Raúl Fuentes Milani

Raúl Fuentes Milani (born 28 November 1964) is a Spanish diplomat serving as ambassador of the European Union to the Dominican Republic since 2025.

Biography Born in 1964, Fuentes holds a degree in law from the University of Salamanca and joined the diplomatic career in 1991. In his early years, he served as Deputy Director-General for Central and Southern Europe and as Deputy Director-General for General Affairs of the European Union. Abroad, Fuentes has been posted to the Spanish Embassies in Angola—as second chief of mission—, Colombia and Israel and, on several occasions, to the Spanish Representation to the European Union.

In May 2018, he was appointed Deputy Director-General for Institutional Relations within the Directorate-General for Integration and Coordination of General Affairs of the European Union of the Secretariat of State for the European Union. In this position, he was part of the Brexit negotiating team.

In February 2020, the Council of Ministers appointed him as Deputy Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union.

In May 2025, he was appointed ambassador-at-large for Global Health, responsible for representing and coordinating Spanish position in global health forums such as the World Health Organization or COVAX, among others. His appointment caused bewilderment in the diplomatic career, since he had already been nominated as European ambassador to the Dominican Republic and could only hold the position until September.

Personal life He is married to fellow diplomat Belén Martínez Carbonell, current Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS).