List of Portuguese ambassadors in Argentina

The list of the Portuguese Ambassador to Argentina lists the Ambassador of Portugal in Argentina on. The two countries have had diplomatic relations since 1821.

Initially, the official Portuguese representation in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires had the status of a consulate general , since 1883 that of a legation and since 1958 that of an embassy . It is located at number 942 Maipú , not far from Plaza General San Martín .

There are also Portuguese honorary consulates in Comodoro Rivadavia , Córdoba , Mendoza and Rosário .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador in Buenos Aires
Surname	Term of office	Remarks
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João Manuel de Figueiredo	July 28, 1821–?	first representative of Portugal in Argentina
Leonardo de Sousa Leite e Azevedo (Barão de Sousa)	September 27, 1843 -7. September 1871	Chargé d'affaires and consul general; District also Uruguay
Augusto de Faria	January 1872–?	Chargé d'affaires with official seat at the Consulate General Montevideo ; Administrative district of Argentina and Uruguay
Augusto de Faria	? - August 1872	Chargé d'affaires with official seat at the Consulate General in Buenos Aires; Administrative district of Argentina and Uruguay; stayed there until December 21, 1876
Luis A. Ribeiro	? –10. January 1878	since August 1872 interim chargé d'affaires with official seat at the Consulate General in Montevideo; Administrative district of Argentina and Uruguay
Álvaro Paes de Faria	January 11, 1878 - October 1880	Chargé d'affaires of the Consulate General; District also Uruguay
Antonio José de Matos	? –18. October 1883	as interim chargé d'affaires since October 1880 head of the consulate general
José de Sousa Lobo	October 13, 1883 -10. December 1891	head of the Legation since October 9, 1883; did not leave the Legation until March 20, 1892, after which the post remained vacant until 1912; District also Uruguay
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Abel Acácio de Almeida Botelho	February 29, 1912-24. April 1917	head of the Legation since February 27, 1912; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay; became known as a writer
Eduardo Pereira de Andrade	April 24, 1917–?	Chargé d'affaires; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Francisco Roberto da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens (Conde de Mártens Ferrão)	? –9. September 1918	head of the Legation since November 24, 1917; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Júlio de Sousa e Andrade Brandão Paes	? -23. January 1920	as interim chargé d'affaires since July 4, 1919, head of the legation; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Alberto de Oliveira	March 4, 1920 -31. December 1925	Head of the Legation since February 18, 1920; left the post on April 15, 1925; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
Eugénio Carlos Martinez Tavares	May 21, 1926-24. November 1928	head of the embassy since May 18, 1926; District also Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
José Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos	?-1. August 1930 (?)	head of the embassy since February 14, 1929; District also Paraguay and Uruguay
Amadeu Ferreira de Almeida Carvalho	November 15, 1930 -21. August 1931	Head of the embassy since October 11, 1930
José Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos	December 10, 1931-18. September 1933	second calling; Head of the embassy since November 17, 1931
Fernando Quartim de Oliveira Bastos	November 23, 1933-28. March 1935	Head of the embassy since November 5, 1933
Carlos de Almeida da Fonseca de Sampaio Garrido	? -27. July 1939	Head of the embassy since June 10, 1935
Jorge César Rosa de Oliveira	October 16, 1939-14. May 1945	Head of the embassy since August 30, 1939
Agapito Pedroso Rodrigues	? -23. March 1948	Head of the embassy since May 16, 1945
Alfredo Lencastre da Veiga	? -24. February 1949	as chargé d'affaires since March 31, 1948, head of the embassy
José do Sacramento Xara Brasil Rodrigues	March 11, 1949 -2. April 1956	Head of the embassy since February 11, 1949
Manuel de Antas e Oliveira	August 8, 1956 -2. December 1958	Head of the embassy since July 29, 1956
Manuel de Antas e Oliveira	December 3, 1958-16. November 1961	on December 3, 1958, the Legation was elevated to a full embassy
Emílio Patrício	November 22, 1961-25. January 1965	Head of the embassy since November 18, 1961
Antonio Leite Cruz	March 24, 1965-29. January 1969
João Oswaldo Marçal Corrêa Antunes de Almeida	March 11, 1969-19. June 1972	Head of the embassy since February 3, 1969
Luis da Câmara Pinto Coelho	September 5, 1972-24. February 1975	Head of the embassy since August 21, 1972
Joaquim Rafael Caimoto Duarte	? -3. June 1976	as interim chargé d'affaires since April 14, 1975 head of the embassy
Alfredo Lencastre da Veiga	June 15, 1976 -5. December 1980	Head of the embassy since June 3, 1976
Heroes de Mendonça e Cunha	December 8, 1980-13. March 1982	left the embassy on January 8, 1982
Maria Teresa Matos dos Santos	? –14. July 1982	as interim chargé d'affaires since January 8, 1982, head of the embassy
António Eduardo de Carvalho Ressano Garcia	July 27, 1982 -18. June 1985	Head of the embassy since July 14, 1982
José Fernando Moreira da Cunha	? -2. March 1986	as interim chargé d'affaires since June 18, 1985 head of the embassy
António Baptista Martins	March 17, 1986-18. December 1990	Head of the embassy since March 3, 1986
José Fernandes Fafe	Jan. 23, 1991 -6. July 1992	Head of the embassy since December 19, 1990
Joaquim Rafael Caimoto Duarte	December 16, 1992 -30. October 1997	Head of the embassy since November 28, 1992
Marcelo de Zaffiri Duarte Mathias	December 10, 1997-15. December 2000	Head of the embassy since November 17, 1997
José Augusto Baptista Lopes Seabra	February 12, 2001 -19. May 2002
António Carlos Carvalho de Almeida Ribeiro	September 30, 2002 -10. January 2007
Joaquim José Lemos Ferreira Marques	February 12, 2007 -31. March 2012
Henrique Manuel Silveira Borges	April 10, 2012-20. October 2017
João Manuel Mendes Ribeiro de Almeida	since March 8, 2018	Head of the embassy since December 28, 2017