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Revision as of 16:28, 1 September 2021
José Manuel Albares | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Arancha González Laya |
| Ambassador of Spain to France | |
| In office 5 February 2020 – 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Carderera Soler |
| Secretary General for International Affairs, European Union, G20 and Global Security | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
José Manuel Albares Bueno (born 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]
Early life and education
Born in 1972 in Madrid,[2] he was raised in a humble family from Usera.[3] Albares earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Deusto and also a diploma in Business Sciences.[4]
Career
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.[4]
Key advisor of PSOE's Pedro Sánchez during the latter's first spell as party leader,[5] Sánchez appointed Albares to a post in the Prime Minister Cabinet Office, once he became Prime Minister in June 2018: Secretary General of International Affairs, European Union, G20 and Global Security, with rank of Under-Secretary. Albares, who left then a post as cultural attaché in the Spanish embassy in Paris,[3] was sworn in on 21 June.[6] Affiliated to the PSOE's grouping in Paris, he was chosen as one of the drafters of the framework presentation for the party's 40th federal congress.[7]
Albares was appointed as Ambassador to France in January 2020.[8]
Foreign Minister
In July 2021, he was revealed as Sánchez' pick as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in a cabinet reshuffle.[7] He was sworn on into office on 12 July 2021.[9]
During his first days as head of the Foreign Department, he 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.[10] Proof of this were the declarations of the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, who assured in August 2021 that he wanted to "inaugurate an unprecedented stage" in relations between the two countries.[11]
Albares adressed the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Congress of Deputies for the first time on 30 August 2021, to give an account of his first decisions as head of the Foreign Ministry, the general lines that he would develop and the 2021 Afghanistan crisis. In his appearance, he revealed that on 15 July 2021, his Department, through the Embassy in Afghanistan, warned and recommended the Spanish nationals in the country to leave it. This allowed that, when the Afghan crisis broke out, only five Spanish nationals remained, in addition to diplomatic and security personnel.[12] He also announced that the government had no intention of recognizing the new Taliban government and that they would continue to remove people from Afghanistan by other means.[12]
As for general policy, he demanded that the opposition treat foreign policy as a "state policy"[13] 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".[13]
References
- ^ Belén Carreño (10 July 2021), Spanish foreign minister goes, economy minister stays in cabinet reshuffle Reuters.
- ^ Iglesias, Leyre; Suanzes, Pablo R. (4 December 2018). "Los tres hombres del presidente que renegociaron Gibraltar en 41 horas". El Mundo.
- ^ a b Mármol, Iolanda (27 January 2019). "José Manuel Albares, el 'sherpa' que brilla a la sombra de Pedro Sánchez". El Periódico.
- ^ a b Fernández, Victoria. "El hombre que susurra a Pedro Sánchez en asuntos europeos". El Español.
- ^ "Pedro Sánchez ficha al diplomático José Manuel Albares como consejero de Asuntos Internacionales". Europa Press.
- ^ "Tomas de posesión de altos cargos de Presidencia del Gobierno". La Moncloa.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Toma de posesión de los nuevos cargos del Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez". El Periódico. 12 July 2021.
- ^ SOBERO, YOLANDA (2021-05-20). "¿Quién es Brahim Gali y por qué está en el centro de la crisis migratoria de Ceuta?". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ González, Ricard (2021-08-20). "El rey de Marruecos expresa su deseo de abrir una nueva etapa "inédita" en la relación con España". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ a b "José Manuel Albares: «El Gobierno no se plantea reconocer al régimen talibán impuesto por la fuerza»". abc (in Spanish). 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b "Site verification". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
