List of Portuguese ambassadors in Thailand

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The Portuguese embassy in Bangkok, first opened as a Portuguese legation in 1862

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Thailand lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Thailand . The countries have had renewed diplomatic relations since 1862, dating back to the arrival of Portuguese explorers in the region in the early 16th century. Afonso de Albuquerque , Governor of Portuguese India , sent an ambassador to the Kingdom of Siam , today's Thailand, for the first time in 1511 .

Portugal has had its embassy in the Thai capital Bangkok since 1862 . There is also a Portuguese honorary consulate in Chiang Mai .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Thailand
Surname image Term of office Remarks
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Visconde da Praia Grande December 3,
1862-22. April 1863 		Ministro Plenipotenciário , accredited in 1862
José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral April 22,
1863-14. August 1866 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1863
José Maria da Ponte e Horta August 14, 1866
-3. June 1868 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 14, 1867
Antonio Sérgio de Sousa June 3, 1868
-27. January 1872 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1868
Visconde de S. Januário Januário Correia de Almeida, Visconde de São Januário.png January 18,
1872-16. September 1875 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1872
José Maria Lobo D'Avila September 16,
1875-27. September 1876 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1875
Visconde do Paço D'Arcos September 26,
1876-25. September 1879 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1876
Joaquim José da Graça September 25, 1879
-8. March 1883 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1879
Tomás de Sousa Rosa SousaRosa (1910) .jpg March 8, 1883
-10. December 1885 		Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Beijing , accredited in Bangkok on December 10, 1885
Firmino José da Costa July 25,
1886-15. February 1888 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited in 1886
Custódio Miguel Borja -16. April 1893 Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited April 14, 1893
Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo March 11, 1897
-21. April 1900 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited May 12, 1897
José de Azevedo Castello-Branco August 10,
1903-19. November 1904 		Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Beijing, accredited in Bangkok on October 20, 1903
Vasco Vieira Garin January 16,
1952-18. February 1952 		Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in New Delhi , accredited in Bangkok on January 16, 1952
Fernando de Magalhães Cruz February 15, 1952-25. November 1953 Chargé d'affaires
José dos Santos da Silva Taveira November 25, 1953
-1. May 1955 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Fernando Delfim Maria Lopes Vieira May 1,
1955-10. July 1956 		Provisional interim chargé d'affaires
Albertino dos Santos Matias March 13,
1956-21. June 1958 		Transitional Chargé d'affaires, accredited September 1, 1956
Antonio Paulo Passos de Gouveia June 21,
1958-16. April 1961 		Provisional interim chargé d'affaires
Francisco António Borges Grainha do Vale April 19, 1960
-9. April 1961 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Inácio José D'Araújo Rebello de Andrade April 9, 1961
-7. December 1962 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Sebastião Maria de Almeida Santos de Castello-Branco December 8, 1962
-5. August 1965 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Salvador Augusto de Souza Sampayo Garrido from November 27, 1964 Ambassador, accredited in 1964
Rui Gonçalo Chaves de Brito e Cunha August 5,
1965-23. August 1965 		Chargé d'affaires, remained active in the embassy until May 14, 1966
Heroes de Mendonça e Cunha March 21,
1966-31. October 1970 		Ambassador, accredited May 14, 1966
Manuel Sá Nogueira –9. February 1971 Ambassador, accredited December 3, 1970, stayed at the embassy until September 20, 1976
Joaquim Renato Corrêa Pinto Soares July 19, 1976
-10. August 1981 		Ambassador, accredited September 24, 1976
José Eduardo de Mello Gouveia August 8, 1981
-8. June 1988 		Ambassador, accredited August 13, 1981
Sebastião Maria de Almeida Santos Castello-Branco April 23,
1988-18. April 1995 		Ambassador, accredited June 8, 1988
Gabriel Maria da Costa Mesquita de Brito July 31, 1995
-25. April 1999 		Ambassador, accredited August 31, 1995
José Tadeu da Costa Sousa Soares February 25, 1999
-27. August 2002 		Ambassador, accredited April 26, 1999
João António da Silveira de Lima Pimentel October 17, 2002
-19. November 2006 		ambassador
António Félix Machado de Faria e Maya HEMr.Antonio Felix Machado de Faria e Maya เอก อัคร รา - Flickr - Abhisit Vejjajiva (4) .jpg November 22, 2006
-16. October 2010 		ambassador
Jorge Ryder Torres Pereira December 21, 2010
–4. April 2013 		ambassador
Luís Manuel Barreira de Sousa April 6, 2013
–9. April 2015 		ambassador
Francisco de Assis Morais e Cunha Vaz Patto since October 31, 2015 Ambassador, accredited on August 18, 2016

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Thailand , website of the Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on December 12, 2019
  2. ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Thailand , Diplomatic Institute in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, accessed on December 12, 2019