Pope receives new ambassador of Spain

(June 18, 2012) Pope Benedict XVI on Monday welcomed Spain’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Gutiérrez Sáenz de Buruaga. The 54-year old diplomat presented his credentials to the Pope at a formal ceremony in the Vatican, at the start of his diplomatic mission. A law graduate, Gutiérrez, specialized in international relations at Madrid’s diplomatic school and served at Spain’s embassies in Sudan, Uruguay and Mexico. Among important posts that he has held was Spain’s permanent observer to the Organization of American States.