Francisco Javier Conde de Saro

Francisco Javier Conde de Saro
Conde de Saro in 2005
Ambassador of Spain to Japan
In office
September 21, 2002 – January 21, 2006
Preceded byJuan Bautista Leña Casas
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Carriedo Mompín
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union
In office
June 24, 2000 – September 7, 2002
Preceded byThe Marquess of Nerva
Succeeded byCarlos Bastarreche
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the North Atlantic Council
In office
June 8, 1996 – June 3, 2000
Preceded byThe Count of Casa Miranda
Succeeded byJuan Prat y Coll
Other posts
Secretary-General for European Communities
In office
July 27, 1994 – May 21, 1996
Preceded byThe Marquess of Nerva
Succeeded byCarlos Bastarreche
Ambassador of Spain to Algeria
In office
September 11, 1990 – May 7, 1994
Preceded byGumersindo Rico Rodríguez
Succeeded byFrancisco Javier Jiménez-Ugarte Hernández
Director-General for European Legal and Institutional Coordination
In office
November 5, 1986 – January 20, 1990
Preceded byFernando Mansito Caballero
Succeeded byCarlos Bastarreche
Personal details
Born (1946-03-13) March 13, 1946
Madrid, Spain

Francisco Javier Conde de Saro (born March 13, 1946) is a Spanish diplomat.

Biography

Conde de Saro was born in Madrid. He graduated in law and joined the diplomatic career in 1971.[1]

In August 1976 he was appointed deputy director-general for international fisheries relations at the Ministry of Trade.[2] He was dismissed at the end of 1977.[3] He subsequently served as advisor to the minister of transport and communications and has been posted to the Spanish diplomatic missions in Morocco and Argentina.[1]

In 1986, already in the central services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was appointed director-general for European Legal and Institutional Coordination[4] and, in 1990, chief of staff to the Secretary of State for the European Communities,[5] at that time the socialist Pedro Solbes. Eight months later, he received his first head of mission, being appointed Spanish ambassador to Algeria.[6]

After almost four years in the Arab country, he was called to Madrid to take over the position of Secretary-General for the European Communities,[7] receiving at this time the Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with White Decoration.[8] He held this position until the change of government in May 1996, when he was appointed ambassador permanent representative of Spain to the North Atlantic Council (NATO)[9] and he rewarded for his services with the Grand Cross of Aeronautical Merit, with White Decoration.[10]

Between 2000 and 2002 he represented Spanish interests before the European Union,[11] being decorated after his dismissal with the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.[12]

He was immediately sent to Tokyo to replace diplomat Juan Bautista Leña Casas as head of the embassy[13] and in 2006 he was entrusted with the task of directing the State Society for International Exhibitions, a state-owned enterprise. From this position he coordinated the Spanish presence in various important events such as the Expo 2008 —for which he was named honorary ambassador of the city of Zaragoza[14]— or the Expo 2010, not being able to enjoy the latter since he was dismissed weeks before its inauguration.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Secretariat of State for Press (23 June 2000). "Minutes of the Council of Ministers' meeting of June 23, 2000". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ Ministry of Trade (30 August 1976). "Orden de 27 de agosto de 1976 por la que se nombra Subdirector general de Relaciones Pesqueras Internacionales de la Dirección General de Pesca Marítima a don Javier Conde de Saro" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ Ministry of Transport and Communications (2 December 1977). "Orden de 28 de noviembre de 1977 por la que se dispone el cese de don Javier Conde de Saro como Subdirector general de Relaciones Pesqueras Internacionales de la Dirección General de Pesca Marítima" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (5 November 1986). "Real Decreto 2324/1986, de 31 de octubre, por el que se nombra Director general de Coordinación Jurídica e Institucional Comunitaria a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (20 January 1990). "Real Decreto 62/1990, de 19 de enero, por el que se nombra a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro, Director del Gabinete del Secretario de Estado para las Comunidades Europeas" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 September 1990). "Real Decreto 1113/1990, de 10 de septiembre, por el que se designa a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro Embajador de España en Argelia" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (27 July 1994). "Real Decreto 1699/1994, de 22 de julio, por el que se nombra a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro Secretario general para las Comunidades Europeas" (PDF). Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. ^ Ministry of Defence (1 July 1995). "Corrección de errores del Real Decreto 998/1995, de 16 de junio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Naval, con distintivo blanco, al Secretario general para las Comunidades Europeas don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (8 June 1996). "Real Decreto 1400/1996, de 7 de junio, por el que se designa a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro Embajador Representante Permanente de España en el Consejo del Atlántico Norte". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  10. ^ Ministry of Defence (24 June 2000). "Real Decreto 1264/2000, de 23 de junio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz del Mérito Aeronáutico, con distintivo blanco, a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  11. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 June 2000). "Real Decreto 1200/2000, de 23 de junio, por el que se designa a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro embajador representante permanente de España ante la Unión Europea". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  12. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (21 December 2002). "Real Decreto 1402/2002, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  13. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (21 September 2001). "Real Decreto 972/2002, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se designa embajador de España en Japón a don Francisco Javier Conde de Saro". Official State Gazette. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  14. ^ Aragón Digital (5 September 2008). "El Ayuntamiento nombra al presidente de la SEEI, Javier Conde De Saro, embajador de Zaragoza". Aragón Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  15. ^ Iglesias, María José (27 May 2010). "El diplomático asturiano Javier Conde-Saro deja su puesto en la Expo de Shanghai". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.

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