Santiago Cabanas

Santiago Cabanas Ansorena (born 1954) is a Spanish retired diplomat.

Biography
Born on 23 March 1954 in Madrid, Cabanas earned a licentiate degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). He joined the diplomatic career in 1981.

He has served in several senior posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director-General of Cultural and Scientific Relations (1996–1998), Director-General of Consular and Migratory Affairs (2010–2011), Director-General of Foreign Policy.

He was destined as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2000–2004), Jordan (2013–2017) and Algeria (2017–2018). He was also designated as Consul in Miami (2005–2010).

Appointed as Ambassador to the United States in September 2018 in replacement of Pedro Morenés,  Cabanas presented his diplomatic credentials to US President Donald Trump on 17 September 2018.

At the age of 70 and, after 43 years of service, Cabanas retired. He was replaced by Ángeles Moreno Bau in February 2024.