Santiago Cabanas

Santiago Cabanas Ansorena (born 1954) is a Spanish diplomat, serving as Ambassador to the United States since 2018.

Cabanas in 2019

Biography

Born on 23 March 1954 in Madrid,[1] Cabanas earned a licentiate degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM).[2] He joined the diplomatic career in 1981.[3]

He has served in several senior posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director-General of Cultural and Scientific Relations (1996–1998), Director-General of Consular and Migratory Affairs (2010–2011), Director-General of Foreign Policy.[2][4]

He was destined as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2000–2004), Jordan (2013–2017) and Algeria (2017–2018). He was also designated as Consul in Miami (2005–2010).[5]

Appointed as Ambassador to the United States in September 2018 in replacement of Pedro Morenés,[6][7][8] Cabanas presented his diplomatic credentials to US President Donald Trump on 17 September 2018.[9]

References
  1. "UWC Spain - Ilmo. Sr. D. Santiago Cabanas Ansorena". web.archive.org. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. Francisco, Javier de. ""Tengo hermosos recuerdos de Maceda, la villa donde nació mi padre"". Galicia Exterior.
  3. "Consejo de Ministros". El Mundo. 5 May 2000.
  4. "Participant Biographies. Participant Biographies" (PDF).
  5. "Santiago Cabanas Ansorena, nuevo director general de Asuntos Consulares y Migratorios". España Exterior. 3 August 2010.
  6. "Santiago Cabanas, nuevo embajador en EE.UU. en sustitución de Pedro Morenés". RTVE. 7 September 2018.
  7. "El Gobierno nombra a Cabanas embajador en EEUU en sustitución de Morenés". La Vanguardia. 7 September 2018.
  8. "El Gobierno nombra a Cabanas embajador en EEUU en sustitución de Morenés". eldiario.es. 7 September 2018.
  9. "El Embajador Cabanas presenta sus cartas credenciales al Presidente Trump en la Casa Blanca". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 17 September 2018.
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