List of Portuguese ambassadors in Greece

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Greece lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Greece . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1835.

Initially the Portuguese ambassador in Paris was responsible for Greece, and from 1919 the Portuguese representative in Bucharest received double accreditation there . Since 1946 Portugal has had its own representation (legation) in the Greek capital Athens . On December 11, 1964, the previous legation was elevated to a full embassy.

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Greece
Surname image Term of office Remarks
GreeceGreece Greece
Martinho Teixeira Homem de Brederode 1919
-18. September 1933 		Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Bucharest, accredited in Athens in 1919
Justino de Montalvao Coelho Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Bucharest, probably accredited in 1933
Fernando Quartin de Oliveira Bastos Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Bucharest, probably accredited in 1937
José Mendes de Vasconcelos Guimarães (Riba-Tamega) March 19, 1946
–2. December 1946 		Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat at the newly opened Legation in Athens, accredited on March 29, 1946
Rodrigo de Azevedo Ayres de Magalhães January 18, 1947
-10. January 1948 		Chargé d'affaires
Fernando Mário de Oliveira October 26,
1949-19. June 1951 		Chargé d'affaires, accredited November 5, 1949
Antonio Leite Cruz June 28, 1951
-9. May 1952 		Transitional Chargé d'affaires, accredited July 7, 1951
Manuel Rodrigues de Almeida Coutinho May 9,
1952-26. July 1956 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Amílcar Lino Franco July 26, 1953
-5. June 1954 		Chargé d'affaires
Francisco de Paula Brito Júnior June 5,
1954-21. November 1960 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited June 15, 1954
José Luís da Silveira e Charters Coelho Trigueiros de Aragão November 21,
1960-21. September 1961 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Aramando de Castro e Abreu September 21,
1961-3. January 1964 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 29, 1961
Alfredo Lencastre da Veiga January 6,
1964-11. December 1964 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited on February 26, 1964
Alfredo Lencastre da Veiga December 11, 1964
-5. May 1967 		Ambassador, accredited on December 11, 1964 and elevated to the status of an embassy
Mario Soares de Oliveira Neves May 15, 1967
-2. April 1974 		Ambassador, accredited June 3, 1967
Albertino dos Santos Matias May 27, 1974
-14. April 1975 		Ambassador, accredited June 5, 1974
Hélder de Mendonça e Cunha April 20,
1975-17. November 1980 		Ambassador, accredited May 8, 1975
Alfredo Lencastre da Veiga December 2, 1980
-25. April 1983 		Ambassador, accredited January 8, 1981
Pedro Luís Moitinho de Almeida April 27, 1983
-9. March 1984 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
João Morais da Cunha Matos March 10,
1984-14. June 1986 		Ambassador, accredited March 22, 1984
Luís Henrique Cutileiro Navega June 16, 1988
-28. September 1993 		Ambassador, accredited July 5, 1988
Carlos Alberto Soares Simões Coelho October 5, 1993
-30. March 1999 		Ambassador, accredited November 8, 1993
António Manuel Syder Santiago February 25, 1999
-31. October 2000 		Ambassador, accredited April 20, 1999
José Duarte da Câmara Ramalho Ortigão January 16, 2001
-29. December 2004 		ambassador
Carlos Neves Ferreira February 18, 2005
-30. June 2007 		ambassador
Joaquim José Lemos Ferreira Marques April 1, 2012
–15. June 2014 		Ambassador, accredited April 24, 2012
Rui Alberto Manuppella Tereno since December 15, 2014 Ambassador, accredited April 3, 2015

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Greece at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on September 19, 2019
  2. ↑ a b List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Greece at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on 19 September 2019