List of Portuguese ambassadors in Japan

The list of Portuguese ambassadors to Japan lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal to Japan . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1860, dating back to their first close ties since the arrival of the Portuguese as the first Europeans to Japan in 1543.

Initially, the Portuguese representative in China remained responsible for Japan. In 1903 Portugal opened a permanent representation (legation) in the Japanese capital Tokyo , which was elevated to an embassy in 1959 .

In addition to the embassy in Tokyo, there are Portuguese honorary consulates in Kobe , Kyōto , Nagasaki , Osaka , Tokushima and Nagoya .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Japan

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Japan
Isidoro Francisco Guimarães		July 1860–?	Ambassador, accredited July 19, 1860
Ercole Orfini		1896-1897	Italian Ambassador to Japan , Portuguese stakeholder in Japan
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo		May 12, 1897 -21. April 1900	Ministro Plenipotenciário , accredited July 14, 1897
José Batalha de Freitas		April 22, 1900-14. December 1901	Transitional Chargé d' Affaires
José Maria Horta e Costa		August 13, 1900 -10. October 1902	Ministro Plenipotenciário without official seat in Tokyo, left his post on March 18, 1902
José Batalha de Freitas		August 14, 1903-29. August 1906	Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Tokyo, accredited on December 29, 1903, left his post on April 14, 1906
Barão de Sendal		August 22, 1907-4. October 1910	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 9, 1907
Henrique O'Conner Martins		October 5, 1910-23. August 1911	Chargé d'affaires
José Batalha de Freitas		December 31, 1912–	Ministro Plenipotenciário without official seat Tokyo
José Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos		September 10, 1913-26. June 1914	Chargé d'affaires at Tokyo headquarters
César de Sousa Mendes		June 26, 1914–	Chargé d'affaires ( First World War )
Fernão Amaral Bôto Machado		December 5, 1919-26. October 1921	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited January 1, 1920
Júlio de Sousa Brandão Paes		July 3, 1923 –2. April 1925	Chargé d'affaires
José da Costa Carneiro		March 25, 1960 -23. July 1962	Ministro Plenipotenciário
Antero Carreiro de Freitas		April 23, 1929-17. August 1930	Chargé d'affaires
Justino Montalvão Machado		August 18, 1930 -6. September 1933	Ministro Plenipotenciário
Valdemar da Fonseca Araújo		September 7, 1933-25. June 1934	Chargé d'affaires
Thomaz Ribeiro de Melo		June 26, 1934-19. February 1937	Ministro Plenipotenciário
Antero Carreiro de Freitas		February 19, 1937 –1. August 1938	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Joaquim Pedroso		August 1, 1938-15. September 1938	Ministro Plenipotenciário
Antero Carreiro de Freitas		September 15, 1938 -6. March 1940	Chargé d'affaires
Luiz Esteves Fernandes		March 7, 1940-15. February 1946	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited March 30, 1940
Alberto Marciano Gorjão Franco Nogueira		February 15, 1946-21. May 1950	Delegate
Albano Pires Fernandes Nogueira		May 22, 1950 -11. May 1952	Delegate
Virgílio Armando Martins		May 11, 1952-20. September 1954	Chargé d'affaires
Albertino dos Santos Matias		September 20, 1954-23. June 1956	Chargé d'affaires
Emílio Patrício		June 23, 1956 -9. July 1959	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited July 4, 1956
Emílio Patrício		July 9, 1959 -5. October 1959	Ambassador, accredited on July 9, 1959, Legation elevated to embassy
Inácio José D'Araújo Rebello de Andrade		October 5, 1959 -3. October 1960	Chargé d'affaires
Eduardo Alberto Bacelar Machado		October 4, 1960 –22. October 1963	Ambassador, accredited October 14, 1960
Fernando Pinto dos Santos		October 22, 1963 -6. June 1964	Chargé d'affaires
Virgílio Armando Martins		June 7, 1964-4. November 1971	Ambassador, accredited July 3, 1964
Manuel Rodrigues de Almeida Coutinho		February 4, 1972-20. January 1975	Ambassador, accredited February 18, 1972
Fernando Henriques Matos da Costa Figueirinhas		January 20, 1975 -7. September 1975	Chargé d'affaires
António Guilherme Lopes de Oliveira Cascais		September 8, 1975-31. May 1976	Chargé d'affaires
António Manuel Syder Santiago		May 31, 1976 -1. March 1977	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Pedro Martim da Cunha Veiga Madeira de Andrade		March 1, 1977-13. August 1981	ambassador
Francisco Baltasar Moita		August 20, 1981 -9. October 1987	Ambassador, accredited September 18, 1981
José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia		June 9, 1988-31. January 1993	Ambassador, accredited June 21, 1988
Maria Raquel Lopes Bethencourt Ferreira		June 1993 -29. September 1993	Ambassador, accredited June 6, 1993
João Manuel Guerra Salgueiro		October 1993 -23. December 1995	Ambassador, accredited October 8, 1993
Luís João de Sousa Lorvão		December 23, 1995 -2. June 1996	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Rui Manuel Pereira Goulart de Ávila		June 2, 1996 -9. February 1999	Ambassador, accredited June 25, 1996
Manuel Gervásio de Almeida Leite		1999 -7. August 2005	Ambassador, accredited May 6, 1999
João Pedro Leone Zanatti		November 16, 2005 -13. February 2011	ambassador
José Joaquim Esteves dos Santos Freitas Ferraz		February 19, 2011 –28. October 2014	Ambassador, accredited May 25, 2011
Francisco Manuel da Fonseca Xavier Esteves		since December 9, 2014	Ambassador, accredited January 15, 2015

See also

• Japanese-Portuguese relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Web links

Commons : Portuguese Ambassador to Japan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• List of Portuguese ambassadors in Japan , website of the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• List of Portuguese diplomats in Japan , website of the Portuguese Embassy in Japan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Japan , website of the Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 25, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b} List of Portuguese Ambassadors to Japan , website of the Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on October 25, 2019