Education
He had a law degree from the University of Madrid.
He had a law degree from the University of Madrid.
From July 1957 through April 1960, he was Director of North American Political Affairs Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid.
He was then appointed Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations, serving from 1960 to September 1968 when he assumed the post of Permanent Representative.
Mr. de Pinies has represented his country at 28 sessions of the General Assembly, and served as Spain's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1968 to May 1972, and again from September 1973 until June 1985.
In May 1972, he became Spain's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, continuing in that post until September 1973, when he returned to New York to head Spain's Mission to the United Nations.
Jaime de Pinies (Spain), who was elected President of the fortieth session of the General Assembly, was designated by Royal Decree as Spain's Ambassador on Special Mission to the United Nations on 28 August 1985.
During the years of representing Spain in the United Nations, Yr. de Pinies also served as a delegate to sessions of the Economic and Special Council; as Rapporteur of the Assembly's Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary); as Chairman of the Committee en Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories, and as President of the Security Council on two occasions.
