José Manuel Albares
José Manuel Albares | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
Personal details | |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 22 March 1972
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Spouse |
Hélène Davo
(m. 1997; div. 2021) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Diplomat |
José Manuel Albares Bueno (pronounced [xosemaˈnwel alˈβaɾes]; born 22 March 1972) is a Spanish diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2021.[1]
As a politician from the PSOE he was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election from Madrid.[2]
Early life and education
Born in 1972 in Madrid,[3] he was raised in a humble family from Usera.[4] Albares earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Deusto and also a diploma in Business Sciences.[5]
Career in the diplomatic service
As he joined the diplomatic career, Albares served as consul in Bogotá, as well as advisor in the Permanent Representation of Spain before the OECD.[5]
Key advisor of
Albares was appointed as Ambassador to France in February 2020[9] and to Monaco in May 2020.[10]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In July 2021, Albares was revealed as Sánchez' pick as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle.[8] He was sworn on into office on 12 July 2021.[11]
During his first days as head of the Foreign Department, Albares managed to reduce tensions with Morocco and rebuild relations after Spain allowed, for humanitarian reasons, the Saharawi leader, Brahim Ghali, to be treated in a hospital in Logroño.[12] Proof of this were the declarations of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who assured in August 2021 that he wanted to "inaugurate an unprecedented stage" in relations between the two countries.[13]
Albares addressed the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
As for general policy, Albares demanded that the opposition treat foreign policy as a "state policy",[16] and regarding the restructuring that he carried out in the Ministry as soon as he took office, he affirmed that one of his objectives was to strengthen the policy on North Africa, the Sahel and Latin America, highlighting about the latter that he considers "all Ibero-American countries equally important, regardless of their size or economic weight".[16]
Another issue that he had to deal with as head of the Foreign Ministry was to guarantee the permanence in Spain of the
In relation to the
In relation to the continuing
Other activities
- Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, Member of the Board of Trustees[27]
References
- ^ Belén Carreño (10 July 2021), Spanish foreign minister goes, economy minister stays in cabinet reshuffle Reuters.
- ^ Piñol, Silvia Ayuso, Miguel González, Àngels (17 August 2023). "Albares pide al Consejo de la UE que incluya el catalán, el gallego y el euskera como lenguas oficiales". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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- ^ a b Díaz, Sato (10 July 2021). "José Manuel Albares, el regreso del carnet socialista al Ministerio de Exteriores". Público.
- ^ Juez, Beatriz (16 January 2020). "Del Falcon a la embajada: José Manuel Albares, el nuevo embajador en París con esposa en el Elíseo". El Mundo.
- ^ OpenHost,SL. "El Gobierno nombra a José Manuel Albares nuevo embajador de España en el Principado de Mónaco". Crónicas de la Emigración (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Toma de posesión de los nuevos cargos del Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez". El Periódico. 12 July 2021.
- ^ SOBERO, YOLANDA (20 May 2021). "¿Quién es Brahim Gali y por qué está en el centro de la crisis migratoria de Ceuta?". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ González, Ricard (20 August 2021). "El rey de Marruecos expresa su deseo de abrir una nueva etapa 'inédita' en la relación con España". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b "José Manuel Albares: 'El Gobierno no se plantea reconocer al régimen talibán impuesto por la fuerza'". abc (in Spanish). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Spain evacuates 160 more Afghans via Pakistan". AP NEWS. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Site verification". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Barciela, Alberto (18 August 2021). "España y Europa pueden perder la sede de OMT, por Alberto Barciela". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Hosteltur. "Pololikashvili no corta los rumores sobre el cambio de sede de la OMT | Economía". Hosteltur: Toda la información de turismo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Allievi, Matteo (15 September 2021). "El Gobierno ratifica su compromiso con la nueva sede de la OMT en Madrid para 2022". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Digital, Confidencial (9 September 2021). "Ronda de consultas diplomáticas de Albares para frenar la fuga a Arabia Saudí de la Organización Mundial del Turismo". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez, Antonio (22 September 2021). "España logra una minoría de bloqueo para frenar las pretensiones saudíes con la OMT". www.vozpopuli.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Hugo (27 September 2021). "Arabia Saudí renuncia a llevarse de Madrid la sede de la OMT". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Albares advierte a Podemos: "La acción exterior de España la marca el presidente del Gobierno"". abc (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Hernández, Marisol (21 January 2022). "Albares rebaja la tensión bélica con Rusia: "España quiere darle una oportunidad al diálogo"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Belén Carreño, Emma Pinedo and Inti Landauro (5 April 2022), Spain to expel around 25 Russian diplomats, foreign minister says Reuters.
- ^ https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/espana-mando-municion-israel-pese-haber-anunciado-tenia-suspendidas-exportaciones-armamento-cat_1_10909622.html
- ^ Board of Trustees Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies.