List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Spain

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain (Filipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Kaharian ng Espanya; Spanish: Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Reino de España) 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.

Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Kaharian ng Espanya Embajador de la República de Filipinas en Reino de España
Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Incumbent Philippe J. Lhuillier[1] since April 7, 2017
Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Department of Foreign Affairs
Seat	C. Eresma, 2, 28002 Madrid, Spain
Nominator	Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Appointer	President of the Philippines with the advice and consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Manuel Escudero
Formation	March 6, 1948
Website	Philippine Embassy, Madrid

List of representatives

Head of mission	Spanish head of State	Spanish prime minister	Philippine president	Tenure	Note(s)
Manuel Escudero[2]	Francisco Franco		Elpidio Quirino	March 6, 1948 – 1951	First and only Minister Plenipotentiary.
Manuel Moran[2]			Ramon Magsaysay	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]			Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia	January 23, 1956 – 1960	First term. Presentation of credentials on June 28, 1956.[7]
Pedro C. Hernaez[2]			Carlos P. Garcia	September 15, 1960 – March 31, 1962	Presentation of credentials on October 6, 1960.[8]
Leon Maria Guerrero III[2]			Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos	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]			Ferdinand Marcos	June 14, 1966 – December 13, 1971	Presentation of credentials on July 14, 1966.[10]
José Manuel Stilianopoulos[2]	Francisco Franco Juan Carlos I (as King of Spain)	Francisco Franco Luis Carrero Blanco Carlos Arias Navarro Adolfo Suárez		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]	Juan Carlos I			1977 – 1980	Second term.
Manuel Nieto Jr.[2]		Adolfo Suárez Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Felipe González	Ferdinand Marcos Corazon C. Aquino	November 5, 1980 – 1986
Juan Jose Rocha[2]		Felipe González José María Aznar	Corazon C. Aquino Fidel V. Ramos	May 9, 1986 – October 31, 1992
Isabel Caro Wilson[2]			Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada	May 21, 1993 – November 30, 1998
Jose Zarate Oledan[2]		José María Aznar José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero	Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	March 1, 1999 – March 19, 2001
Joseph Delano M. Bernardo[2]			Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	January 11, 2002 – July 16, 2008	Presentation of credentials on February 21, 2002.[12]
Antonio M. Lagdameo[2]		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Mariano Rajoy	August 23, 2008 – July 15, 2009	Presentation of credentials on September 24, 2008.[13]
Ana Ines de Sequera-Ugarte[2]	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III		July 23, 2009 – July 20, 2010	Presentation of credentials on September 28, 2009.[14]
Carlos C. Salinas[2]	Juan Carlos I Felipe VI	Benigno Aquino III	February 8, 2011 – June 30, 2016	Presentation of credentials on May 17, 2011.[15]
Philippe J. Lhuillier[2]	Felipe VI	Mariano Rajoy Pedro Sánchez	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos	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.[16]

See also

• Foreign relations of the Philippines
• Foreign relations of Spain
• List of ambassadors of Spain to the Philippines

References

1. "Lhuillier takes office as PH envoy to Spain". Manila Standard. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. "Former Ambassadors". Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "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...
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Appointments and Designations: February 1956". Official Gazette. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Manuel Nieto as Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 23, 1956.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (REVISADA 05 10-06)" [List of the Diplomatic Corps (Revised 05 10-06)] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain. October 5, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
13. "LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (08-04-09)" [List of the Diplomatic Corps (08-04-09)] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
14. "Presentation of Credentials". Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
15. "LISTA DEL CUERPO DIPLOMÁTICO (15-01-15)" [List of the Diplomatic Corps (15-01-15)] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
16. "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.

External links

• Official website of the Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid