List of ambassadors of Nicaragua
This is a list of ambassadors of the Republic of Nicaragua to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and to past nations, as well as ambassadors-at-large.
Ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Nicaraguan National Assembly. An ambassador can be appointed during a recess, but can only serve until the end of the next session of the national assembly, unless subsequently confirmed. Ambassadors serve “at the pleasure of the President”, meaning they can be dismissed at any time.
An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer or a political appointee. In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship, whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president. As embassies fall under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua (Chancellery of Nicaragua) jurisdiction, ambassadors answer to the Foreign Ministers of Nicaragua to the President of Nicaragua.
| Host country | List | Ambassador | Website | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | List | Michael Campbell | Ambassador resident in Beijing | June 21, 2024[1] |
| Argentina | List | |||
| Armenia | List | Juan Vasquez-Araya | Ambassador resident in Moscow | November 4, 2015 |
| Australia | List | Saúl Arana-Castellón | Ambassador resident in Tokyo | |
| Austria | List | Sabra Amari Murillo Centeno | Vienna | July 16, 2021 |
| Angola | List | Darling Ríos | Luanda | February 28, 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | List | Juan Vasquez-Araya | Ambassador resident in Moscow | November 4, 2015 |
| Bahamas | List | Leyla Argüello-Olivas Gröns | Ambassador resident in Miami. | January 15, 2007 |
| Barbados | List | Ramon Leets-Castillo | Ambassador resident in Caracas | March 29, 2012 |
| Belarus | List | Juan Vásquez-Araya, | Ambassador resident in Moscow | May 10, 2011 |
| Belgium | List | César Augusto Castañeda Lacayo | Brussels | November 30, 2023 |
| Belize | List | Gilda Bolt-González, | Belice City | January 10, 2017 |
| Bolivia | List | Elías Chévez-Obando, | La Paz | June 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | January 16, 2007 |
| Brazil | List | Lorena Carmen-Martínez | Brasília | August 1, 2013 |
| Bulgaria | List | Juan Vásquez-Araya | Ambassador resident in Moscow | |
| Canada | List | Maurizio Gelli | Ottawa | November 1, 2017 |
| Chile | List | María Robleto-Aguilar | Chile | March 5, 2011 |
| China | List | Michael Campbell | Beijing | May 18, 2023 |
| Colombia | List | Yara Pérez Calero | Bogota | February 3, 2016 |
| Costa Rica | List | Harold Rivas-Reyes | San José | January 23, 2015 |
| Croatia | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | January 13, 2007 |
| Cuba | List | Luis Cabrera-González, | Havana | July 20, 2007 |
| Czech Republic | List | Mauricio Lautaro Sandino Montes | Ambassador resident in Brussels.Prague | July 23, 2014 |
| Denmark | List | Ricardo Alvarado Noguera | Ambassador resident in Helsinki. | August 1, 2013 |
| Dominican Republic | List | Yaosca Calderon Martin | Santo Domingo | November 14, 2017 |
| Ecuador | List | Aída Leticia Talavera Aráuz | Quito | February 16, 2017 |
| Egypt | List | Mohamed Lashtar, |
Cairo | December 13, 2017 |
| El Salvador | List | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | List | |||
| Estonia | List | Ricardo Alvarado Noguera | Ambassador resident in Helsinki. | August 5, 2015 |
| Ethiopia | List | Hamed Hassan Hosny Aly, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. | Chargé d'Affaires resident in Cario | |
| Finland | List | Ricardo Alvarado-Noguera | Helsinki | June 24, 2015 |
| France | List | Ruth Tapia-Roa | Paris | September 16, 2014 |
| Georgia | No diplomatic relations since 2008. | |||
| Germany | List | Karla Beteta-Brenes | Berlin | August 1, 2013 |
| Ghana | List | |||
| Greece | List | Alvaro Robelo Gonzalez | Ambassador resident in Rome. | August 1, 2013 |
| Grenada | List | Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker | Ambassador resident in Managua. | May 5, 2016 |
| Guatemala | List | Silvio Mora | Guatemala City | September 16, 2014 |
| Guyana | List | Lorena Carmen-Martínez | Ambassador resident in Brasília. | |
| Haiti | List | Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker | Ambassador resident in Managua. | May 7, 2016 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | List | Jose Cuadra Chamorro | Vatican City | January 1, 2007 |
| Honduras | List | Orlando Gómez Zamora | Tegucigalpa | February 17, 2016 |
| Iceland | List | Vacant Sandra Gabriela Estrada Guido Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
Chargé d'Affaires resident in Stockholm. | |
| India | List | Vacant since July 19, 2010 Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
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| Iran | List | Mario Barquero Baltodano | Tehran | June 1, 2008 |
| Ireland | List | Guisell Morales Echaverry | Ambassador resident in London. | September 18, 2014 |
| Israel | List | Vacant no ambassador since June 1, 2010 (relations currently restored) | June 1, 2010 | |
| Italy | List | Mónica Robelo-Raffone | Rome | August 1, 2013 |
| Ivory Coast | List | |||
| Jamaica | List | David Sidney-Mcfield | Kingston | November 20, 2014 |
| Japan | List | Saúl Arana-Castellón | Tokyo | October 16, 2013 |
| Jordan | List | Oscar Mazier-Aranda | Amman | February 26, 2017 |
| Kenya | List | Vacant since February 26, 2015 Hamed Hassan Hosny Aly, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
February 26, 2015 | |
| Kuwait | List | Mohamed Lashtar | Kuwait City | December 13, 2017 |
| Latvia | List | Mauricio Sandino-Montes | Ambassador resident in Helsinki. | June 24, 2015 |
| Libya | List | Mario Barquero-Baltodano | Ambassador resident in Tehran. | May 23, 2011 |
| Lithuania | List | Ricardo Alvarado-Noguera | Ambassador Resident in Helsinki | January 2, 2013 |
| Liechtenstein | List | Hernán Estrada-Román,Ambassador resident in Geneva. | Vaduz | June 24, 2015 |
| Luxembourg | List | César Augusto Castañeda Lacayo, Ambassador Resident in Brussels | Luxembourg | February 26, 2010 |
| Mexico | List | Tamara Hawkins Lefevre de Brenes-Icabalceta | Mexico City | August 4, 2011 |
| Nauru | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | May 19, 2009 |
| Netherlands | List | Carlos Argüello Gomez | The Hague | January 13, 1983 |
| North Korea | List | Juan-Vásquez Araya | Ambassador Resident in Moscow | August 4, 2011 |
| Norway | List | Vacant since September 28, 2013 Sandra Gabriela Estrada Guido, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
June 2013 | |
| Panama | List | Marvin Roberto Ortega Rodríguez | Panama | September 30, 2016 |
| Paraguay | List | Maurizio Alberto-Gelli | Asunción | November 18, 2014 |
| Peru | List | Marcela Pérez-Silva | Lima | June 19, 2014 |
| Poland | List | Karla Luzette Beteta Brenes | Ambassador is resident in Berlin. | August 5, 2015 |
| Portugal | List | Ruth Tapia-Roa | Ambassador is resident in Paris. | October 13, 2013 |
| Russia | List | Juan Ernesto Vásquez-Araya | Moscow | July 31, 2014 |
| Rwanda | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | October 13, 1998 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | List | David Sidney Mcfield | Ambassador is resident in Kingston. | March 29, 2012 |
| Saint Lucia | List | David Sidney Mcfield | Ambassador is resident in Kingston. | March 29, 2012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | List | David Sidney Mcfield | Ambassador is resident in Kingston. | March 29, 2011 |
| Sierra Leone | List | |||
| Solomon Islands | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | May 9, 2009 |
| South Africa | List | |||
| South Korea | List | Jorge Arnesto-Alm | Seoul | September 18, 2014 |
| Spain | List | Augusto C. Zamora Rodriguez | Madrid | August 19, 2012 |
| Suriname | List | Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker | Ambassador resident in Managua. | January 7, 2016 |
| Sweden | List | Veronica Rojas | July 1, 2017 | |
| Switzerland[2] | List | Hernán Estrada Román | Geneva | May 13, 2007 |
| Syria[3] | List | Mario Barquero Baltodano, | Ambassador resident in Tehran. | April 13, 2007 |
| Tanzania | List | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | List | Ramón Leets-Castillo | Ambassador is resident in Caracas. | |
| Tuvalu | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | June 9, 2008 |
| Turkey | List | Mario Barquero Baltodano | Ambassador is resident in Tehran. | September 17, 2014 |
| United Kingdom | List | Guisell Morales Echaverry | London [1] | August 1, 2013 |
| United States | List | Francisco Campbell Hooker | Washington D.C. | May 1, 2010 |
| Uruguay | List | Orlando Gomez | Montevideo | December 10, 2017 |
| Vanuatu | List | Adeline Gröns-Schindler de Argüello-Olivas | Ambassador is resident in Managua. | May 9, 2009 |
| Venezuela | List | Ramón Leets-Castillo | Caracas | July 7, 2014 |
| Zimbabwe | List | Nadeska Cuthbert | Harare | February 7, 2024 |
Current Nicaraguan ambassadors to limited recognition states
Current ambassadors from Nicaragua to limited recognition states:
| Abkhazia | List | Juan Ernesto Vásquez Araya | Ambassador resident in Moscow | July 31, 2014 |
| Kosovo | The Republic of Kosovo is not recognized by Nicaragua but is recognized by 108 United Nations member states. | |||
| Northern Cyprus | The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by Nicaragua or by the United Nations. | |||
| Palestine | List | Roberto Morales Hernández | Ramallah | August 16, 2023 |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | List | Carlos Eduardo Díaz Moreira[4] | Ambassador resident in New York City | May 19, 2024 |
| Somaliland | The Republic of Somaliland is not recognized by Nicaragua or by the United Nations. | |||
| South Ossetia | List | Juan Ernesto Vásquez Araya | Ambassador resident in Moscow | July 31, 2014 |
| Transnistria | The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is not recognized by Nicaragua or by the United Nations. | |||
Ambassadors to international organizations
Current ambassadors from Nicaragua to international organizations:
| Host organization | List | Location | Ambassador | Website | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | List | Brussels, Belgium | Richard Montiel Reyes | Brusseles | August 1, 2013 |
| United Nations | List | Geneva, Switzerland | Hernán Estrada Román | Geneva | September 16, 2014 |
| International Court of Justice | List | The Hague, Netherlands | Carlos Argüello Gomez | The Hague | January 21, 1983 |
| United Nations | List | New York City, United States | María Rubiales de Chamorro | New York City | October 16, 2007 |
| Organization of American States | List | Washington D.C., United States | Denis Moncada Colindres | OEA | October 1, 2007 |
References
- ^ Wilfredo Miranda Aburto (27 June 2024). "Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega establishes diplomatic ties with the Taliban". El País. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ One ambassador, resident at Geneva, is accredited to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- ^ During the Syrian Civil War, the embassy was again suspended operations on February 6, 2014.
- ^ "President of Republic receives credentials of new Ambassador of Nicaragua to Sahrawi Republic". Sahara Press Service. May 19, 2024. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.