The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation plans, directs, implements and assesses Spain's foreign policy and development cooperation policy, following the Government's guidelines and applying the principle of unity of external action.
José Manuel García-Margallo took office as minister of Foreign Office and Cooperation on 22 December 2011.
The Ministry encompasses three Secretariats of State: for Foreign Affairs, for the European Union, and for International Development Cooperation and Ibero-America.
Learn about the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, its Ministers, and information about its headquarters, protocol and international treaties.