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Secretary of State for Ibero-America

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Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World
Secretario de Estado para Iberoamérica y el Caribe y el Español en el Mundo
since December 20, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Secretariat of State for Ibero-America
StyleThe Most Excellent(formal)
Mr. Secretary of State(informal)
NominatorThe Foreign Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
FormationSeptember 8, 2006; 19 years ago (September 8, 2006)
First holderTrinidad Jiménez
Websiteexteriores.gob.es

Thesecretary of state for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World is a government official within theSpanishMinistry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation responsible for executing the foreign policy overIbero-America and theCaribbean, as well as promotingSpanish language around the world.[1]

In these sense, the secretary of state prepares and coordinates Spain's participation in theIbero-American Summits and the Ibero-American Community of Nations and gives support to theMadrid-basedIbero-American General Secretariat. Finally, the secretary of state also designs the policy towards theOrganization of American States, giving the appropriate orders to theambassador.[1]

Organization

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The Secretariat of State is organized as follows:[1]

  • The Secretary of State.
    • The Cabinet, to provide political, technical, parliamentary, institutional and communication support.
  • The Directorate-General for Ibero-America and the Caribbean, which executes the government policy related to these geographical areas.
It is supported by the following departments:
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for Andean Countries.
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for Mercosur Countries and Ibero-American Multilateral Organizations.
  • The Directorate-General for Spanish in the World, which establishes the general guidelines for the promotion Spanish language at all levels and promotes the colaboration with other countries and international organizations.
It is assisted by the following bodies:
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for Coherence in Action to Promote Spanish
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for the Promotion of Spanish in the World

To the Secretary of State for Ibero-America is attached theInstituto Cervantes.

History

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The Secretariat of State was created in 2006, by order of ministerMiguel Ángel Moratinos. Moratinos separated the Ibero-American responsibilities from theSecretariat of State for Foreign Affairs and it assumed the Directorate-General of Policy for Ibero-America, a body created in 1966. It also established a new body, the Directorate-General for Ibero-American Multilateral Organizations.[2] In the word of the government, it was created to "emphasize the importance [the government] attributes to Ibero-America in the development of our foreign policy, it also shows the will to promote the development of the Ibero-American Community of Nations and to encourage the presence and participation of Spain in the various multilateral international organizations in this geographical area".[3]Trinidad Jiménez was appointed as the first secretary of state.[4] It didn't last long, as in July 2010 the Secretariat was abolished[5] to reducegovernment spending in the context of the2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis.[6]

After the change of government in late 2011, foreign ministerJosé Manuel García-Margallo planned to restore this department,[7] however, in January 2012 the decision was reverted and he merged it with theSecretariat of State for International Cooperation.[8]

Finally, in July 2021 ministerJosé Manuel Albares announced that the body would be recovered. Juan Fernández Trigo,charge d'affaires in Venezuela, was appointed for the post.[9]

List of secretaries of state

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OfficeholderTermPrime MinisterMonarch
StartEndDuration
1Trinidad Jimenez9 September 2006[4]9 April 20092 years, 212 daysJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroJuan Carlos I
2Juan Pablo de Laiglesia18 April 2009[10]27 July 20101 year, 100 days
Responsibilities merged into theSecretariat of State for International Cooperation
3Juan Fernández Trigo20 July 2021[9]20 December 20232 years, 153 daysPedro SánchezFelipe VI
4Susana Sumelzo20 December 2023[11]Incumbent1 year, 343 days

References

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  1. ^abcMinistry of Foreign Affairs (29 November 2024)."Real Decreto 1184/2024, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación" [Royal Decree 1184/2024, of November 28, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.].Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved14 October 2025.
  2. ^Ministry of Foreign Affairs (16 September 2006)."Real Decreto 1028/2006, de 15 de septiembre, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1416/2004, de 11 de junio, por el que se modifica y desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación".Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved14 October 2025.
  3. ^Press, Europa (2006-09-08)."Consejo.- El Gobierno crea la Secretaría de Estado para Iberoamérica con Trinidad Jiménez al frente".www.europapress.es. Retrieved2025-10-14.
  4. ^ab"Trinidad Jiménez toma hoy posesión de la Secretaría de Estado para Iberoamérica".Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2006-09-13. Retrieved2025-10-14.
  5. ^EFE (2010-07-08)."Moratinos reduce a la mitad las Secretarías de Estado del Ministerio y se 'carga' a López Garrido".RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved2025-10-14.
  6. ^FERNÁNDEZ, ALBERTO (2010-07-05)."Moratinos sopesa la supresión de embajadas y anuncia la reestructuración del Ministerio".RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved2025-10-14.
  7. ^González, Miguel (2011-12-22)."Margallo recupera la Secretaría de Estado para Iberoamérica".El País (in Spanish).ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved2025-10-14.
  8. ^Ministry of Foreign Affairs (6 January 2012)."Real Decreto 1/2012, de 5 de enero, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1823/2011, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales".Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved14 October 2025.
  9. ^abPress, Europa (2021-07-20)."Ángeles Moreno, Juan Fernández y Pilar Cancela, al frente de las nuevas Secretarías de Estado de Exteriores".www.europapress.es. Retrieved2025-10-14.
  10. ^Press, Europa (2009-04-14)."Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, nuevo secretario de Estado para Iberoamérica".www.europapress.es. Retrieved2025-10-14.
  11. ^elDiario.es (2023-12-18)."Susana Sumelzo será la nueva secretaria de Estado para Iberoamérica y el Caribe".ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved2025-10-14.
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