List of ambassadors of Portugal to Peru

Ambassador of Portugal to Peru
Incumbent
Joaquim Alberto de Sousa Moreira de Lemos
since December 24, 2021
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
Mr. Ambassador (informal)
ResidenceEmbassy of Portugal, Lima
AppointerPresident of the Portuguese Republic
with the advice and consent of the Government
WebsiteEmbaixada de Portugal no Peru

The Portuguese Ambassador to Peru is the official representative of the Portuguese Republic to the Government of Peru.

The Portuguese Embassy is located at 640 Pardo y Aliaga Avenue, Lima.

The current ambassador is Joaquim Alberto de Sousa Moreira de Lemos, who succeeded Afonso Henriques Abreu de Azeredo Malheiro in 2021.[1]

Relations between Peru and what was then the Kingdom of Portugal were established on March 26, 1853[2] and elevated to embassy level in 1938 with the Portuguese Republic,[3] having been maintained since. In contrast, Spain did not recognize Peru until after the Chincha Islands War, when relations were officially established in 1879.[4]

The first representative of Portugal, António José Alves Júnior, arrived in Lima and presented his credentials on November 15, 1945.[2]

List of representatives

Name Title Appointment Presentation Termination Notes
António José Alves Júnior Minister Plenipotentiary November 10, 1945 November 15, 1945 April 10, 1949
João Sainte Marie de Morais Chargé d'affaires April 11, 1949 April 21, 1953
Amaro do Sacramento Monteiro Legation Officer April 22, 1953 May 25, 1956
Frederico José de Sousa Teixeira de Sampaio Chargé d'affaires June 14, 1956 March 8, 1959
Carlos Saporiti Machado Barros Chargé d'affaires March 9, 1959 November 1, 1959
Humberto Alves Morgado Chargé d'affaires November 2, 1959 1961
José dos Santos Silva Taveira Chargé d'affaires October 11, 1961 October 13, 1961 September 22, 1964 Legation elevated to embassy in 1964.
José dos Santos Silva Taveira Ambassador September 22, 1964 September 22, 1964 June 25, 1966 Continued post as first ambassador.
Salvador Augusto de Sousa Sampayo Garrido Ambassador July 16, 1966 July 27, 1966 September 1, 1970
Adriano António de Carvalho Ambassador September 6, 1970 October 14, 1970 November 17, 1974
José Manuel de Noronha Gamito Ambassador November 28, 1974 February 18, 1979
António Augusto Coelho Bártolo Ambassador February 19, 1070 May 1986
Luiz Martinez Pazos Alonso Ambassador May 12, 1986 May 22, 1986 May 7, 1988
José Fernando Moreira da Cunha Interim chargé d'affaires May 7, 1988 May 7, 1989
Augusto José Pestana Saraiva Peixoto Interim chargé d'affaires May 7, 1989
Inácio José D'Araújo Rebello de Andrade Ambassador October 1, 1990 October 19, 1990 January 7, 1993
José Lourenço Pereira de Sousa Sarmento Ambassador June 11, 1993 June 16, 1993 May 12, 1997
Alexandre Manuel Galvão Mexia de Almeida Fernandes Ambassador February 19, 1998 March 6, 1998 March 19, 2003
Mário Alberto Lino da Silva Ambassador December 3, 2003 October 13, 2008
Nuno António Ribeiro de Bessa Lopes Ambassador January 7, 2009 December 17, 2012
Helena Margarida Rezende de Almeida Coutinho Ambassador March 19, 2013 October 20, 2017
Afonso Henriques Abreu de Azeredo Malheiro Ambassador January 15, 2018 January 31, 2018 October 6, 2021
Joaquim Alberto de Sousa Moreira de Lemos Ambassador December 24, 2021 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Peru - Titulares". Portal Diplomático.
  2. ^ a b "Peru - Países - Relações Bilaterais - Portal Diplomático". Portal Diplomático.
  3. ^ "Historia". Embajada del Perú en Portugal.
  4. ^ "Relación bilateral entre Perú y España". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.