Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega

Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega (1925 – 1 March 2021) was a Spanish diplomat.[1] He served as Spanish ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Yugoslavia, Belgium, and Poland.

Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega
Ambassador of Spain to Paraguay [es]
In office
20 March 1970 – 12 April 1973
Ambassador of Spain to Colombia [es]
In office
13 April 1973 – 15 April 1977
Ambassador of Spain to Yugoslavia [es]
In office
16 April 1977 – 8 May 1981
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJesús Millaruelo Cleméntez
Ambassador of Spain to Belgium [es]
In office
24 September 1982 – 7 November 1985
Preceded byNuño Aguirre de Cárcer [es]
Succeeded byMariano Berdejo Rivera
Ambassador of Spain to Poland
In office
24 October 1986 – 2 November 1990
Preceded byFrancisco Javier Villacieros y Machimbarrena
Succeeded byJosé Antonio López Zatón
Personal details
Born1925
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died1 March 2021(2021-03-01) (aged 95–96)
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain

Biography

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Olivié began studying at the Diplomatic School of Spain in 1948, which took him to the Spanish Consulate in Montreal. He later served as Secretary to the Spanish Embassy in Ottawa. In 1954, he began working at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held various positions, such as Director of Political Affairs for the Philippines and the Far East, Director of Political Affairs of Western Europe, and Director General of Europe, where he actively participated in discussions on Gibraltar under Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando María Castiella. In 1970, he was appointed Ambassador of Spain to Paraguay.[2] He then became Ambassador to Colombia,[3][4][5] Yugoslavia,[6] Belgium, and Poland.[7] He then retired in 1990.[8] He also became President of the Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional [es] in 1977.[9]

Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega died in Pozuelo de Alarcón on 1 March 2021 at the age of 96.[10]

Distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ "Fallece, a los 96 años, Fernando Olivié, ex embajador en Paraguay, Colombia, Yugoslavia, Bélgica y Polonia". The Diplomat in Spain (in Spanish). 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Decreto 711/1970, de 20 de Marzo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Paraguay a don Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 21 March 1970.
  3. ^ "Decreto 735/1973, de 12 de abril, por el que se dispone que don Fernando Olivié y González-Pumariega cese en el cargo de Embajador de España en Paraguay por pase a otro destino, agradeciéndole los servicios prestados". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 16 April 1973.
  4. ^ "Decreto 736/1973, de 13 de abril, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Colombia a don Fernando Olivié y González-Pumariega". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 16 April 1973.
  5. ^ "Real Decreto 661/1977, de 15 de abril, por el que se dispone que don Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega cese en el cargo de Embajador de España en Colombia, por pase a otro destino, agradeciéndole los servicios prestados". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 16 April 1977.
  6. ^ "Real Decreto 885/1981, de 8 de mayo, por el que se dispone que don Fernando Olivié y González Pumariega cese en el cargo de Embajador de España en la República Federativa Socialista de Yugoslavia". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 22 May 1981.
  7. ^ "REAL DECRETO 2240/1986 de 24 de octubre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en Polonia a don Fernatido Olivié González-Pumariega" (PDF). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 30 October 1986.
  8. ^ "Día de luto oficial en Illas por el fallecimiento de Fernando Olivié, hijo adoptivo". La Voz de Avilés (in Spanish). 2 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Olivié González, Fernando". European University Institute (in Spanish).
  10. ^ "La diplomática fraternidad de Olivié". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "DECRETO 258311967, de 2 de octubre, por el que se.concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a don Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega" (PDF). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 30 October 1967.