List of ambassadors of Spain to Kuwait

Ambassador of Spain to Kuwait
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent
Manuel Hernández Gamallo
since 19 June 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
StyleThe Most Excellent
ResidenceKuwait City
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Term lengthAt the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderManuel Valdés Larrañaga
Formation1964
WebsiteMission of Spain to Kuwait

The ambassador of Spain to Kuwait is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the State of Kuwait. It is also accredited to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Bilateral contacts between Kuwait and Spain started in late 1961[1] and, in 1964, diplomatic relations were formally established with the appointment of ambassadors. In this case, in October that year Spain opened a non-resident embassy in Kuwait City[2] and entrusted it to the ambassador in Beirut, Lebanon.

After the independence of several Middle East countries, Spain established diplomatic relations with them, granting in 1972 the resident status to the Embassy to Kuwait and dually accredited to Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Except Bahrain, the rest of the aforementioned countries were divided in the mid-1970s between the newly created resident embassies to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Jurisdiction

  • Kuwait: The Spanish Embassy in Kuwait City provides diplomatic and consular services to the whole country.[3]
  • Bahrain: Both countries established diplomatic relations after Bahrain's independence, in 1972.[4] For consular affairs, Spain has an honorary consulate in Manama.[3]

List of ambassadors

Ambassador Term Nominated by Appointed by Accredited to
1 Manuel Valdés Larrañaga[a]
Marquess consort of Avella 		10 November 1964[2]
–
28 April 1970
(5 years, 159 days) 		Fernando María Castiella Francisco Franco Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
2 José Luís Flórez-Estrada y Ayala[b] 22 August 1970[5]
–
27 May 1972
(1 year, 279 days) 		Gregorio López-Bravo Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
3 Ramón Armengod López[c] 27 May 1972[6]
–
23 June 1976
(4 years, 27 days)
4 Andrés Drake Alvear[d] 23 June 1976[7]
–
16 April 1977
(297 days) 		The Count of Motrico Juan Carlos I
5 Fernando Schwartz[e] 16 April 1977[8]
–
29 July 1981
(4 years, 104 days) 		The Marquess of Oreja
6 Emilio Barcia García-Villamil[e] 29 July 1981[9]
–
16 September 1987
(6 years, 49 days) 		José Pedro Pérez-Llorca Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
7 Juan José Arbolí Desvalls[e] 18 January 1988[10]
–
2 August 1991
(3 years, 196 days) 		Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
8 César Alba[e] 2 August 1991[11]
–
2 September 1996
(5 years, 31 days)
9 José Luis Roselló Serra[e] 13 September 1996[12]
–
11 November 2000
(4 years, 70 days) 		Abel Matutes
10 Álvaro Alabart Fernández-Cavada[e] 11 November 2000[13]
–
28 August 2004
(3 years, 291 days) 		Josep Piqué
11 Jesús Carlos Riosalido Gambotti[e] 28 August 2004[14]
–
11 September 2007
(3 years, 14 days) 		Miguel Ángel Moratinos
12 Manuel Gómez de Valenzuela[e] 22 September 2007[15]
–
5 February 2011
(3 years, 136 days) 		Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
13 Ángel Losada Fernández[e] 5 February 2011[16]
–
7 June 2014
(3 years, 122 days) 		Trinidad Jiménez
14 Carlos Sáenz de Tejada Gorman[e] 7 June 2014[17]
–
14 July 2018
(4 years, 37 days) 		José Manuel García-Margallo
15 Álvaro Rodríguez Álvarez[e] 14 July 2018[18]
–
24 June 2020
(1 year, 345 days) 		Josep Borrell Felipe VI
16 Miguel José Moro Aguilar[e] 24 June 2020[19]
–
19 June 2024
(3 years, 361 days) 		Arancha González Laya
17 Manuel Hernández Gamallo[e] 19 June 2024[20]
–
present
(1 year, 237 days) 		José Manuel Albares Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon, and also accredited to Cyprus.
  2. ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon.
  3. ^ Accredited to Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
  4. ^ Accredited to Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Accredited to Bahrain.

References

  1. ^ "Alsaidi, embajador de Kuwait: España "nos apoya" con la exención "del visado Schengen"". El Español (in Spanish). December 17, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 10, 1964). "Decreto 3500/1964, de 29 de octubre, por el que se crea la Embajada de España en Kuwait" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Embassy of Spain to Kuwait - Consulates". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 16, 1972). "Decreto 3111/1972, de 10 de noviembre, por el que se crea la Embajada de España en Al-Manama" [Decree 3111/1972, of November 10, establishing the Embassy of Spain in Manama]. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 22, 1970). "Decreto 2280/1970, de 21 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kuwait a don José Luís Flórez-Estrada y Ayala, con residencia en Beirut" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 27, 1972). "Decreto 1312/1972, de 26 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kuwait a don Ramón Armengod López" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 23, 1976). "Real Decreto 1370/1976, de 21 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kuwait a don Andrés Drake Alvear" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (April 16, 1977). "Real Decreto 677/1977, de 15 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kuwait a don Fernando Schwartz Girón" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 29, 1981). "Real Decreto 1568/1981, de 24 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Kuwait a don Emilio Barcia García-Villamil" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  10. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 18, 1988). "Real Decreto 15/1988, de 15 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Juan José Arbolí Desvalls" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  11. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 2, 1991). "Real Decreto 1200/1991, de 26 de julio, por el que se designa a don César Alba y Fuster Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 13, 1996). "Real Decreto 1977/1996, de 23 de agosto, por el que se designa a don José Luis Roselló Serra Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  13. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 11, 2000). "Real Decreto 1864/2000, de 10 de noviembre, por el que se designa a don Álvaro Alabart Fernández-Cavada embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  14. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 28, 2004). "Real Decreto 1843/2004, de 27 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Jesús Carlos Riosalido Gambotti". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  15. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 22, 2007). "Real Decreto 1735/2007, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Manuel Gómez de Valenzuela". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  16. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 5, 2011). "Real Decreto 155/2011, de 4 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Ángel Losada Fernández". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  17. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 7, 2014). "Real Decreto 448/2014, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Carlos Sáenz de Tejada Gorman". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  18. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 14, 2018). "Real Decreto 880/2018, de 13 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Álvaro Rodríguez Álvarez". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  19. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 24, 2020). "Real Decreto 595/2020, de 23 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Miguel José Moro Aguilar". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  20. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 19, 2024). "Real Decreto 573/2024, de 18 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en el Estado de Kuwait a don Manuel Hernández Gamallo". Official State Gazette. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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