The central role of the Permanent Representation of Spain to the United Nations in New York is to represent Spain and defend its interests before the United Nations headquarters. This function includes, among other matters:
- Attending and actively participating in the Organization's meetings and events.
- Overseeing the functioning of the Organization and the fulfillment of its objectives.
- Defending the Spanish position in the meetings and activities of the Organization.
- Promoting the presence of Spanish officials in the different agencies.
The Representation reports directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, but its representation work extends to the entire Public Administration of Spain.
Directory
Permanent Representative
Deputy Permanent Representative
Colonel Enrique J. Hernández Leal
Defense Affairs.
Peacekeeping Operations.
Juan Rodríguez Gómez-Aller
Communications Office.
Committee on Information (4th UNGA Committee).
Multilingualism. Group of Friends of Spanish (GAE).
Spanish companies in the United Nations.
Global Compact.
Tenders.
Lieutenant Colonel José Francisco Cutillas Martínez
United Nations Police (UNPOL).
Crime, drugs and corruption.
2nd UNGA Commission (Sustainable Development) and 6th UNGA Commission (Law of the Sea, Fisheries).Environment and Climate Change.Water, Desertification, Forests.
- Carmen González Cardeñosa
Crisis situations and Counterterrorism
3rd UNGA Commission: Human Rights-Political and Cultural Affairs.
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Treaty Bodies.
NGO Committee.
Mediation and prevention, Alliance of Civilizations, Culture of Peace.
José Luis Díez Juárez de Figueroa
2nd Committee UNGA.
Health
Culture and development
Education
ECOSOC: development cooperation. Parnership Forum.
Antonio Pérez-Hernández Durán
Election Officer.
Public Diplomacy.
Digital affairs and Artificial Intelligence.
Spaniards at the United Nations.
Francisco Javier López Lorenzana
Gender.
Children.
LGTBI.
Water and sanitation.
Human rights and environment.
Legal affairs.
6th UNGA Commission (Law of the Sea, International Law Commission).
International Criminal Tribunals.
First Committee
Terrorism
Cibersecurity
Demining
2nd UNGA Commission.
Funds and Programs.
ECOSOC and High Level Political Forum (HLPF).
World Summit for Social Development 2025.
Joint SDG Fund.
Security Council: Europe and the Americas.
Cross-cutting thematic debates.
María José Caffarena Pérez
Peacebuilding Comission
Peacekeeping and special operations (Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, C34)
- Juan Manuel Zapatero Baeza
5th UNGA Commission. UN Administrative and budgetary affairs.
- María del Mar Angarón Bolea
Security Council: Middle East, Asia, Libya and Western Sahara
General Assembly: Palestinian resolutions
Fourth Committee: Special Committee on Decolonization; cooperation for peaceful uses of atomic energy and atomic radiation effects.
Summit of the Future coordination
Reform of the Security Council
General Assembly revitalization
Mediation and conflict prevention
Human Security