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Spain - Relations with U.S. (Notes)

U.S.-SPANISH RELATIONS Spain and the United States have a long history of official relations and are closely associated in many fields. In addition to U.S. and Spanish cooperation in NATO, defense and security relations between the two countries are regulated by a 1989 Agreement on Defense Cooperation, revised in 2003. Under this agreement, Spain authorized the United States to use certain facilities at Spanish military installations. The two countries also cooperate in several other important areas. Under a 1964 agreement (currently being renegotiated), the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Spanish National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) jointly operate the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in support of Earth orbital and solar system exploration missions. The Madrid Complex is one of the three-largest tracking and data acquisition complexes comprising NASAs Deep Space Network. An agreement on cultural and educational cooperation was signed on June 7, 1989. A new element, supported by both the public and private sectors, gives a different dimension to the programs carried out by the joint committee for cultural and educational cooperation. These joint committee activities complement the binational Fulbright program for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting professors, which became the largest in the world in 1989. Besides assisting in these exchange endeavors, the U.S. Embassy also conducts a program of official visits between Spain and the United States. Spain and the U.S. are strong allies in the fight against terrorism. Principal U.S. Embassy Officials Ambassador--Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. Deputy Chief of Mission--Hugo Llorens Counselor for Management Affairs--Michael S. Hoza Counselor for Agricultural Affairs--Stephen Hammond Counselor for Commercial Affairs--Jim Wilson Counselor for Consular Affairs--Daniel Keller Counselor for Economic Affairs--James Dudley Counselor for Political Affairs--Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick Counselor for Public Affairs--Josie S. Shumake Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation--Col. Ulysses S. Rhodes, USAF Defense Attaché--Capt. Kevin Little, USN Drug Enforcement Administration Attaché--Joseph Bond NASA Representative--vacant Regional Security Officer--John Young Consul General Barcelona--Todd Robinson Customs and Border Protection--vacant Transportation Security Agency--Luz Ponce Defense Communication Support Group (DCSG)--vacant The U.S. Embassy is located at Serrano, 75, 28006 Madrid (tel. 34-91-587-2200; fax 34-91-587-2303). Consulate General, Barcelona, Paseo Reina Elisenda 23, Barcelona 08034 (tel. 34-93-280-2227; fax 34-93-205-5206).