List of ambassadors of Spain to Serbia
| Ambassador of Spain to Serbia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 29 November 2023Juan José Sanz Aparicio | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Belgrade |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega |
| Formation | 1977 |
| Website | Mission 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
- Serbia: 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.[1]
The ambassador is also accredited to:
- Montenegro: 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.[2] 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.[3] The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.
| Name | Rank | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Serbia | ||
| Manuel Multedo y Cortina | Minister | 1910–1913 |
| Luis Romero de Ibarreta Marquess of Romero de Tejada |
Chargé d'affaires | 1913 |
| Manuel Multedo y Cortina | Minister | 1913–1918 |
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Luis Dupuy de Lôme | Chargé d'affaires | 1919 |
| Cristóbal Fernández-Vallín y Alfonso | Minister | 1919–1921 |
| José Gil Delgado y Olazábal | Minister | 1921–1924 |
| Francisco Serrat y Bonastre | Minister | 1924–1925 |
| José de Landecho y Allendesalazar | Minister | 1925–1926 |
| Fernando Alcalá-Galiano y Smith Count of Torrijos |
Minister | 1926–1936 |
| Carlos Montilla Escudero[a] | Chargé d'affaires | 1936–1938 |
| Francisco Barnés Salinas[a] | Minister | 1937–1939 |
| José Marín[a] | Chargé d'affaires | 1938 |
| Eduardo García Comín | Minister | 1939–1941 |
| Diplomatic relations interrupted (1941–1977) | ||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| Germán de Caso Ridaura | Head of Consular and Trade Mission |
1972–1977 |
| Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega | Ambassador | 1977–1981 |
| Jesús Millaruelo Cleméntez | Ambassador | 1981–1984 |
| Julián Ayesta | Ambassador | 1984–1986 |
| Luis Cuervo Fábregas | Ambassador | 1986–1990 |
| José Manuel Allendesalazar Valdés | Ambassador | 1990–1992 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Francisco Pascual de la Parte | Chargé d'affaires | 1992–1994 |
| José Antonio Bardallo Huidobro | Chargé d'affaires | 1994–1996 |
| Joaquín Pérez Gómez | Ambassador | 1996–2000 |
| Mariano García Muñoz[4] | Ambassador | 2000–2005 |
| Serbia | ||
| José Riera Siquier[b][5] | Ambassador | 2005–2008 |
| Íñigo de Palacio España[b][6] | Ambassador | 2008–2011 |
| Arturo Laclaustra[b][7] | Ambassador | 2011–2014 |
| Miguel Fuertes[b][8] | Ambassador | 2015–2019 |
| Raúl Bartolomé Molina[b][9] | Ambassador | 2019–2023 |
| Juan José Sanz Aparicio[b][10] | Ambassador | 2023–pres. |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Embassy of Spain to Serbia - Demarcación consular". www.exteriores.gob.es (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Diplomatic Information Office (January 2025). "Country profile - Montenegro" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ochoa Brun, Miguel Ángel (2000). "History of the Spanish Diplomacy - DIPLOMATIC REPERTOIRE- CHRONOLOGICAL LISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES - From the Early Middle Ages to the year 2000" (PDF). www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). pp. 278–279. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 16, 2000). "Real Decreto 3434/2000, de 15 de diciembre, por el que se designa a don Mariano García Muñoz Embajador de España en la República Federal de Yugoslavia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (January 15, 2005). "Real Decreto 17/2005, de 14 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Serbia y Montenegro a don José Riera Siquier". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (September 9, 2008). "Real Decreto 1484/2008, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Serbia a don Íñigo de Palacio España". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (September 9, 2011). "Real Decreto 1241/2011, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Serbia a don Arturo Laclaustra Beltrán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (March 24, 2015). "Real Decreto 203/2015, de 23 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Serbia a don Miguel Fuertes Suárez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (April 23, 2019). "Real Decreto 293/2019, de 22 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Serbia a don Raúl Bartolomé Molina". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (November 29, 2023). "Real Decreto 941/2023, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Serbia a don Juan José Sanz Aparicio". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2025.