The ambassador permanent delegate of Spain to UNESCO is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Spain was admitted to UNESCO at the seventh General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, held in December 1952, and officially joined on 30 January 1953. In April that year, the Spanish government established the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, headed by Pedro Laín Entralgo. Spain sent its first delegation to the eight General Conference, held in Montevideo, in November 1954.

Since December 1956, the delegate has been appointed in permanent basis and, since June 1972, it has the rank of ambassador. The current ambassador-delegate is Miquel Iceta, former minister of Culture and Sport.

Permanent Delegation As of July 2026, the Permanente Delegation is integrated by:

The Permanent Delegate, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The Deputy Permanent Delegate. The Education Office. Established in 1987, it is composed by Counsellors and Attachés, all of them appointed by the minister of education. They represent Spain before the relevant UNESCO forums about education, and it also represents Spanish interets in this area before the OECD and the Council of Europe. A Counsellor appointed by the minister of the interior.

They are assisted by contract staff, attachés and a Chancellery.

List of delegates DelegateTermStartEndJoaquín Ruiz-Giménez8th General Conference (1954)9th General Conference (1956)1Federico Díez y de Ysasi31 December 195625 January 1962225 January 19621 April 19673Emilio Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate1 April 196724 March 19734Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Moreno24 March 197326 June 1978526 June 19781 March 198261 March 19822 July 198372 July 19837 February 19858Miguel Angel Carriedo Mompín18 February 198517 April 1990917 April 199023 January 19951023 January 199526 November 199611Jesús Ezquerra Calvo26 November 199617 June 20001217 June 20001 November 2003131 November 200331 July 20041431 July 200429 July 200615María Jesús San Segundo29 July 200616 November 20101616 November 201010 March 201217Juan Manuel de Barandica y Luxán26 May 20121 August 2015181 August 201520 August 20181920 August 201822 October 202120José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes22 October 20216 December 202321Miquel Iceta6 December 2023

See also

List of World Heritage Sites in Spain List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Spain

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