List of Portuguese ambassadors in Lesotho
The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Lesotho lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Lesotho . The two countries have had diplomatic relations since 1976.
A Portuguese representative was accredited for the first time in 1980 in the Lesotho capital Maseru . Portugal did not open its own embassy there, the Portuguese ambassador in South Africa (from 1984 to 1995 the Portuguese ambassador to Zimbabwe ) is responsible for Lesotho and is accredited twice there (as of 2019).
Heads of mission
Surname | image | Term of office | Remarks |
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Lesotho | |||
Manuel Rodrigues de Almeida Coutinho | from 1980 | Ambassador based in Pretoria , accredited to Maseru on February 24, 1980 | |
Luís Augusto Martins | from 1984 | Ambassador based in Harare , accredited to Maseru on July 23, 1984 | |
António Félix Machado de Faria e Maya | from 1988 | Ambassador based in Harare, accredited to Maseru on June 29, 1988 | |
Vasco Taveira da Cunha Valente | from 1996 | Ambassador based in Pretoria, accredited to Maseru on May 27, 1996 | |
Manuel Tomás Fernandes Pereira | from 1999 | Ambassador based in Pretoria | |
Paulo Couto Barbosa | from 2003 | Ambassador based in Pretoria | |
João Nugent Ramos Pinto | from 2009 on | Ambassador based in Pretoria | |
António Ricoca Freire | from 2012 | Ambassador based in Pretoria | |
Manuel Maria Camacho Cansado de Carvalho | since 2017 | Ambassador based in Pretoria |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Lesotho at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on November 23, 2019
- ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Lesotho at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on November 23, 2019
- ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in South Africa at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on November 23, 2019