List of Portuguese ambassadors in South Africa

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors in South Africa lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in South Africa . Relations between the two countries go back at least to 1886. On September 9, 1935, the Portuguese legation began work in the South African capital Pretoria , and in 1954 it was elevated to the status of a full embassy.

The embassy is located at number 599 Leyds Street in the Muckleneuk district of the capital Pretoria.

In addition to the embassy, ​​Portugal has three consulates general in South Africa in Johannesburg , Cape Town and in Groenkloof , a district of the capital Pretoria. There are also three Portuguese honorary consulates in Durban , Port Elizabeth and Welkom .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to South Africa
Surname image Term of office Remarks
Flag of the South African UnionFlag of the South African Union South African Union
Luis Esteves Fernandes September 9,
1935-26. March 1937 		Chargé d'affaires of the Legation in Pretoria, Portugal's first ambassador to South Africa
João de Barros Ferreira da Fonseca João de Barros Ferreira da Fonseca (1961) .jpg March 31,
1937-13. March 1939 		Chargé d'affaires
João de Barros Ferreira da Fonseca March 14,
1939-18. September 1946 		Accredited on May 12, 1939 , Ministro Plenipotenciário of the Legation
Francisco de Paula Brito Júnior December 27,
1946-14. March 1954 		Accredited on February 3, 1947, Ministro Plenipotenciário of the Legation, Head of the Legation until March 29, 1954
Adolfo do Amaral Abranches Pinto May 26,
1954-17. December 1958 		accredited on August 6, 1954
Augusto Henrique de Almeida Coelho Lopes December 17,
1958-15. June 1959 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Henrique Bacelar Caldeira Queiroz June 15,
1959-18. November 1962 		accredited on June 19, 1959
José Manuel Peixoto de Vilas Boas de Vasconcelos Faria November 18, 1962
-9. April 1963 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Álvaro Brilhante Laborinho April 9,
1963-20. December 1966 		accredited on April 10, 1963
José Eduardo de Meneses Rosa January 7, 1967
-12. October 1974 		accredited on January 13, 1967
Augusto Henrique de Almeida Coelho Lopes December 21, 1974
-18. September 1976 		accredited on January 16, 1975
Jorge Alberto Nogueira de Lemos Godinho September 19,
1976-25. May 1977 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Manuel Rodrigues de Almeida Coutinho May 26, 1977
-2. January 1983 		accredited on June 8, 1977
João Manuel Guerra Salgueiro January 3, 1983
-12. May 1984 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
José Manuel Peixoto de Vilas Boas de Vasconcelos Faria May 13,
1984-24. June 1988 		accredited on May 24, 1984
Álvaro José da Costa Mendonça e Moura June 27,
1988-20. April 1989 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
José Pires Cutileiro April 23, 1989
-5. August 1991 		accredited on May 25, 1989
Jorge Marques Leitão Ritto August 24, 1991
-4. February 1995 		accredited on August 27, 1991
Flag of the Republic of South AfricaFlag of the Republic of South Africa South Africa
Vasco Taveira da Cunha Valente April 2,
1995-12. September 1997 		accredited on May 23, 1995
Manuel Tomás Fernandes Pereira November 17, 1997
-25. October 2003 		accredited on November 26, 1997
Paulo Couto Barbosa November 28, 2003
-12. January 2009
João Nugent Ramos Pinto January 13, 2009
-5. April 2012
António Ricoca Freire since September 2, 2012
Manuel Maria Camacho Cansado de Carvalho since December 16, 2017 accredited on January 17, 2018

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with South Africa at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
  2. ↑ a b List of the Portuguese ambassadors in South Africa at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on October 13, 2019
  3. ↑ Contact details on the website of the Portuguese Embassy in Pretoria , accessed on January 3, 2018
  4. ↑ Diplomatic-consular contact details of Portugal in South Africa , website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for communities abroad and travelers, accessed on January 3, 2018