Overview
- The government formally removed Marcelo Alejandro Nimo from his role at the Argentine Embassy in Spain through Decree 588/2026, a step recorded in the Boletín Oficial on Tuesday.
- The decree, signed by President Javier Milei, Luis Caputo and Pablo Quirno, says the move seeks to "achieve better efficiency" in the embassy and to align staff action with national foreign‑policy instructions.
- The decision ends a months‑long internal dispute that spilled into social media after Nimo publicly accused Ambassador Wenceslao Bunge Saravia of removing his office and questioned embassy spending and priorities.
- Nimo was a non‑career appointee first named by decree in 2024 who cultivated ties with Spanish libertarian networks and economist Jesús Huerta de Soto, ran independent investor outreach in Madrid, and promoted a contested hire that drew conflict‑of‑interest reporting.
- The removal formalizes the immediate resolution of the public feud but leaves open broader questions about politicized diplomatic appointments, oversight of embassy staffing and whether Nimo will take a more active political role back in Argentina.