ayer presentó sus cartas credenciales al Jefe del Estado el Embajador Extraordinario de Filipinas . Ambassador Extraordinary of the Philippines presented yesterday his letter of credence to the Head of State . 7 . es . . April 13, 1951 . December 25, 2021.
  5. News: Ayer presentaron sus cartas credenciales los embajadores de Guatemala y Filipinas . Ambassadors of Guatemala and the Philippines presented yesterday their letters of credence . 33 . es . . November 5, 1954 . December 26, 2021.
  6. Web site: Appointments and Designations: February 1956 . . December 26, 2021 . Manuel Nieto as Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 23, 1956..
  7. News: Presentan sus cartas credenciales los embajadores de Filipinas y Marruecos . Ambassadors of the Philippines and Morocco present their letters of credence . 25 . es . . June 29, 1956 . December 26, 2021.
  8. News: Los embajadores de El Salvador y Filipinas presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado . Ambassadors of El Salvador and the Philippines present their credentials to the Head of State . 39 . es . . October 7, 1960 . December 26, 2021.
  9. News: Presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado los embajadores de Filipinas y Irlanda . Ambassadors of the Philippines and Ireland present their credentials to the Head of State . 41 . es . . May 4, 1962 . December 26, 2021.
  10. News: Presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado los embajadores de Filipinas, Sudán y Irak . Ambassadors of the Philippines, Sudan and Iraq present their credentials to the Head of State . 49 . es . . July 15, 1966 . December 26, 2021.
  11. News: Muere Pitita Ridruejo a los 88 años . Pitita Ridruejo dies at 88 years old . es . . May 6, 2019 . December 27, 2021.
  12. Web site: LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (REVISADA 05 10-06) . List of the Diplomatic Corps (Revised 05 10-06) . es . . October 5, 2006 . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013183450/http://www.maec.es/NR/rdonlyres/0A85F7E8-9C7B-47AE-AA96-A0DBDD5FC60E/0/LISTADIPLOMATICA3.pdf . October 13, 2006.
  13. Web site: LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (08-04-09) . List of the Diplomatic Corps (08-04-09) . es . . April 8, 2009 . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423165820/http://www.maec.es/es/EYC/Documents/LISTA_abril09.pdf . April 23, 2009.
  14. Web site: Presentation of Credentials . Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid . September 28, 2009 . December 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218125601/http://www.madridpe.org/press/presentation.html . February 18, 2010.
  15. Web site: LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (15-01-15) . List of the Diplomatic Corps (15-01-15) . es . . January 15, 2015 . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204043712/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiViajasAlExtranjero/Documents/2ALISTA.pdf . February 4, 2015.
  16. Ambassador Lhuillier Presents His Credentials to King Felipe VI of Spain . . June 21, 2017 . October 22, 2021 . Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier presents his Credentials to the King of Spain His Majesty King Felipe VI at the Palacio Real de Madrid on June 15, 2017..