List of ambassadors of Spain to Sudan

Ambassador of Spain to Sudan
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent
Daniel Losada Millar
since 25 February 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
StyleThe Most Excellent
ResidenceKhartoum
Cairo (since 2023)
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Term lengthAt the government's pleasure
Inaugural holderÁngel Sagaz Zubelzu
Formation1967
WebsiteMission of Spain to Sudan

The ambassador of Spain to Sudan is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of the Sudan. It is also accredited to the State of Eritrea and the Republic of South Sudan.

In October 1963, Spain appointed its ambassador in Cairo as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Sudan. Diplomatic relations were formally established on 20 February 1964[1] and, in February 1967, a non-resident embassy was established in Khartoum.[2] In 1970 a chargé d'affaires, Julián Ayesta, dependent on the embassy in Cairo, was posted in the Sudanese capital and, three years later, the first resident ambassador was appointed.

The embassy was closed in 1992 and its services were transferred to the ambassador to Egypt. In 2006, Spain reopened its embassy in Khartoum after almost 14 years,[3] but it was closed again in 2023 due to the battle of Kartoum.[4] Since then, the ambassador resides in Cairo. In February 2026, the government appointed an special envoy for Sudan instead of an ambassador to Sudan, South Sudan and the Horn of Africa.

After the independence of South Sudan, it is also accredited to this country.

Jurisdiction

The ambassador is also accredited to:

  • Eritrea: Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 5 October 1993. Spain has an honorary vice-consul in Asmara.[6]
  • South Sudan: Spain recognized South Sudan's independence immediately and accredited the ambassador to Sudan as ambassador to South Sudan. Spain has an honorary consular office in Juba.[7]

In the past, this position served as ambassador to Somalia (1978–1984), Yemen (1989–1992) and South Yemen (1989–1990).

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.[8] 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
Manuel Valdés Larrañaga[a][9]
Marquess of Avella 		Minister 1963–1964
Miguel María de Lojendio Irure[a] Minister 1964–1966
Ángel Sagaz Zubelzu[a][10] Minister 1966–1967
Ambassador 1967–1970
Julián Ayesta Prendes Chargé d'affaires 1970–1973
José Manuel del Moral y García Sáenz[11] Ambassador 1973–1978
Manuel Sassot Cañadas[b][12] Ambassador 1978–1979
Juan Luis Maestro de León Boletti[b][13] Ambassador 1979–1984
Herminio Morales Fernández[b][14] Ambassador 1985–1988
José Pedro García-Trelles Dadín[c][15] Ambassador 1988–1989
Fernando Martínez Westerhausen[c] Chargé d'affaires 1989–1990
Tomás Solís Gragera[d][16] Ambassador 1990–1992
Eudaldo Mirapeix[a][17] Ambassador 1992–1995
Juan Alfonso Ortiz Ramos[a][18] Ambassador 1995–2000
Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa[a][19] Ambassador 2001–2006
Ramón Álvarez-Novoa Sánchez[20] Ambassador 2006–2008
María Teresa Daurella de Nadal[e][21] Ambassador 2008–2011
Ramón Gil-Casares[e][22] Ambassador 2011–2012
Juan González-Barba Pera[f][23] Ambassador 2012–2015
Juan José Rubio de Urquía[f][24] Ambassador 2015–2018
Alberto José Ucelay Urech[f][25] Ambassador 2018–2021
Isidro Antonio González Afonso[f][26] Ambassador 2021–2025
José Pascual Marco Martínez[g][27] Ambassador 2026–pres.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Resident in Cairo.
  2. ^ a b c Accredited to Somalia.
  3. ^ a b Accredited to Yemen and South Yemen.
  4. ^ Accredited to Yemen.
  5. ^ a b Accredited to Eritrea.
  6. ^ a b c d Accredited to Eritrea and South Sudan.
  7. ^ Special Envoy for Sudan

References

  1. ^ Diplomatic Information Office (April 2025). "Country profile - Sudan" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (February 13, 1967). "Decreto 190/1967, de 2 de febrero, por el que se eleva a Embajada la Representación Diplomática de España en Sudán" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  3. ^ El País (February 25, 2006). "España abre embajadas en Nueva Zelanda, Sudán Trinidad y Tobago y Yemen". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  4. ^ PRESS, RTVE es / EUROPA (April 17, 2023). "España cierra temporalmente su Embajada en Sudán por la falta de seguridad por el conflicto armado". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Embassy of Spain to Sudan - Consulates". www.exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 19, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Diplomatic Information Office (April 2025). "Country profile - Eritrea" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 3. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Diplomatic Information Office (March 2025). "Country profile - South Sudan" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  8. ^ 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. 265–266. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (October 19, 1963). "Decreto 2585/1963, de 10 de octubre, por el que se nombra Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de España en Jartum a don Manuel Valdés Larrañaga, Marqués de Avella" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 17, 1967). "Decreto 1574/1967, de 22 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Jartrum a don Angel Sagaz Zubelzu" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 14, 1973). "Decreto 2156/1973, de 14 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Sudán a don José Manuel del Moral y García Sáenz" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  12. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 10, 1978). "Real Decreto 1272/1978, de 22 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática del Sudán a don Manuel María Sassot Cañadas" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 12, 1979). "Real Decreto 2780/1979, de 7 de diciembre por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática del Sudán a don Juan Luis Maestro-León Boletti" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  14. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 10, 1985). "Real Decreto 853/1985, de 5 de junio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática del Sudán a don Herminio Morales Antón" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  15. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 19, 1988). "Real Decreto 1033/1988, de 16 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática del Sudán a don José Pedro García Trelles y Dadín" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  16. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (March 13, 1990). "Real Decreto 334/1990, de 12 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Democrática del Sudán a don Tomás Solís Gragera" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  17. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 11, 1992). "Real Decreto 1063/1992, de 4 de septiembre, por el que se designa a don Eudaldo Mirapeix y Martínez Embajador de España en la República del Sudán" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  18. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 10, 1995). "Real Decreto 1606/1995, de 30 de septiembre, por el que se designa a don Juan Alfonso Ortiz ramos Embajador de España en la República del Sudán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  19. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 23, 2001). "Real Decreto 689/2001, de 22 de junio, por el que se designa a don Pedro López Aguirrebengoa embajador de España en la República del Sudán". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  20. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (May 6, 2006). "Real Decreto 560/2006, de 5 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República del Sudán a don Ramón Álvarez-Novoa Sánchez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  21. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (August 30, 2008). "Real Decreto 1445/2008, de 29 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República del Sudán a doña María Teresa Daurella de Nadal". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  22. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (March 26, 2011). "Real Decreto 429/2011, de 25 de marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República del Sudán a don Ramón Gil-Casares Satrústegui". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  23. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (July 10, 2012). "Real Decreto 1044/2012, de 9 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República del Sudán a don Juan González-Barba Pera". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  24. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (May 30, 2015). "Real Decreto 443/2015, de 29 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República del Sudán a don Juan José Rubio de Urquía". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  25. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (August 25, 2018). "Real Decreto 1072/2018, de 24 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República del Sudán a don Alberto José Ucelay Urech". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  26. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (December 29, 2021). "Real Decreto 1168/2021, de 28 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Sudán a don Isidro Antonio González Afonso". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  27. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (February 25, 2026). "Real Decreto 156/2026, de 24 de febrero, por el que se designa Enviado Especial para Sudán a don Daniel Losada Millar". Official State Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
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