List of Portuguese ambassadors in Andorra

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Andorra lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Andorra . The two states entered into direct diplomatic relations in 1994 after the adoption of the first Andorran constitution in 1993 and the subsequent establishment of Andorra as a sovereign state.

For the first time , a Portuguese representative accredited himself to Andorra with the two regents in 1995. Andorra is the only country in the world to have a head of state who is held jointly by two foreign officials, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France , who preside over the country in a symbolic dual rule . Therefore, accreditations for the two regents are common for Andorra, so that two accreditation dates are usually given in this list.

Portugal opened its own embassy in the Andorran capital Andorra la Vella in 2003, but closed it again in 2012 as part of its austerity measures after its deep economic crisis as a result of the euro crisis . Since then, the Portuguese representative in Spain has been responsible for Andorra again , and is accredited there for a second time .

There is a Portuguese honorary consulate in the Andorran capital Andorra la Vella .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Andorra
Surname image Term of office Remarks
Flag of AndorraFlag of Andorra Andorra
Leonardo Charles de Zaffiri Duarte Mathias from 1995 Ambassador based in Madrid , accredited on October 13, 1995 and October 18, 1995 respectively
António Manuel de Mendonça Martins da Cruz from 1999 Ambassador based in Madrid
João Rosa Lã from 2002 Ambassador based in Madrid
José Filipe Moraes Cabral from 2004 Ambassador based in Madrid
José Roque Vieira de Abranches Jordão June 11, 2003
-28. August 2003 		Ambassador based in Andorra la Vella
Nuno António Ribeiro de Bessa Lopes January 19, 2004
–6. January 2009 		Ambassador based in Andorra la Vella, accredited on March 1, 2004 and April 21, 2004 respectively
Mário Fernando Damas Nunes January 7, 2009
–10. January 2012 		Ambassador with official residence in Andorra la Vella, accredited on January 29, 2009 and July 7, 2010 respectively
Álvaro José Costa de Mendonça e Moura from 2012 Ambassador based in Madrid, accredited on September 20, 2012
José Tadeu da Costa Soares from 2013 Ambassador based in Madrid, accredited on October 25, 2013
Francisco Pimentel de Mello Ribeiro de Menezes since 2015 Ambassador based in Madrid

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with Andorra , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on November 30, 2019
  2. ^ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Andorra , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on November 30, 2019
  3. ↑ List of Portuguese ambassadors in Spain , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on November 30, 2019