List of Portuguese ambassadors in Papua New Guinea

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Papua New Guinea lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Papua New Guinea . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1976.

Portugal then did not set up its own embassy in Papua New Guinea, the Portuguese ambassador in Australia is also responsible for Papua New Guinea and is double-accredited in the local capital Port Moresby (as of 2019). A representative of Portugal was accredited there for the first time on August 5, 1997.

Heads of mission

Portuguese representative in Papua New Guinea

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Papua New Guinea
Zózimo Justo da Silva		July 1, 1996 -31. January 2001	Canberra Ambassador, accredited to Port Moresby on August 5, 1997
José Ernest Henzler Vieira Branco		February 12, 2001 -26. January 2005	Ambassador based in Canberra
António Augusto Jorge Mendes		January 15, 2005 -25. April 2010	Ambassador based in Canberra
Rui Quartin Santos		May 2, 2010 - December 2, 2012	Ambassador based in Canberra
Paulo Jorge Sousa da Cunha Alves		June 14, 2013 –7. August 2018	Ambassador based in Canberra
Pedro da Vinha Rodrigues da Silva		since October 26, 2018	Ambassador based in Canberra

See also

• Papua-New Guinean-Portuguese Relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Overview of diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea at the Diplomatic Institute at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
2. ↑ List of Portuguese representatives in Australia at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 13, 2019