List of ambassadors of Ireland to Spain

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Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Spain
Coat of Arms of Ireland
Incumbent since September 2017
Style	Her Excellency
Inaugural holder	Leopold H. Kerney (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary) (Ambassador)
Formation	1935 (Envoy) 1949 (Ambassador)
Website	Embassy of Ireland, Spain

The Ambassador of Ireland to Spain is the head of the Embassy of Ireland, Madrid, and the official representative of the Government of Ireland to the Government of Spain. The official title is Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Spain.

The incumbent Ambassador is who was appointed in September 2017.

History[]

Leopold H. Kerney was the first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and was appointed in September 1935. Kerney presented his credentials to the President of the Spanish Republic, Niceto Alcalá Zamora. The legation of the Irish Free State in Madrid was closed temporarily because of the Spanish Civil War. Kerney sought refuge in St Jean de Luz, on the French border with Spain.^[1]

In October 1950, the first Ambassador of Ireland was appointed following Ireland's departure from the Commonwealth.

List of representatives[]

The Irish Embassy in Madrid

Coordinates: 40°26′03″N 3°41′16″W / 40.434218°N 3.687887°W / 40.434218; -3.687887

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See also[]

• Ireland–Spain relations

References[]