List of ambassadors of Spain to Russia

The ambassador of Spain to Russia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Russian Federation. It is also accredited to the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Although he has not been accredited to Belarus since 2021, the ambassador is also in charge of consular affairs in this country.
During the reign of Charles I (V of the Holy Roman Empire), he sent envoys to the Muscovy court and the Russian ruler sent envoys to the court in Madrid, but they were appointed to deal with affairs related the Holy Roman Empire. The first real contacts between Spain and the Tsardom of Russia were established in the early-18th-century, during the reigns of Philip V and Peter the Great. These two rulers exchanged diplomatic representatives and, in 1727, Spain appointed the first ambassador, the Duke of Berwick.
However, in the following years, with few exceptions, no new ambassadors were sent, but rather diplomats with the rank of minister or chargé d'affaires, until the reign of Alfonso XII, when the diplomatic representation was once again elevated to the category of embassy. Interrupted after the murder of the Romanov family, they were briefly re-established in 1936, but they were severed again during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Later, in 1973 the dictatorship established a commercial office in Moscow and diplomatic links were finally re-established on 9 February 1977.

Jurisdiction

: The Embassy of Spain in Moscow manages Russia–Spain relations and it has two consulates general for the protection of Spaniards, one in Moscow and another in Saint Petersburg.

The ambassador is also accredited to:

: Since the establishment of relations on 27 January 1992, the ambassador to Russia has been accredited to the Armenia authorities. Since 2022, there is also a chargé d'affaires in Yerevan. Consular protection is provided through the Consulate General in Moscow.
: Both nations established diplomatic relations on 13 February 1992. The ambassador of Russia to Belarus was accredited to this country until 2021. The Consulate General of Spain in Moscow is responsible for consular protection in Belarus and Spain has a honorary consulate in Minsk.
: Diplomatic relations established on 19 March 1992 and consular affairs are managed by the Consulate in Moscow.
: Spain recognized its independence on 31 December 1991 and established diplomatic relations on 18 March 1992. Since 2022, Spain has a Diplomatic Office in Tashkent and it also has an Economic and Trade Office.

In the past, this position served as ambassador to the Soviet Union, and also to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia and Tajikistan.

List of ambassadors

This list was compiled using the work "History of the Spanish Diplomacy" by the Spanish historian and diplomat Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun. The work covers up to the year 2000, so the rest is based on appointments published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.