Secretary of State for Ibero-America
| Secretary of State for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World | |
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| Secretario de Estado para Iberoamérica y el Caribe y el Español en el Mundo | |
since December 20, 2023 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Ibero-America | |
| Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Mr. Secretary of State (informal) |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Formation | September 8, 2006 |
| First holder | Trinidad Jiménez |
| Website | exteriores.gob.es |
The secretary of state for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World is a government official within the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation responsible for executing the foreign policy over Ibero-America and the Caribbean, as well as promoting Spanish language around the world.
In these sense, the secretary of state prepares and coordinates Spain's participation in the Ibero-American Summits and the Ibero-American Community of Nations and gives support to the Madrid-based Ibero-American General Secretariat. Finally, the secretary of state also designs the policy towards the Organization of American States, giving the appropriate orders to the ambassador.