# 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.

## List of representatives

The representatives have been:
| 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 | António Costa | Barack Obama | December 16, 2021 |
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