The Embassy of Nicaragua in London

Contact

Address
C/ Puerto de Santa María, 73 - B, 28043 Madrid, SPAIN

E-Mail
embajada.espana@cancilleria.gob.ni

The Ambassador

Amb. Mr. Maurizio Carlo Gelli

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Maurizio Carlo Gelli is a Nicaraguan diplomat with a career spanning multiple countries. Born in Italy in 1959, he later became a Nicaraguan citizen and entered diplomatic service, holding ambassadorial and representative assignments in Europe and the Americas. He was accredited to the United Kingdom on a non-resident basis, presenting credentials in London in 2025.

History

Bilateral relations between Nicaragua and the United Kingdom are structurally continuous, primarily focusing on multilateral environmental agreements, global climate risk alignment, and targeted post-Brexit trade arrangements. Following the closure of the resident London chancery on Kensington Church Street, the non-resident mission operates directly under the executive oversight of the central ministry in Managua.

The non-resident embassy serves as the principal command post for executing regional trade statecraft and agricultural commerce monitoring between Central America and Whitehall. Under Ambassador Gelli’s strategic framework, a primary mandate of the mission involves coordinating trade lines under the UK-Central America Association Agreement. This multilateral treaty provides a continuous, highly stable framework that allows Nicaraguan producers to export high-quality agricultural goods, premium coffee, sugarcane, and textiles into British consumer markets under favorable, duty-free structures.

Furthermore, the mission focuses on maintaining communication with international bodies headquartered in the British capital, prioritizing global sustainability initiatives and monitoring technical cooperation platforms. Consular and passport processing services for Nicaraguan nationals residing or traveling in the British Isles are now processed through digitized portals administered by the central Cancillería or handled concurrently by nearby operating European consulates.