The ambassador of Spain to Kenya is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Kenya. It also represents Spain to the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Uganda. In addition, the embassy is accredited as the Permanent Representation of Spain to the United Nations Office at Nairobi.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries in 1965, in August 1967 the Spanish government created an Embassy in Nairobi and appointed the first ambassador in September 1968.
Jurisdiction
: Kenya is the embassy's main jurisdiction, representing Spain before Kenyan authorities and giving consular services through the hole country. In addition, there is an honorary consulate in Mombasa. : Somalia and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1968, creating and embassy in Mogadishu. The ambassador, however, resides in Nairobi and is dually accredited. Consular services are provided by the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Mogadishu. : In 1969, Spain established diplomatic relations with Uganda, creating a non-resident embassy in Kampala. Consular services are provided by the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Kampala. : Nairobi hosts one of the four major headquarters of the United Nations, the United Nations Office at Nairobi. Both the ambassador and the deputy ambassador act as permanent and deputy permanent representatives to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). In the past, this embassy was also accredited to the Republic of Madagascar (1968–1990), the Republic of Seychelles (1993–2003) and the State of Eritrea (2003–2006).
List of ambassadors AmbassadorTermNominated byAppointed byAccredited to1Juan Luis Pan de Soraluce y Olmos11 January 1972()Fernando María CastiellaFrancisco FrancoJomo Kenyatta2Miguel Ángel Velarde y Ruiz de Cenzano19 February 1977()Gregorio López-Bravo3Joaquín Castillo Moreno11 March 1981()The Marquess of OrejaJuan Carlos I420 September 1985()José Pedro Pérez-LlorcaDaniel arap Moi5Mariano Baselga Mantecón25 September 1987()Francisco Fernández Ordóñez6Carlos Abella y Ramallo30 January 1991()73 May 1994()8Fermín Prieto-Castro Roumier4 July 1998()Javier Solana930 November 2002()Abel Matutes10Aníbal Julio Jiménez y Abascal21 January 2006()Ana Palacio1116 November 2010()Miguel Ángel MoratinosMwai Kibaki127 June 2014()Trinidad Jiménez1311 March 2017()José Manuel García-MargalloUhuru Kenyatta14Javier García de Viedma25 August 2021()Alfonso DastisFelipe VIWilliam Ruto1525 August 2021()José Manuel Albares16present
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