The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union 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.
The Ministry has four State Secretariats: the State Secretariat for the European Union, the State Secretariat for International Cooperation, the State Secretariat for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and the State Secretariat for Global Spain.
Learn about the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, its Ministers, and information about its headquarters.
Responsible for the preparation, coordination and execution of official acts and ceremonies related to State foreign policy, particularly official trips by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and visits by foreign Heads of State.