List of ambassadors of Portugal to China

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Ambassador of Portugal to China
Incumbent
José Augusto Duarte
since December 5, 2017
Inaugural holder Fernão Pires de Andrade
Formation1511

The Portuguese ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Lisbon to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

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History

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Residence List of heads of state of Portugal Emperor of China Term end
May 18, 1727May 28, 1727 Alexandre Metelo de Sousa e Meneses Embaixador Bangkok Peter III of Portugal Yongzheng Emperor July 16, 1727
May 1, 1753 Francisco Xavier Assis Pacheco e Sampaio Melo Ministro Plenipotenciário Bangkok Peter III of Portugal Qianlong Emperor June 8, 1753
January 1, 1862 José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa Minister Plenipotentiary: resident in Macao, accredited in Japan and Siam. Between 1862 and 1902, diplomatic representatives of Portugal in China combine their functions with those of Governor of Macao and Timorese. (Lista de governadores de Macau  [ pt ]) Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi March 18, 1902
December 3, 1862 Visconde da Praia Grande de Macau Legation to China, Japan and Siam. Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi April 22, 1863
April 22, 1863 José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral Legation to China, Japan and Siam. Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi August 14, 1866
October 26, 1866 José Maria da Ponte e Horta Legation to China, Japan and Siam. Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi June 3, 1868
August 3, 1868 António Sérgio de Sousa Legation to China, Japan and Siam. Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi January 27, 1872
February 27, 1872 Visconde de S. Januário Legation to China, Japan and Siam. Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi September 16, 1875
January 1, 1874 Januário Correia de Almeida Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
September 16, 1875 José Maria Lobo D'Ávila Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi September 27, 1876
September 27, 1876 Visconde de Paço de Arcos Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi September 25, 1878
November 27, 1879 Joaquim José da Graça  [ pt ] Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi March 8, 1883
May 23, 1883 Tomás de Sousa Rosa Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi July 25, 1886
January 26, 1887 Firmino José da Costa Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
April 28, 1887 Tomás de Sousa Rosa Missão Especialnon resident Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
November 5, 1887 João José da Silva Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Luís I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
February 5, 1889 Francisco Teixeira da Silva Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi March 31, 1890
April 2, 1890 Coronel Francisco Augusto Ferreira da Silva Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi October 28, 1890
October 28, 1890 Custódio Miguel Borja Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
April 15, 1891 Custódio Miguel Borja Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi December 23, 1893
March 24, 1894 José de Sousa Horta e Costa Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi February 11, 1897
May 12, 1897 Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi July 5, 1900
August 13, 1900 José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi October 10, 1902
January 24, 1902January 23, 1902 José de Azevedo Castelo Branco  [ pt ] Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi August 10, 1903
October 20, 1903February 21, 1904 José de Azevedo Castelo Branco  [ pt ] Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi November 19, 1904
November 19, 1904 Gabriel de Almeida Santos Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
March 2, 1905 Ignácio de Costa Duarte Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi
December 2, 1907 Martinho Teixeira Homem de Brederode Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi April 25, 1908
December 2, 1907 Gabriel de Almeida Santos Chargé d'affaires Bangkok Carlos I of Portugal Empress Dowager Cixi January 1, 2006
April 25, 1908April 25, 1908 Barão de Sendal also accredited in Bangkok and Tokyo. Beijing Manuel II of Portugal Puyi October 7, 1910
September 30, 1911 Henrique O'Connor Martins Chargé d'affaires Beijing Manuel José de Arriaga Puyi May 19, 1913
Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Residence List of heads of state of Portugal List of premiers of China Term end
January 10, 1913January 20, 1914 José Batalha de Freitas *In 1919 the legation was transferred to Bangkok. Beijing Manuel José de Arriaga Xiong Xiling March 13, 1925
September 25, 1925October 8, 1925 João António de Bianchi Beijing Bernardino Machado Xu Shiying March 25, 1929
March 25, 1929March 31, 1930 Luís Esteves Fernandes Chargé d'affaires Nanjing António de Oliveira Salazar Tan Yankai January 6, 1931
January 6, 1931December 30, 1930 Armando Navarro *In 1937 the legation was transferred to Shanghai. Nanjing António de Oliveira Salazar Chiang Kai-shek February 7, 1938
July 11, 1938 João Maria da Silva Lebre e Lima Ministro Plenipotenciário Shanghai António de Oliveira Salazar H. H. Kung October 16, 1945
October 11, 1946 João de Barros Ferreira da Fonseca  [ de ] [4] Nanjing António de Oliveira Salazar Chiang Kai-shek November 1, 1949
June 11, 1946 Joao Rodrigues Simoes Affra Chargé d'affaires Nanjing António de Oliveira Salazar Chiang Kai-shek December 18, 1950
April 19, 1979April 26, 1979 João de Deus Pereira Bramão Ramos Encarregado de Negócios Beijing António Ramalho Eanes Hua Guofeng September 10, 1979
September 10, 1979September 19, 1979 António Eduardo de carvalho Ressano Garcia [5] Beijing António Ramalho Eanes Hua Guofeng July 13, 1982
June 3, 1982June 8, 1982 António Leal da Costa Lobo Beijing António Ramalho Eanes Zhao Ziyang June 1, 1985
August 10, 1985August 19, 1985 Octávio Neto Valério 1961: Mr. Nyerere stated in the National Assembly that recognition accorded to the Portuguese Consul-General, Senhor Octavio Neto Valerio, to be Consul-General for Portugal in Tanganyika had been revoked from October 17. [6] Beijing António Ramalho Eanes Zhao Ziyang August 31, 1989
September 24, 1989September 29, 1989 José Manuel Peixoto de Vilas Boas de Vasconcelos Faria Beijing Mário Soares Li Peng October 30, 1993
October 13, 1993November 15, 1993 José Manuel Duarte de Jesus [7] Beijing Mário Soares Li Peng April 6, 1997
April 6, 1997April 15, 1997 Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino [8] Beijing Jorge Sampaio Li Peng September 28, 2002
October 7, 2002 António Nunes de Carvalho Santana Carlos [9] Beijing Jorge Sampaio Zhu Rongji October 1, 2006
October 2, 2006 Rui Quartin-Santos [10] Beijing Aníbal Cavaco Silva Wen Jiabao May 6, 2010
May 8, 2010July 30, 2010 José Tadeu da Costa Soares Beijing Aníbal Cavaco Silva Wen Jiabao
April 22, 2013 Jorge Ryder Torres Pereira 10th Portuguese ambassador in Beijing [11] Beijing Aníbal Cavaco Silva Li Keqiang

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