List of Portuguese ambassadors in the Solomon Islands

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in the Solomon Islands lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in the Solomon Islands . A few years after Solomon's independence in 1978, the two states entered into diplomatic relations.

Since then, Portugal has not set up its own embassy on the Solomon Islands, the Portuguese ambassador to Australia is also responsible for them and is double-accredited in the local capital Honiara (as of 2019). On November 20, 1997 , a representative of Portugal was accredited there for the first time.

Heads of mission

Portuguese representative in the Solomon Islands

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Solomon Islands
Zózimo Justo da Silva		1997– January 31, 2001	Ambassador based in Canberra, accredited in Honiara on November 20, 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

• Portuguese-Solomonic Relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of diplomatic relations with the Solomon Islands at the Diplomatic Institute in 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