The Ambassador of Spain to the Dominican Republic is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Dominican Republic. The current ambassador is , who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 17 June 2025.
History The Spanish ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers. Among his functions is to direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Santo Domingo. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in the Dominican Republic, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in the Caribbean country.
Ambassadors
1948–1951 Manuel Aznar Zubigaray 1951–1954 Manuel Valdés Larrañaga 1954–1956 Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola, 2nd Marqués de Merry del ValAlfonso Merry del Val y Alzola: La Vanguardia, 1975/01/09, Fallece en Marbella el embajador marqués de Merry del Val 1956–1959 Alfredo Sánchez Bella 1959–1963 Manuel Valdés Larrañaga 1963–1964 Manuel Viturro y Somoza 1964–1967 Ricardo Giménez-Arnau y Gran 1967–1970 Gabriel Martínez de Mata 1970–1976 Aurelio Valls Carreraen 1976–1980 Francisco Javier Oyarzun Iñarra 1980–1986 José Luis Pérez-Ruíz 1986–1988 Luis Mariñas Otero 1988–1991 Fernando González-Camino García-Obregónen 1991–1993 Manuel de Luna Aguado ABC, 2009/06/05, 1993–1995 Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez 1995–2000 José Manuel López-Barrón de Labra 2000–2002 Fermín Prieto-Castro Roumier 2002–2005 María Jesús Figa López-Palop 2005–2008 María de la Almudena Mazarrasa Alvear 2008–2011 Diego Bermejo Romero de Terreros 2011–2012 Jaume Segura Socías 2012–2017 Jaime Lacadena Higuera 2017–2021 Alejandro Abellán García de Diego 2021–2025 Antonio Pérez-Hernández y Torra 2025–present
See also Dominican Republic–Spain relations
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