List of ambassadors of Spain to Serbia

The ambassador of Spain to Serbia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Serbia. It is also accredited to Montenegro.

In 1910, Spain sent an envoy to Belgrade. With the rank of resident minister, Manuel Multedo y Cortina represented Spanish interest in Sofia, Bucharest and Belgrade. Once the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established, Spain recognized it and established permanent relations. Diplomatic relations were severed after the fall of the monarchy and were not reestablished until 1977, when Spain transitioned to democracy and restored diplomatic relations with the socialist republics. That same year, Spain established an embassy-rank diplomatic mission based in Belgrade.

Jurisdiction

: The Embassy in Belgrado has existed since the 1910s and its primary jurisdiction has been the governments based in Belgrade, currently the Republic of Serbia. For historic reasons, it also serves as ambassador to Montenegro. The Embassy offers consular protection to both countries, except Kosovo, which is responsibility of the ambassador of Spain to North Macedonia.

The ambassador is also accredited to:

: Spain has kept diplomatic relations with Montenegro since it was part of Yugoslavia, although official relations with independent Montenegro were established on 16 June 2006. Spain has an honorary consulate in Podgorica.

List of ambassadors This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. NameRankTermKingdom of SerbiaManuel Multedo y CortinaMinister1910–1913Luis Romero de IbarretaChargé d'affaires1913Manuel Multedo y CortinaMinister1913–1918Kingdom of YugoslaviaLuis Dupuy de LômeChargé d'affaires1919Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y AlfonsoMinister1919–1921José Gil Delgado y OlazábalMinister1921–1924Minister1924–1925José de Landecho y AllendesalazarMinister1925–1926Fernando Alcalá-Galiano y SmithMinister1926–1936Chargé d'affaires1936–1938Francisco Barnés SalinasMinister1937–1939José MarínChargé d'affaires1938Eduardo García ComínMinister1939–1941Diplomatic relations interrupted (1941–1977)Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaGermán de Caso RidauraHead of Consularand Trade Mission1972–1977Fernando Olivié González-PumariegaAmbassador1977–1981Jesús Millaruelo CleméntezAmbassador1981–1984Julián AyestaAmbassador1984–1986Luis Cuervo FábregasAmbassador1986–1990Ambassador1990–1992Serbia and MontenegroFrancisco Pascual de la ParteChargé d'affaires1992–1994José Antonio Bardallo HuidobroChargé d'affaires1994–1996Joaquín Pérez GómezAmbassador1996–2000Ambassador2000–2005SerbiaAmbassador2005–2008Ambassador2008–2011Ambassador2011–2014Miguel FuertesAmbassador2015–2019Ambassador2019–2023Ambassador2023–2026Ander Ruiz de Gopegui AramburuAmbassador2026–pres.

See also Serbia–Spain relations Spain–Yugoslavia relations

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