Raimundo Bassols
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| Secretary of State for the European Communities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office February 28, 1981 – December 8, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Manuel Marín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ambassador Head of Mission of Spain to the European Communities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 13, 1976 – February 28, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alberto Ullastres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Ferrán de Alfaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1926 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona University of Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raimundo Bassols Jacas (born April 3, 1926) is a Spanish diplomat.
Biography
Bassols was born in Barcelona in 1926.[1] He attended the University of Barcelona, graduating in law. Later, he got a PhD in law by the University of Bologna.[2]
In 1954 he joined the diplomatic corps.[2] After serving in several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 1974 he was appointed director-general for International Economic Relations, serving as such until 1976, when he was posted in Brussels as Ambassador Head of Mission of Spain to the European Communities, replacing Alberto Ullastres.[3] Five years later, in 1981, he was called back to Spain to serve as the first Secretary of State for the European Communities.[4]
In early 1983, he was appointed ambassador to Morocco,[5] presenting his diplomatic credentials to King Hassan II in June 2.[6] He was dismissed in late 1986 and posted in Buenos Aires, serving as ambassador to Argentina until his retirement in 1991, at the age of 65.
Honours
During his diplomatic career, he was rewarded with the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1982)[7] and the Grand Cross of Military Merit, with White Decoration (1987).[8]
References
- ^ Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (23 March 1956). "List of Ambassadors and Diplomatic Career Ranking on January 1, 1956" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b País, El (1976-11-13). "Biografías". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Crespo MacLennan, Julio (2004). España en Europa, 1945-2000: del ostracismo a la modernidad [Spain in Europe, 1945-2000: From Ostracism to Modernity] (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. p. 189. ISBN 84-95379-67-8.
- ^ Pereira Castañares, Juan Carlos (2023). "La administración española ante el proceso de integración en las Comunidades Europeas (1976-1986)" [The Spanish administration in the face of the integration process into the European Communities (1976-1986)]. Historia Actual Online (in Spanish). 2 (61): 53. eISSN 1696-2060.
- ^ Sanz Díaz, Carlos (2016). Algo más que un instrumento. Servicio Exterior, apertura internacional y cambio político en España [More than just an instrument: Foreign Service, international openness and political change in Spain] (in Spanish). Sílex Ediciones. p. 381. ISBN 978-84-7737-6354.
- ^ Pino, Domingo del (1983-06-03). "El nuevo embajador de España en Marruecos presenta credenciales". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2 December 1982). "Real Decreto 3287/1982, de 29 de noviembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don Raimundo Bassols Jacas". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Ministry of Defence (24 June 1987). "Real Decreto 783/1987, de 22 de junio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Militar, con distintivo blanco, al Embajador de España en la República Argentina, don Raimundo Bassols y Jacas" (PDF). www.boe.es. Retrieved 2025-10-03.