Carlos Bastarreche
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Bastarreche in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ambassador of Spain to the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 February 2017 – 3 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Federico Trillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | José Pascual Marco Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ambassador of Spain to France accredited to Monaco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 September 2010[a] – 17 May 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Francisco Villar Ortiz de Urbina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ramón de Miguel y Egea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 September 2002 – 18 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Francisco Javier Conde de Saro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Luis Planas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 November 1950 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Rosalía Gómez-Pineda Goizueta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Bastarreche Sagües (born 27 November 1950) is a Spanish retired diplomat, known for his time in the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union.
Biography
Graduated in law and with a diploma in international studies, he joined the diplomatic service in 1976.[1]
In his early years, he served as secretary at the Consular and Commercial Representation in Romania, secretary at the Spanish Mission to the European Communities, and advisor to the Secretary of State for the European Communities.[1]
He subsequently served as deputy director-general of European Coordination for Institutional Relations (1985)[1] and, later, as director-general for European Legal and Institutional Coordination (1990).[2]
He was dismissed in December 1995 and in May 1996 he was appointed Secretary-General for Foreign Policy and European Union[3] and, between 2000 and 2002, he was Secretary-General for European Affairs.[4] At the end of this last year he was rewarded for his services with the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.[5]
He was immediately sent back to Brussels, this time as Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union, serving for eight years until September 2010, the longest term since Alberto Ullastres between 1965 and 1976 and doubling the average for most ambassadors, which is usually four years.[6] During this period he actively participated in the Convention on the Future of Europe, being rewarded with the Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit.[7]
In September 2010 he was appointed ambassador to the French Republic and, although he had some disagreements with the secretary of state Diego López Garrido, which predicted his dismissal,[6] he remained in office until May 2014. Since November 2013, he also served as the first ambassador of Spain to the Principality of Monaco, with residence in Paris.[8] After his time in the French capital, he was hired by Airbus as director of institutional relations for Spain.[9]
In January 2017 the Council of Ministers dismissed, after five years, Federico Trillo from the Embassy of Spain, London. In the same meeting, the government also gave the go-ahead to request the British authorities' approval for his replacement, Bastarreche,[10] which was granted the following month. Despite reaching legal retirement age in November 2020, the government kept him in office until February 2021 because, according to the then secretary of state, Juan González-Barba Pera, "if it hasn't been done so far, it's because it's a vital embassy. We want to see how Brexit and the negotiations over Gibraltar end".[11]
After retiring from the diplomatic career, he is an external advisor to the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) and the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the main banking sector associations.[12]
Notes
- ^ To Monaco since 9 November 2013
References
- ^ a b c "Carlos Bastarreche, embajador en el Reino Unido en sustitución de Trillo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (20 January 1990). "Real Decreto 60/1990, de 19 de enero, por el que se nombra a don Carlos Bastarreche Sagüés, Director general de Coordinación Jurídica e Institucional Comunitaria" (PDF). Official State Gazzete (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (14 May 1996). "Real Decreto 849/1996, de 10 de mayo, por el que se nombra a don Carlos Bastarreche Sagües Secretario general de Política Exterior y para la Unión Europea". Official State Gazzete (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (20 May 2000). "Real Decreto 827/2000, de 19 de mayo, por el que se nombra Secretario general de Asuntos Europeos a don Carlos Bastarreche Sagües". Official State Gazzete (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (30 November 2002). "Real Decreto 1266/2002, de 29 de noviembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don Carlos Bastarreche Sagües". Official State Gazzete (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b Digital, Confidencial (8 June 2010). "Carlos Bastarreche, el histórico embajador ante la Unión Europea, será previsiblemente desplazado a París tras sus 'encontronazos' con Diego López Garrido". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (10 May 2011). "Real Decreto 673/2011, de 9 de mayo, por el que se concede la Medalla de la Orden del Mérito Constitucional a don Carlos Bastarreche Sagües". Official State Gazzete (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Diplomatic Information Office. "Country Profile - Monaco" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ EFE, Agencia (12 May 2021). "Carlos Bastarreche, nuevo asesor de las patronales de la banca española". COPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "El Gobierno elige a Carlos Bastarreche para relevar a Trillo como embajador en Londres". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "El embajador de España en Londres seguirá en el cargo pese a cumplir 70 años". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Raffin, Carla (12 May 2021). "El exembajador de España en Reino Unido y Francia ficha como asesor de la banca". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.