List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Spain
Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain | |
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Embajador de Filipinas en España Sugo ng Pilipinas sa Espanya | |
![]() Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines | |
Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Madrid, Spain |
Nominator | President of the Philippines |
Appointer |
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Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Manuel Escudero |
Formation | March 6, 1948 |
Website | Philippine Embassy, Madrid |
The Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain (Filipino: Sugo ng Pilipinas sa Espanya) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the Ambassador is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Philippines to the Monarch and Government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in the capital of Spain, Madrid.
List of representatives[]
Head of mission | Tenure | Note(s) |
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Manuel Escudero[2] | March 6, 1948 – 1951 | First and only Minister Plenipotentiary. |
Manuel Moran[2] | March 20, 1951 – 1953 | First ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. Previously served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.[3] Presentation of credentials on April 12, 1951.[4] |
Pedro R. Sabido[2] | August 31, 1954 – 1955 | Presentation of credentials on November 4, 1954.[5] He would later serve as Senator from 1956 to 1962. |
Manuel Nieto Sr.[6] | January 23, 1956 – 1960 | First term. Presentation of credentials on June 28, 1956.[7] |
Pedro C. Hernaez[2] | September 15, 1960 – March 31, 1962 | Presentation of credentials on October 6, 1960.[8] |
Leon Maria Guerrero III[2] | April 13, 1962 – June 12, 1966 | Previously served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1962. Presentation of credentials on May 3, 1962.[9] |
Luis T. Gonzalez[2] | June 14, 1966 – December 13, 1971 | Presentation of credentials on July 14, 1966.[10] |
José Manuel Stilianopoulos[2] | December 19, 1972 – April 7, 1977 | He would later serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1982. Permanently settled in Spain after retiring from the foreign service in 1983.[11] |
Manuel Nieto Sr.[2] | 1977 – 1980 | Second term. |
Manuel Nieto Jr.[2] | November 5, 1980 – 1986 | |
Juan Jose Rocha[2] | May 9, 1986 – October 31, 1992 | |
Isabel Caro Wilson[2] | May 21, 1993 – November 30, 1998 | |
Jose Zarate Oledan[2] | March 1, 1999 – March 19, 2001 | |
Joseph Delano M. Bernardo[2] | January 11, 2002 – July 16, 2008 | |
Antonio M. Lagdameo[2] | August 23, 2008 – July 15, 2009 | |
Ana Ines de Sequera-Ugarte[2] | July 23, 2009 – July 20, 2010 | Presentation of credentials on September 28, 2009.[12] |
Carlos C. Salinas[2] | February 8, 2011 – June 30, 2016 | |
Philippe J. Lhuillier[2] | April 7, 2017 – present | Previously served as ambassador to Italy from 1999 to 2010, and as ambassador to Portugal from 2011 to 2016. Presentation of credentials on June 15, 2017.[13] |
References[]
- ^ "Lhuillier takes office as PH envoy to Spain". Manila Standard. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Former Ambassadors". Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Month in Review: March, 1951". Official Gazette. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
In a ceremony held at the council of state room in Malacañan at noon, of the same day, the President inducted former Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran as Philippine Ambassador to Spain...
- ^ "Ayer presentó sus cartas credenciales al Jefe del Estado el Embajador Extraordinario de Filipinas" [Ambassador Extraordinary of the Philippines presented yesterday his letter of credence to the Head of State]. ABC (in Spanish). April 13, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ayer presentaron sus cartas credenciales los embajadores de Guatemala y Filipinas" [Ambassadors of Guatemala and the Philippines presented yesterday their letters of credence]. ABC (in Spanish). November 5, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Appointments and Designations: February 1956". Official Gazette. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
Manuel Nieto as Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 23, 1956.
- ^ "Presentan sus cartas credenciales los embajadores de Filipinas y Marruecos" [Ambassadors of the Philippines and Morocco present their letters of credence]. ABC (in Spanish). June 29, 1956. p. 25. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Los embajadores de El Salvador y Filipinas presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado" [Ambassadors of El Salvador and the Philippines present their credentials to the Head of State]. ABC (in Spanish). October 7, 1960. p. 39. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado los embajadores de Filipinas y Irlanda" [Ambassadors of the Philippines and Ireland present their credentials to the Head of State]. ABC (in Spanish). May 4, 1962. p. 41. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Presentan sus credenciales a Jefe de Estado los embajadores de Filipinas, Sudán y Irak" [Ambassadors of the Philippines, Sudan and Iraq present their credentials to the Head of State]. ABC (in Spanish). July 15, 1966. p. 49. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Muere Pitita Ridruejo a los 88 años" [Pitita Ridruejo dies at 88 years old]. El País (in Spanish). May 6, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials". Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ambassador Lhuillier Presents His Credentials to King Felipe VI of Spain". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines) (Press release). June 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier presents his Credentials to the King of Spain His Majesty King Felipe VI at the Palacio Real de Madrid on June 15, 2017.
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