Pascual Navarro Ríos

Pascual Navarro Ríos (born 1 June 1960) is a Spanish diplomat who currently serves as Ambassador of Spain to Germany since 2024.

Biography Born in Cartagena (Murcia) in 1960, Navarro holds a degree in law from the University of Murcia, and diplomas in international public law by the Paris-Sorbonne University and in international relations by the London School of Economics. He joined the diplomatic corps in 1987

Navarro has been deployed abroad in the Spanish diplomatic posts in Damascus—second chief of mission—, Copenhagen and Brasilia,

He also has experience in the central services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this capacity, he served as Head of the Immigration, Refugees and Passports Area of the Directorate-General for Legal and Consular Affairs,

In September 2021, Minister Albares re-established the General Secretariat for the European Union to assist the Secretary of State in his duties, since it was foreseen that the 2023 Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union would entail an increased workload. Pascual Navarro was then appointed Secretary-General. His good work in the negotiations with the United Kingdom on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar and his European experience led to his promotion in December 2021 to EU Secretary of State, being the person ultimately responsible for the organization and proper functioning of the Spanish presidency.