List of Portuguese ambassadors in Chile

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Chile lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Chile . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since Chile's independence in 1821. Initially, the Portuguese ambassador in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires was double accredited in Chile , and since 1926 Portugal has had its own legation in the Chilean capital Santiago de Chile , which was upgraded to a full embassy in 1961 .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Chile
Surname image Term of office Remarks
Flag of ChileFlag of Chile Chile
Abel Acácio de Almeida Botelho António Ramalho - Retrato de Abel Acácio Botelho.jpg 1912
-24. April 1917
Ministro Plenipotenciário , headquartered in Buenos Aires, accredited
on November 26, 1912
Alberto de Oliveira 1920–? Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Buenos Aires,
accredited on November 24, 1920
Amadeu Ferreira de Almeida Carvalho August 25,
1931-18. September 1933
Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Santiago de Chile
Joaquim Pedroso September 6,
1934-10. June 1938
Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on September 13, 1934
Alexandre Magno Ferraz de Andrade July 6, 1938
-21. October 1950
Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on July 14, 1938
António Aniceto de Siqueira Freire October 22,
1950-18. May 1951
Chargé d'affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
Antero Carreiro de Freitas May 19,
1951-30. September 1954
Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on June 8, 1951
António Alexandre da Rocha Fontes September 30,
1954-11. March 1955
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
Alvaro Duarte Loureiro Marques March 11, 1955
-24. August 1958
Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on March 23, 1955
António Alexandre da Rocha Fontes August 24,
1958-23. April 1959
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
Mário de Faria e Melo Ferreira Duarte April 23, 1959
-24. May 1960
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
Carlos Henrique Lemonde de Macedo May 24, 1960
-4. October 1961
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
João Rodrigues Simões Affra October 4,
1961-12. May 1964
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited October 20, 1961
Augusto Rato Potier July 22, 1964
-28. December 1964
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on July 25, 1964
Manuel Emígdio da Silva January 22,
1965-14. June 1965
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires at the headquarters in Santiago de Chile
Guilherme Margarido de Castilho June 14, 1965
-12. December 1968
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited June 22, 1965
Armando de Castro e Abreu February 10, 1969
–1973 (?)
Ambassador with official residence in Santiago de Chile,
( temporarily unoccupied after the coup in Chile in 1973 and the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974 )
José Miguel Queiroz de Barros September 24,
1989-10. August 1994
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited October 11, 1989
Luis Nuno da Veiga Menezes Cordeiro August 18, 1994
-2. April 1997
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited September 2, 1994
Rui Alfredo de Vasconcelos Félix Alves July 6,
1997-20. March 2001
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited July 23, 1997
António Felix Maria e Maya March 21, 2001
-21. November 2006
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile
Luís Filipe de Mendonça Cristina de Barros February 5, 2007
-25. January 2009
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile
José Manuel Santa-Marinha Beleza Paes Moreira March 20, 2009 -
February 1, 2012
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile
Luis João de Sousa Lorvão March 14, 2012
–25. September 2015
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile
António Luís Peixoto Cotrim October 3, 2015
-18. September 2017
Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on October 13, 2015
António Manuel Torres Leão Rocha since October 26, 2017 Ambassador based in Santiago de Chile,
accredited on January 24, 2018

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Overview of diplomatic relations with Chile at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 15, 2019
  2. List of Portuguese ambassadors in Chile at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 15, 2019