List of ambassadors of Portugal to the United States

The Portuguese ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Government in Lisbon to the Government of the United States.

Ambassador of Portugal to the United States
Embassy of Portugal, Washington, D.C.
Incumbent
Domingos Teixeira de Abreu Fezas Vital
since January 28, 2016
SeatEmbassy of Portugal, 2012 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Inaugural holderCipriano Ribeiro Freire [pt]
FormationOctober 30, 1794

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The representatives have been:[1]

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Portugal List of presidents of the United States Term end
October 30, 1794 October 30, 1794 Cipriano Ribeiro Freire [pt] Maria I of Portugal George Washington June 1799
1801 João Paulo Bezerra Maria I of Portugal Thomas Jefferson January 30, 1801
April 24, 1805 José Rademaker Chargé d'affaires Maria I of Portugal Thomas Jefferson 1801
July 22, 1816 José Correia da Serra John VI of Portugal James Madison July 10, 1816
December 4, 1820 José Amado Greon Chargé d'affaires John VI of Portugal James Monroe August 31, 1820
June 27, 1822 Joaquim Barroso Pereira Chargé d'affaires John VI of Portugal James Monroe June 25, 1822
September 30, 1822 Francisco Solano Constâncio [pt] Chargé d'affaires John VI of Portugal James Monroe August 17, 1822
1824 Joaquim Barroso Pereira (enviado por D.Pedro IV) Chargé d'affaires Pedro I of Brazil James Monroe 1823
August 26, 1828 January 29, 1830 Jacobo Torlade Pereira de Azambuja (enviado por D.Miguel I) Chargé d'affaires Miguel I of Portugal John Quincy Adams January 29, 1829
January 14, 1832 December 5, 1834 Joaquim César de la Figaniére e Morão (enviado por D.Pedro IV) Chargé d'affaires Pedro I of Brazil Andrew Jackson 1834
June 1, 1838 João de Almeida de la Figaniére Chargé d'affaires Ferdinand II of Portugal Martin Van Buren May 31, 1838
October 2, 1839 October 2, 1839 António Cândido de Faria Chargé d'affaires Ferdinand II of Portugal Martin Van Buren October 1, 1839
November 21, 1839 Barão de Wiederhold Chargé d'affaires Ferdinand II of Portugal Martin Van Buren November 20, 1839
December 27, 1840 December 30, 1840 Joaquim César de la Figaniére e Morão Ferdinand II of Portugal Martin Van Buren December 26, 1840
August 23, 1854 October 26, 1854 Joaquim César de la Figaniére e Morão Ministro Residente Pedro V of Portugal Franklin Pierce August 23, 1854
December 24, 1866 Manuel Garcia da Rosa Chargé d'affaires Luís I of Portugal Andrew Johnson May 30, 1867
May 30, 1867 May 31, 1867 Miguel Martins D'Antas Luís I of Portugal Andrew Johnson October 26, 1869
October 26, 1869 António Maria da Cunha Pereira Sotto Maior Luís I of Portugal Ulysses S. Grant January 11, 1872
January 11, 1872 January 12, 1872 João de Sousa Lobo Luís I of Portugal Ulysses S. Grant August 20, 1874
November 11, 1874 November 11, 1874 Barão de Sant'Anna Luís I of Portugal Ulysses S. Grant September 27, 1876
November 25, 1876 Gustavo Amsink Luís I of Portugal Ulysses S. Grant October 8, 1878
October 8, 1878 October 8, 1878 Visconde das Nogueiras Luís I of Portugal Rutherford B. Hayes January 24, 1888
January 24, 1888 Barão de Almeirim Chargé d'affaires Luís I of Portugal Grover Cleveland October 27, 1889
October 27, 1889 December 23, 1889 Tomás de Sousa Rosa [pt] Carlos I of Portugal Benjamin Harrison May 24, 1894
June 20, 1894 Ignácio Rodrigues da Costa Duarte Chargé d'affaires Carlos I of Portugal Grover Cleveland July 3, 1895
July 3, 1895 Augusto de Sequeira Thedim Carlos I of Portugal Grover Cleveland November 21, 1895
November 21, 1895 Luiz Augusto de Moura Pinto d'Azevedo Taviera Chargé d'affaires Carlos I of Portugal Grover Cleveland April 28, 1896
April 28, 1896 May 6, 1896 Visconde de Santo Thyrso Carlos I of Portugal Grover Cleveland September 30, 1901
October 7, 1901 Luiz Augusto de Moura P. de Azevedo Taveira Chargé d'affaires Carlos I of Portugal Theodore Roosevelt April 24, 1902
April 24, 1902 May 12, 1902 José Francisco de Horta Machado da Franca (Visconde D'Alte) Carlos I of Portugal Theodore Roosevelt May 12, 1933
May 12, 1933 Gabriel da Silva Chargé d'affaires António de Oliveira Salazar Franklin D. Roosevelt September 15, 1933
September 15, 1933 September 17, 1933 João António de Bianchi António de Oliveira Salazar Franklin D. Roosevelt June 30, 1944
June 30, 1944 July 12, 1944 João António de Bianchi António de Oliveira Salazar Franklin D. Roosevelt July 23, 1947
August 1, 1947 August 12, 1947 Pedro Teotónio Pereira António de Oliveira Salazar Harry S. Truman February 11, 1950
February 11, 1950 Manuel Farrajota Rocheta António de Oliveira Salazar Harry S. Truman June 6, 1950
June 6, 1950 June 23, 1950 Luis Esteves Fernandes António de Oliveira Salazar Harry S. Truman July 8, 1961
August 14, 1961 September 15, 1961 Pedro Teotónio Pereira Américo Tomás John F. Kennedy November 13, 1963
November 13, 1963 José Eduardo de Menezes Rosa Chargé d'affaires Américo Tomás Lyndon B. Johnson March 2, 1964
March 2, 1964 April 8, 1964 Vasco Vieira Garin Américo Tomás Lyndon B. Johnson June 30, 1971
June 30, 1971 António Cabrita Matias Chargé d'affaires Américo Tomás Richard Nixon November 23, 1971
November 23, 1971 December 6, 1971 João Hall Themido Américo Tomás Richard Nixon February 13, 1981
February 12, 1981 Pedro Ribeiro de Menezes Chargé d'affaires Américo Tomás Richard Nixon
May 4, 1981 June 13, 1981 Vasco Luís Caldeira Coelho Futcher Pereira António Ramalho Eanes Ronald Reagan May 17, 1982
July 9, 1982 Pedro Ribeiro de Menezes Chargé d'affaires António Ramalho Eanes Ronald Reagan July 9, 1982
August 30, 1982 September 8, 1982 Leonardo Charles de Zaffiri Duarte Mathias António Ramalho Eanes Ronald Reagan June 2, 1986
July 28, 1986 August 29, 1986 João Eduardo Monteverde Pereira Bastos Mário Soares Ronald Reagan August 5, 1991
August 15, 1991 September 6, 1991 Francisco José Laço Treichler Knopfli Mário Soares George H. W. Bush March 6, 1995
March 26, 1995 May 5, 1995 Fernando António de Lacerda Andresen Guimarães Mário Soares Bill Clinton May 13, 1999
May 18, 1999 August 10, 1999 João Alberto Bacelar da Rocha Páris Jorge Sampaio Bill Clinton January 9, 2002
October 9, 2002 Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino [pt] Jorge Sampaio George W. Bush December 5, 2006
June 1, 2007 João de Vallera Aníbal Cavaco Silva George W. Bush January 16, 2011
February 7, 2011 February 23, 2011 Nuno Brito [pt] Pedro Passos Coelho Barack Obama October 4, 2015
September 11, 2015 January 28, 2016 Domingos Teixeira de Abreu Fezas Vital (* 1959 in Luanda) 2004: he was secretary of the mission next Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia[2] António Costa Barack Obama December 16, 2021
Francisco António Duarte Lopes

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