List of ambassadors of Spain to Bangladesh
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The ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
| Ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 29 November 2023Gabriel María Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Dhaka |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Guillermo Nadal Blanes |
| Formation | 1972 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Bangladesh |
Following the proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, Spain recognized the new state and established diplomatic relations with it, although the ambassador resided in New Delhi, India.[1] In October 2005, the Council of Ministers approved the Plan Asia 2005–2008 which provided for the creation of an embassy in the Bangladeshi capital and designated the Asian country as a "preferred country" for Spanish Cooperation.[2] In compliance with these objectives, in October 2007 the Spanish government created a resident embassy in Dhaka,[3] which was opened the following year.[4]
List of ambassadors
| Name | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Nadal Blanes[a] | 13 May 1972[5] – 9 September 1975 (3 years, 119 days) |
Gregorio López-Bravo | Francisco Franco | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| 2 | Leopoldo Martínez de Campos y Muñoz, Duke of the Tower[a] | 20 April 1976[6] – 30 October 1980 (4 years, 193 days) |
The Count of Motrico | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem | |
| 3 | Enrique Mahou Stauffer[a] | 6 March 1982[7] – 11 June 1986 (4 years, 97 days) |
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | Juan Carlos I | A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
| 4 | Carlos Fernández Espeso[a] | 30 June 1987[8] – 14 July 1990 (3 years, 14 days) |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | |
| 5 | Santiago Salas Collantes[a] | 15 May 1991[9] – 24 December 1994 (3 years, 223 days) |
Shahabuddin Ahmed | ||
| 6 | Álvaro de Castilla y Bermúdez-Cañete[a] | 10 July 1995[10] – 19 January 1998†[11] (2 years, 193 days) |
Javier Solana | Abdur Rahman Biswas | |
| 7 | Alberto Escudero Claramunt[a] | 9 January 1999[12] – 28 December 2002 (3 years, 353 days) |
Abel Matutes | Shahabuddin Ahmed | |
| 8 | Rafael Conde de Saro[a] | 30 July 2003[13] – 2 June 2007 (3 years, 307 days) |
Ana Palacio | Iajuddin Ahmed | |
| 9 | Arturo Manuel Pérez | 23 February 2008[14] – 23 July 2011 (3 years, 150 days) |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos | ||
| 10 | Luis Tejada Chacón | 23 July 2011[15] – 24 March 2015 (3 years, 244 days) |
Trinidad Jiménez | Zillur Rahman | |
| 11 | Eduardo de Laiglesia y del Rosal | 24 March 2015[16] – 19 November 2016 (1 year, 240 days) |
José Manuel García-Margallo | Felipe VI | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |
| 12 | Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate | 4 March 2017[17] – 8 July 2020 (3 years, 126 days) |
Alfonso Dastis | ||
| 13 | Francisco de Asís Benítez Salas | 8 July 2020[18] – 29 November 2023 (3 years, 144 days) |
Arancha González Laya | ||
| 14 | Gabriel María Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru | 29 November 2023[19] – present (2 years, 278 days) |
José Manuel Albares | Mohammed Shahabuddin | |
See also
Notes
- Resident in New Delhi, India.