List of ambassadors of Spain to the United States

Heads of mission (from 1785 to 1951)

• Diego de Gardoqui
• * Appointed on 21 May 1785
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires ad interim
• José Ignacio de Viar
• * Title: Secretary of legation. Acted as Charge d’Affaires ad interim from 3 October 1789, to about 1 December 1791, and from April 25 to about 1 August 1796.
• José Ignacio de Viar and José de Jáudenes y Nebot
• * Title: Commission dated 12 February 1791. Their joint services commenced about 1 December 1791, Mr. Jáudenes began to act independently of Mr. Viar at a period between March 5 and 22 August 1794. He gave notice of intended return to Spain 25 April 1796. Mr. Viar’s services ceased 3 May 1794.
• * Charges d’Affaires ad interim
• Carlos M. de Irujo
• * Appointed on 25 August 1796
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Valentin de Foronda
• * Appointed on 7 July 1807
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Luis de Onís.
• * Appointed on 7 October 1809
• * Title: E.E. and M.P
• Mateo de la Serna
• * Appointed on 10 May 1819
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Francisco Dionisio Vives
• * Appointed on 12 April 1820
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Francisco Hilario Rivas Y Salmon
• * Appointed on September 30 October 1821
• * Title: Secretary of legation. Acted as Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Joaquin de Anduaga
• * Appointed on 31 October 1821
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Francisco Hilario Rivas Y Salmon
• * Served from 15 March 1825, to 25 July 1827.
• * Title: Secretary of legation. Acted as Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Francisco Tacon
• * Appointed on 11 November 1833
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Manuel Tacon
• * Served from June 30 to 7 December 1835, and from 4 October 1837 to 28 April 1838.
• * Title: Secretary of legation: Acted as Charge d’Affaires ad interim
• Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano
• * Appointed on 7 December 1835
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Pedro Aloantara Argaiz
• * Appointed on 26 September 1839
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Fidencio Beurman
• * Appointed on 2 January 1844
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano
• * Appointed on 5 August 1844
• * Title: Minister resident
• Jose Maria Magallon
• * Served between 2 August 1855 to 30 May 1854 and from 11 November 1856 to 21 February 1857
• * Title: Secretary of legation. Acted as Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Leopoldo Augusto de cueto
• * Appointed on 30 May 1854
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Alfonso Esculante
• * Appointed on 1 October 1855
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Gabriel Garcia Y Tassura
• * Appointed on 21 February 1857
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Facundo Geni, E. E. and M.P.
• Mauricio Lopez Roberts, E.E. and M.P.
• * Appointed on 19 March 1869
• Admiral Jose Polo de Bernabe
• * Appointed on 5 April 1872
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Luis de Potestad
• * Appointed on 1 July 1874
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Antonio Mantilla
• * Appointed on 15 September 1874
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Jose Brunetti Y Gayeso
• * Appointed on 14 August 1878
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Felipe Mendes de Vigo Y Oserio
• * Appointed on 3 February 1879
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Jose Brunetti Y Gayeso
• * Appointed on 2 March 1881
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Francisco Barea del Corral
• * Appointed on 30 April 1881
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
• * Appointed on 29 July 1883
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires ad interim
• Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano
• * Appointed on 29 January 1884
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Emilio de Muruaga
• * Appointed on 6 April 1886
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Miguel Saures Guanes
• * Appointed on 14 November 1890
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Jose Felipe Sagrario
• * Appointed on 28 November 1891
• Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
• * Appointed on 30 September 1892
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Railie de Muruaga
• * Appointed on 2 March 1893
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Jose Felipe Sagrario
• * Appointed on 16 April 1895
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
• * Appointed on 6 May 1895
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Juan Du Besu
• * Appointed on 11 February 1898
• * Title: First secretary and Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• 12 March 1898 –
• Luis Polo de Bernabe
• * Appointed on 20 April 1898
• * E.E. and M.P.
• El duque de Arces
• * Appointed on 3 June 1899
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Juan Riano
• * Appointed on 22 November 1901
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Emilio de Ojeda
• * Appointed on 22 July 1902
• *Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Manuel Walls Y Merino
• * Appointed on 11 April 1905
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Luis Paster
• * Appointed on 30 April 1905
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Ramon Pina
• * Appointed on 13 March 1907
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Luis Pastor
• * Appointed on 24 June 1909
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Marquis de Villalebar
• * Appointed on 31 July 1909
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Francisco de Zea Bermudes
• * Appointed on 10 February 1910
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Juan Riano Y Gayanges
• * Appointed on 24 May 1910
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Juan Riano Y Gayanges
• * Appointed on 1 December 1913
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Mariane Ameede Y Galarmondi
• * Appointed on 23 August 1926
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Eduardo Garcia Comin
• * Appointed on 21 September 1926
• * Title: Consular of Embassy
• Alejandro Padilla Y Bell
• * Appointed on 11 October 1926
• * Title: A.E. and P.
• Count de Montefuerte
• * Appointed on 15 April 1931
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Salvador de Madariaga, A.E. and P.
• * Appointed on 30 June 1931
• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 7 March 1932
• * Title: A.E. and P.
• Luis Calderon
• * Appointed on 14 June 1934
• * Title: A.E. and P.
• Enrique de la Casa
• * Appointed on 11 September 1936
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Fernandez de los Rios
• * Appointed on 20 October 1936
• * Title: A.E. and P.
• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 3 April 1939
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 6 June 1939
• * Title: A.E. and P.
• German Baraibar
• * Appointed on 19 August 1946
• * Title: Minister Plenipotentiary; Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Eduardo Propper de Callejón
• * Appointed on 20 September 1949
• * Title: Minister Plenipotentiary, Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Jose Felix de Lequerica y Erquiza
• * Appointed on 17 January 1951
• * Title: A.E. and P.

  Kingdom of Spain

• E. de Muruaga
• * Appointed on 2 March 1893
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
• * Appointed on 6 May 1895
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Juan Du Bosc
• * Appointed on March 1898
• * Title: Charge d'Affaires a.i.
• Luis Polo de Bernabe
• * Appointed on 12 March 1898
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• In May 1898 the Legation was removed
• In May 1899 the Legation replaced
• Duke de Arcos
• * Appointed on 3 June 1899
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Emilio de Ojeda
• * Appointed on August 1902
• *Title: E.E. and M.P.
• * Appointed on 23 October 1902
• Bernardo Jacinto de Cologan
• * Appointed June 1905
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Ramón Pina
• * Appointed on February 1907
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• The Marquis of Villalobar
• * Appointed on 31 July 1909
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Juan Riaño y Gayangos
• * Appointed on 24 May 1910
• * Title: E.E. and M.P.
• Legation becomes embassy
• * 1 December 1913
• Juan Riaño y Gayangos
• * Appointed on 1 December 1913
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Mariano de Amoedo y Galarmendi
• * Appointed on 23 August 1926
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Don Alejandro Padilla y Bell
• * Appointed on 11 October 1926
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Count de Montefuerte
• * Appointed on 15 April 1931
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i.
• Salvador de Madariaga
• * Appointed on 30 June 1931
• * Title: E. and P.
• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 7 March 1932
• * Title: Amb. E & P
• Luis Calderon
• * Appointed on 14 June 1934
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Enrique Carlos de la Casa,
• * Appointed on 20 October 1936
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires a.i

National government

• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 3 April 1939
• * Title: Charge d’Affaires
• Juan Francisco de Cardenas
• * Appointed on 23 May 1939
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• German Baraibar
• * Appointed on 19 August 1946
• * Title: Charge d'Affaires a.i
• Eduardo Propper de Callejon
• * Appointed on 20 September 1949
• * Title: Charge d'Affaires a.i
• Jose Felix de Lequerica
• * Appointed on 5 January 1951
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Jose Maria Areilza, Count of Motrico
• * Appointed on 2 November 1954
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Mariano Yturralde y Orbegoso
• * Appointed on 4 August 1960
• * Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• Antonio Garrigues y Diaz Canabate
• * Appointed on 1 June 1962
• * Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola, Marques de Merry del Val
• * Appointed on 21 April 1964
• Jaime Arguelles
• * Appointed on 26 January 1970
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Angel Sagaz
• * Appointed on 7 March 1972
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Joaquin Cervino
• * Appointed on 6 May 1974
• * Title: Minister Counselor, Charge d'Affaires ad interim
• Jaime Alba Delibes
• * Appointed on 7 August 1974
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Juan Jose Rovira y Sanchez-Herrera
• * Appointed on 29 November 1976
• Jose Llado y Fernandez-Urrutia
• * Appointed on 27 July 1978
• * Title: Amb. E. & P.
• Nuno Aguirre de Carcer y Lopez de Sagredo
• * Appointed on 20 September 1982
• * Title: Amb. E. and P.
• Gabriel Manueco de Lecea. Amb. E. and P.
• * Appointed on 31 March 1983
• Julian Santamaria Ossorio
• * Appointed on 31 March 1987
• Jaime de Ojeda y Eiseley
• * Appointed on 17 April 1990
• Antonio de Oyarzabal
• * Appointed on 28 August 1996
• Francisco Javier Ruperez Rubio
• * Appointed on 2 August 2000
• Carlos Westendorp
• * Appointed on 12 August 2004
• Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo
• * Appointed on 21 August 2008
• Ramon Gil-Casares Satrustegui
• * Appointed on 5 June 2012
• Pedro Morenés
• * Appointed on 24 March 2017