List of ambassadors of Spain to North Macedonia
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| Ambassador of Spain to North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 31 July 2024Rafael Soriano Ortiz | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Skopje |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Villalonga |
| Formation | 1995 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to North Macedonia |
The ambassador of Spain to North Macedonia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of North Macedonia.
Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on 28 July 1994.[1] Initially, the ambassador was resident in Sofia, Bulgaria, and in 2006 it was created a resident embassy in Skopje.[2]
| Name | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Villalonga[a] | 11 February 1995[3] – 8 February 1997 (1 year, 363 days) |
Javier Solana | Juan Carlos I | Kiro Gligorov |
| 2 | José Coderch Planas[a] | 7 June 1997[4] – 3 March 2001 (3 years, 269 days) |
Abel Matutes | ||
| 3 | José Ángel López Jorrín[a] | 30 June 2001[5] – 18 September 2004 (3 years, 80 days) |
Josep Piqué | Boris Trajkovski | |
| 4 | Fernando Arias[a] | 26 February 2005[6] – 9 September 2006 (1 year, 195 days) |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos | Branko Crvenkovski | |
| 5 | José Manuel Paz y Agüeras | 9 September 2006[7] – 6 November 2010 (4 years, 58 days) | |||
| 6 | Fernando de Galainena Rodríguez | 6 November 2010[8] – 26 July 2014 (3 years, 262 days) |
Trinidad Jiménez | Gjorge Ivanov | |
| 7 | Ramón Abaroa Carranza | 26 July 2014[9] – 26 August 2017 (3 years, 31 days) |
José Manuel García-Margallo | Felipe VI | |
| 8 | Emilio Lorenzo Serra | 26 August 2017[10] – 16 September 2021 (4 years, 21 days) |
Alfonso Dastis | ||
| 9 | José Luis Lozano García | 16 September 2021[11] – 31 July 2024 (2 years, 319 days) |
José Manuel Albares | Stevo Pendarovski | |
| 10 | Rafael Soriano Ortiz | 31 July 2024[12] – present (1 year, 99 days) |
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova | ||