His Excellency Mr Enrique Ignacio Mora Benavente,
Spanish Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation
Enrique Ignacio Mora Benavente was born in Córdoba on 15 October 1958. He holds a degree in Theoretical Physics and joined the Diplomatic Service on 9 February 1989. He currently holds the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary, First Class.
Professional career.
Throughout his extensive diplomatic career, Ambassador Mora has held numerous posts both at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and within European institutions. Most of these posts have been related to the formulation and implementation of foreign policy, both Spanish and European.
Among other roles, he has served as Director-General for Foreign and Security Policy, as well as Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the European External Action Service (EEAS). He has also served as Head of the Cabinet of the High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr Javier Solana.
In the bilateral and multilateral sphere, he has been posted to the Spanish Embassies in Beirut. He opened the Spanish Embassy in Nicosia and has held various posts in the Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Europe and in areas relating to international disarmament.
Spanish Embassy in Switzerland (from 21 December 2025)
Ambassador Mora is accredited to the Swiss Confederation (and, from 1 July 2026, also to the Principality of Liechtenstein). The Spanish Embassy in Bern also maintains relations with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), both of which are based in the Swiss capital.