Spain
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- Spain has participated in 1649 votes since 4 March 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Spain…
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 156) to abstain on | Draft resolution H, as a whole, (resolution 56/24 G). | 29 November 2001 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on | Draft resolution P as a whole, as orally amended, (resolution 57/73). [Subsequently, the delegation of Mozambique informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.] | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on | Draft resolution 55/33 I (resolution 55/33 I). | 20 November 2000 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 169) to abstain on | The last three words of operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution XX — “and South Asia” –. | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 176) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 5 as a whole of draft resolution XX. | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 179) to abstain on | Draft resolution XIV as a whole (resolution 58/49). | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 183) to abstain on | Draft resolution XX as a whole (resolution 59/85). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution IV as a whole (resolution 60/58). [Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.] | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | The words “and South Asia”. | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 174) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 5 as a whole. | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 179) to abstain on | Draft resolution XI as a whole (resolution 61/69). | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on | The last three words of operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution XIV. | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 174) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution XIV as a whole. | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 172) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 5 as a whole. | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 108) to abstain on | The eighth preambular paragraph of draft resolution Q. | 15 December 1999 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 165) to abstain on | The fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution E. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 176) against | Draft resolution IX (resolution 58/44). | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 17 other nations (out of 180) to abstain on | Draft resolution VIII (resolution 58/174). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 161) against | Draft resolution F (resolution 57/63). | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution II as a whole (resolution 60/56). | 8 December 2005 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Spain. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Gonzalez Aizpiri | 1 | 12 February 2008 | 12 February 2008 |
| Mr. Arias | 99 | 25 September 1997 | 17 May 2004 |
| Mr. Ariás | 1 | 4 December 2000 | 4 December 2000 |
| Mr. Aznar | 3 | 6 September 2000 | 23 September 2003 |
| Mr. Yañez Barnuevo | 9 | 4 March 1994 | 19 May 2004 |
| Mr. Yáñez Barnuevo | 3 | 21 April 1994 | 8 June 2004 |
| Mr. Aguirre de Carcer | 1 | 20 December 1995 | 20 December 1995 |
| Mr. Carriedo | 1 | 3 December 2003 | 3 December 2003 |
| Mr. Colomina | 2 | 23 December 2003 | 9 December 2004 |
| Mr. Cortes-Elvira | 1 | 6 November 1995 | 6 November 1995 |
| Ms. Cortés | 1 | 31 May 2001 | 31 May 2001 |
| Mr. Moratinos Cuyaubé | 4 | 20 September 2005 | 28 September 2007 |
| Mr. Aguirre de Cárcer | 1 | 22 December 1995 | 22 December 1995 |
| Mrs. Escapa | 1 | 26 October 1995 | 26 October 1995 |
| Mrs. Escobar | 1 | 26 October 2006 | 26 October 2006 |
| Mr. De Palacio España | 14 | 3 June 2004 | 3 April 2008 |
| Mr. Fernández | 1 | 22 December 1995 | 22 December 1995 |
| Mr. Flores | 9 | 21 September 1999 | 14 November 2002 |
| Mr. Nuñez García-Saúco | 1 | 3 November 2003 | 3 November 2003 |
| Mr. Perez Giralda | 1 | 30 October 2001 | 30 October 2001 |
| Mr. González | 1 | 22 October 1995 | 22 October 1995 |
| King Juan Carlos I | 1 | 14 September 2005 | 14 September 2005 |
| Mr. Laclaustra | 19 | 29 September 1994 | 31 July 1997 |
| Mr. Maravall | 1 | 4 October 1999 | 4 October 1999 |
| Ms. Marzal Martínez | 1 | 12 December 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
| Mr. Mato | 1 | 18 October 1994 | 18 October 1994 |
| Mr. Matutes | 4 | 27 September 1996 | 21 September 1999 |
| Ms. Menendez | 1 | 20 December 1995 | 20 December 1995 |
| Ms. Menédez | 1 | 28 April 2003 | 28 April 2003 |
| Mrs. Menéndez | 1 | 16 October 2001 | 16 October 2001 |
| Ms. Menéndez | 31 | 26 June 2002 | 10 May 2004 |
| Mr. Moratinos | 2 | 20 May 2008 | 20 May 2008 |
| Mr. Muñoz | 1 | 20 July 1995 | 20 July 1995 |
| Mr. Oyarzun | 2 | 29 June 2009 | 13 November 2009 |
| Mr. Oyarzún | 3 | 20 June 2003 | 4 September 2008 |
| Ms. Pajín | 2 | 28 June 2005 | 18 September 2006 |
| Mr. Palacio | 1 | 23 September 2004 | 23 September 2004 |
| Mrs. Palacio | 1 | 16 September 2002 | 16 September 2002 |
| Ms. Palacio | 4 | 17 September 2002 | 24 September 2003 |
| Mr. Pedauye | 3 | 9 March 1994 | 6 May 1994 |
| Mr. Piqué | 2 | 14 September 2000 | 12 November 2001 |
| Mr. Pérez-Desoy | 1 | 15 December 1995 | 15 December 1995 |
| Mr. Pérez-Griffo | 1 | 4 December 1995 | 4 December 1995 |
| Mr. Quintero | 1 | 16 October 2003 | 16 October 2003 |
| Mr. Rabena | 1 | 19 November 1998 | 19 November 1998 |
| Mr. Rojo | 1 | 13 November 2008 | 13 November 2008 |
| Mr. Romeu | 1 | 14 December 2006 | 14 December 2006 |
| Ms. Rumí | 1 | 15 September 2006 | 15 September 2006 |
| Mr. Martínez Salazar | 1 | 14 December 1995 | 14 December 1995 |
| Ms. Salgado | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Mr. Sanz | 1 | 28 March 2003 | 28 March 2003 |
| Mr. Solana | 2 | 30 September 1994 | 26 September 1995 |
| Mr. Soria | 1 | 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Sánchez | 1 | 21 May 1997 | 21 May 1997 |
| Mr. Fernandez Trigo | 1 | 11 March 2002 | 11 March 2002 |
| Ms. Palacio Vallelersundi | 3 | 20 January 2003 | 14 February 2003 |
| Mr. García de Viedma | 1 | 11 November 2004 | 11 November 2004 |
| Mr. Virella | 2 | 21 September 2007 | 17 December 2007 |
| Mr. Westendorp | 4 | 23 September 1996 | 27 March 1997 |
| Mr. Yanez-Barnuevo | 2 | 30 November 1994 | 20 October 2005 |
| Mr. Yañez-Barneuvo | 1 | 16 December 1994 | 16 December 1994 |
| Mr. Yañez-Barnuevo | 26 | 22 June 1994 | 9 December 2005 |
| Mr. Yáñez-Barneuvo | 1 | 10 May 1996 | 10 May 1996 |
| Mr. Yáñez-Barnuevo | 65 | 30 June 1994 | 18 November 2009 |
| Mr. Rodríguez Zapatero | 1 | 25 September 2008 | 25 September 2008 |
| Mr. Zapatero | 2 | 21 September 2004 | 14 September 2005 |
| Mr. Zulueta | 3 | 11 December 1995 | 20 December 1995 |
