List of ambassadors of Spain to Kuwait
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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.
| Ambassador of Spain to Kuwait | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 19 June 2024Manuel Hernández Gamallo | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Kuwait City |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | |
| Term length |
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| Inaugural holder | Manuel Valdés Larrañaga |
| Formation | 1964 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Kuwait |
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
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 (2 years, 71 days) |
José Manuel Albares | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |