List of Portuguese ambassadors in East Timor
The list of Portuguese ambassadors in East Timor lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in East Timor .
background
East Timor was a Portuguese colony from 1515 to 1975 . Subsequently annexed by Indonesia , the country achieved full independence in 2002 following a UN interim administration since 1999.
The Portuguese representation in the capital Dili opened on June 4, 2000 , and Pedro Moutinho de Almeida became the first head of mission on June 5 .
The Portuguese embassy in Dili has resided in Avenida Marginal since 2017 . Before that, it was in the former ACAIT building ( Edifício ACAIT ) at Rua 30 de Agosto , house number 2.
Heads of mission
Surname | image | Term of office | Remarks |
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Pedro Luìs Baptista Moitinho de Almeida | 2000-2002 | Appointment: June 5, 2000, term of office expires: June 2, 2002. Representative of Portugal in Dili. |
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Rui Quartin Santos | 2002-2004 | Appointment: May 21, 2002, term of office expired: June 30, 2004. First Ambassador of Portugal to East Timor; Embassy was inaugurated on June 4th. |
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João Nugent Ramos Pinto | 2004-2009 | Appointment: October 13, 2004, term of office: January 12, 2009 | |
Luís Manuel Barreira de Sousa | 2009-2013 | Appointment: November 13, 2009; Term ends: April 5, 2013 | |
Manuel António Gonçalves de Jesus | 2013-2017 | Accreditation: April 23, 2013, term expires: 2017. Next ambassador in Seoul . |
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José Pedro Machado Vieira | since 2017 | Appointment: August 22, 2017 Accreditation: January 19, 2018 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Portuguese Ambassador to East Timor - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with East Timor at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 16, 2019
- ↑ a b LUSA: Embaixada de Portugal em Díli funciona em novas instalações a 10 de outubro , October 2, 2017 , accessed on October 2, 2017.
- ^ Website of the Portuguese Embassy in East Timor , accessed on February 26, 2017
- ↑ a b c d e List of the Portuguese ambassadors in East Timor at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 16, 2019
- ↑ a b INSTITUTO DIPLOMÁTICO: Timor Leste , November 20, 2017 ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Presidência da República: Decreto do Presidente da República 86/2017, de 14 de Setembro 2017, Diário da República n.º 178/2017, Série I de 2017-09-14 , accessed on December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Sapo: Novo embaixador de Portugal em Díli destaca “profícua” relação bilateral com Timor-Leste , January 20, 2018 , accessed on January 20, 2018.