List of Portuguese ambassadors in Niger

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Niger lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Niger . The two states have had diplomatic relations since 1975.

Portugal did not open its own embassy there, the Portuguese representative in Nigeria is also responsible for Niger, where he can obtain a second accreditation in the local capital Niamey .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Niger

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Niger
João Uva de Matos Proença		from 1978
Armando Nunes de Freitas		from 1979
Rui Fernando de Meira Ferreira		from 1984
Nuno Maria da Cunha e Távora Silveira e Lorena		since 1990
Filipe Orlando de Albuquerque		from 1994
António José da Câmara Ramalho Ortigão		from 1999
Maria de Fátima de Pina Perestrello		from 2005
João Maria Rebelo de Andrade Cabral		from 2010
Simeão Archer Pinto Mesquita		from 2011
António Pedro da Vinha Rodrigues da Silva		since 2014	initially chargé d'affaires , from 2017 ambassador
Luís Filipe Ribeiro da Silva Barros		since 2018

See also

• Nigerien-Portuguese relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Niger , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on December 13, 2019
2. ^ List of Portuguese ambassadors in Nigeria , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on December 13, 2019