List of Portuguese ambassadors in South Africa
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
Surname | image | Term of office | Remarks |
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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 | 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 | |
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 |
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João Nugent Ramos Pinto | January 13, 2009 -5. April 2012 |
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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
- Website of the Portuguese Embassy in South Africa
- List of Portuguese Ambassadors in South Africa , Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with South Africa at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Contact details on the website of the Portuguese Embassy in Pretoria , accessed on January 3, 2018
- ↑ 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