Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Kingdom of Spain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland embassy in Spain is located in the center of Madrid. The Embassy's working hours are from 8.30 to 17.00 by local time.

Address of the embassy

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland embassy in Spain is located at Torre Espacio Paseo de la Castellana 259D, Madrid. The Embassy's postal code is 28046.

Contact details

Tel.: (+34) 91 7146 300
Fax: (+34) 91 7146 301
e-mail:
www.gov.uk/government/world/spain
The official website:
gov.uk/world/spain

Ambassador

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary posted to Spain at the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland embassy is His Excellency (H.E.) Mr. Simon Manley

Simon Manley has been a member of Diplomatic Service since 1990. On 28 October 2013 settled at post as British Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra.

Previously Simon was Director Europe at the FCO (2011-2013), responsible for policy toward the EU, the UK’s bilateral relations with its European partners. Mr. Manley served previously as the FCO’s Director Defence and Strategic Threats in period 2008-2011, leading the Government’s international counter-terrorist, counter-proliferation and counter-narcotics efforts, as head of Counter-Terrorism Policy (2006-2008) and as head of the EU Economic, Central Europe and Ireland department since 2002 to 2006.

Simon Manley has been settled to the UK’s Mission to the United Nations in New York (1993-1998), where he worked on Yugoslavia and UN reform, and has twice been seconded to the European Union: to the European Commission (2003), working on State Aids policy, and to the Council of the EU (1998-2002), working on Russia and Ukraine and then East Asia.