List of Portuguese ambassadors in the Cook Islands

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in the Cook Islands lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in the Cook Islands . The states have had direct diplomatic relations since August 12, 1995.

Portugal then did not set up its own embassy in the Cook Islands, the Portuguese ambassador to Australia is also responsible for them and is double-accredited in the local capital Avarua (as of 2019).

Heads of mission

Portuguese representative in the Cook Islands

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Cook Islands
Zózimo Justo da Silva		August 12, 1995-31. January 2001	Ambassador based in Canberra
José Ernest Henzler Vieira Branco		February 12, 2001 -26. January 2005	Ambassador based in Canberra
António Augusto Jorge Mendes		January 15, 2005 -25. April 2010	Ambassador based in Canberra
Rui Quartin Santos		May 2, 2010 - December 2, 2012	Ambassador based in Canberra
Paulo Jorge Sousa da Cunha Alves		June 14, 2013 –7. August 2018	Ambassador based in Canberra
Pedro da Vinha Rodrigues da Silva		since October 26, 2018	Ambassador based in Canberra

See also

• Relations between the Cook Islands and Portugal
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
2. ↑ List of Portuguese representatives in Australia at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 13, 2019