José Manuel Albares


José Manuel Albares Bueno is a Spanish diplomat. He currently serves as senior official at the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government in the capacity of Secretary General for International Affairs, European Union, G20 and Global Security.

Biography

Born in 1972 in Madrid, he was raised in a humble family from Usera. Albares earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Deusto and also a diploma in Business Sciences.
As he joined the diplomatic career, he served as consul in Bogotá, as well as advisor in the Permanent Representation of Spain before the OECD.
Key advisor of PSOE's Pedro Sánchez during the latter's first spell as party leader, Sánchez appointed Albares to a post in the Prime Minister Cabinet Office, once he became Prime Minister in June 2018: Secretary General of International Affairs, European Union, G20 and Global Security, with rank of Under-Secretary. Albares, who left then a post as cultural attaché in the Spanish embassy in Paris, was sworn in on 21 June.
He was appointed as Ambassador to France in January 2020.