https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Hugh Elliott, the newly appointed British ambassador to Madrid made headlines last week when he went public with a heartwarming story about the hospitality he received from a stranger on his first trip to Burgos in 1984. https://www.thelocal.es/20191209/sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:04:16 +0100 sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes The British Ambassador to Spain is looking to locate a long-lost friend who gave him food and a roof over his head when he found himself in a tight spot in the city of Burgos 35 years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20191206/uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:24:26 +0100 uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain Simon Manley, the British Ambassador to Madrid has come to the end of his post after almost six years. https://www.thelocal.es/20190807/british-ambassador-to-madrid-bids-farewell-with-one-final-important-message-for-brits-in-spain Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:00:25 +0200 british-ambassador-to-madrid-bids-farewell-with-one-final-important-message-for-brits-in-spain President Donald Trump has announced his nominee for the post of ambassador to Spain; Duke Buchan III, a hedge fund manager and horse-breeder who attended Spanish university as an exchange student. https://www.thelocal.es/20170804/trump-appoints-campaign-donor-and-hispanophile-as-new-us-ambassador-to-madrid Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:06:11 +0200 trump-appoints-campaign-donor-and-hispanophile-as-new-us-ambassador-to-madrid Spain's National Court said on Wednesday that it was investigating the country's ambassador to Afghanistan and his former deputy for alleged security flaws after an attack on the Kabul embassy last year that left six dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20161103/spain-ambassador-to-afghanistan-probed-over-embassy-attack Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:48:48 +0100 spain-ambassador-to-afghanistan-probed-over-embassy-attack The ambassadors of Britain, France and Spain arrived in the Libyan capital on Thursday to support the new unity government seeking to end the country's turmoil. https://www.thelocal.es/20160414/spain-ambassador-joins-uk-and-france-on-visit-to-libya Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:55:33 +0200 spain-ambassador-joins-uk-and-france-on-visit-to-libya Spain has dismissed its ambassador to Belgium after it emerged he had made no contact with the government there since coming to office four years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20160411/spain-fires-ambassador-who-never-held-meetings Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:03:02 +0200 spain-fires-ambassador-who-never-held-meetings North Korea's first ever ambassador to Spain presented his credentials to King Juan Carlos Wednesday as part of a push by the isolated nuclear-armed state to boost its ties with the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20140116/spain-welcomes-first-north-korea-first-ambassador-to-spain Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:45:00 +0100 spain-welcomes-first-north-korea-first-ambassador-to-spain It's been a frenetic few weeks for Simon Manley since he took office as the UK's new ambassador to Spain and Andorra. In a recent interview with The Local, he spoke about the many challenges of the job, why he needs 25 hours in the day, and the reasons Brits living in Spain should learn the language. https://www.thelocal.es/20131201/brits-in-spain-should-learn-the-language Sun, 01 Dec 2013 10:20:00 +0100 brits-in-spain-should-learn-the-language