Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
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The following is a list of Ambassadors of Brazil
, or other chiefs of mission
, to the United States
. The title given by the Ministry of External Relations
to this position is currently "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" .
The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence
and the nation's first legation
was thus established in Washington
. It was founded January 1, 1824 when José Silvestre Rebello presented his credentials
to President
James Monroe
. In 1905 the legation was raised to a full embassy.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, or other chiefs of mission
Head of Mission
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, to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The title given by the Ministry of External Relations
Ministry of External Relations (Brazil)
The Ministry of External Relations conducts Brazil's foreign relations with other countries. It is commonly referred to in Brazilian media and diplomatic jargon as the Itamaraty, after the palace which hosts the ministry...
to this position is currently "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" .
The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence
Brazilian Declaration of Independence
The Brazilian Independence comprised a series of political events occurred in 1821–1823, most of which involved disputes between Brazil and Portugal regarding the call for independence presented by the Brazilian Kingdom...
and the nation's first legation
Legation
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was thus established in Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. It was founded January 1, 1824 when José Silvestre Rebello presented his credentials
Diplomatic accreditation
Diplomatic accreditation is the process in which an ambassador is certified as one country's official representative to another.Accreditation occurs when a new ambassador presents "letters of credence", or credentials, to the host country's head of state...
to President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
James Monroe
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...
. In 1905 the legation was raised to a full embassy.
| Representative | Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Silvestre Rebello | Chargé d'Affaires | May 26, 1824 | August 10, 1829 | Emperor Pedro I |
| José de Araújo Ribeiro | Chargé d'Affaires | August 11, 1829 | February 14, 1833 | |
| José Francisco de Paula Cavalcante de Albuquerque | Chargé d'Affaires | December 30, 1833 | July 22, 1838 | Emperor Pedro II Pedro II of Brazil Dom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of... |
| Ernesto Ferreira França | Resident Minister | July 23, 1838 | October 28, 1839 | |
| Pedro Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves | Chargé d'Affaires | March 17, 1840 | October 30, 1840 | |
| Gaspar José Lisboa | Resident Minister | May 29, 1841 | July 8, 1847 | |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | ||||
| Sérgio Teixeira de Macedo | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | March 12, 1849 | July 1, 1851 | |
| Francisco Ignácio de Carvalho Moreira | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | September 21, 1852 | July 31, 1855 | |
| José Francisco de Paula Cavalcante de Albuquerque | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | May 29, 1856 | August 25, 1858 | |
| Miguel Maria Lisboa | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 3, 1859 | April 27, 1864 | |
| Joaquim Maria Nascentes de Azambuja | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | September 23, 1865 | May 17, 1867 | |
| Domingos José Gonçalves de Magalhães | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | July 5, 1867 | October 13, 1870 | |
| Antônio Pedro de Carvalho Borges | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 9, 1871 | December 7, 1880 | |
| Felippe Lopes Neto | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 24, 1882 | August 14, 1883 | |
| José Gurgel do Amaral Valente | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 15, 1883 | December 8, 1885 | |
| Marcos Antônio de Araújo e Abreu | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | December 9, 1885 | May 16, 1888 | |
| José Gurgel do Amaral Valente | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1889 | January 21, 1891 | |
| Salvador Furtado de Mendonça Drummond | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 22, 1891 | May 17, 1898 | Deodoro da Fonseca Deodoro da Fonseca Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca became the first president of the Republic of Brazil after heading a military coup that deposed Emperor Pedro II and proclaimed the Republic in 1889, disestablishing the Empire of Brazil.- Biography :... |
| Joaquim Francisco de Assis do Brasil | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | June 6, 1898 | April 22, 1903 | Prudente de Morais Prudente de Morais Prudente José de Morais Barros was the third president of Brazil . His presidency lasted from November 15, 1894 until November 15, 1898... |
| Alfredo de Moraes Gomes Ferreira | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim | December 28, 1904 | May 23, 1905 | Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, and as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.... |
| Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 24, 1905 | January 17, 1910 | |
| Domicio da Gama Domício da Gama Domício da Gama was a journalist, diplomat and writer from Brazil. He was Brazil's ambassador to the United States from 1911 to 1918. In 1918 he became Brazil's minister for Foreign Affairs.-See also:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 16, 1911 | October 22, 1918 | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Augusto Cochrane de Alencar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 26, 1920 | March 5, 1924 | Epitácio Pessoa Epitácio Pessoa Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa was a Brazilian politician and jurist, and president of the republic between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves could not take office due to illness after being elected in 1918... |
| Sylvio Gurgel do Amaral | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 19, 1925 | April 9, 1931 | Artur Bernardes |
| Rinaldo de Lima e Silva | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 24, 1931 | May 16, 1934 | Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II... |
| Oswaldo Aranha Oswaldo Aranha Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman, who came to national prominence in 1930 under Getúlio Vargas.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 2, 1934 | December 11, 1937 | |
| Mário Pimentel Brandão | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 28, 1938 | January 3, 1939 | |
| Carlos Martins Pereira e Souza | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 8, 1939 | April 20, 1948 | |
| Maurício Nabuco | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 1, 1948 | October 28, 1951 | Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra , was a Brazilian marshal, politician and president of Brazil from 1946–1951.He was born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, and like many other Brazilians, was from Azorean-Portuguese origin... |
| Walther Moreira Salles | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 12, 1952 | August 18, 1953 | Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II... |
| João Carlos Muniz | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 20, 1953 | July 12, 1956 | |
| Ernani do Amaral Peixoto | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 18, 1956 | May 18, 1959 | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| Walther Moreira Salles | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 23, 1959 | February 16, 1961 | |
| Roberto de Oliveira Campos Roberto de Oliveira Campos Roberto de Oliveira Campos was a Brazilian economist, writer, diplomat, right-wing politician and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 18, 1961 | January 17, 1964 | João Goulart João Goulart João Belchior Marques Goulart was a Brazilian politician and the 24th President of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on April 1, 1964. He is considered to have been the last left-wing President of the country until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.-Name:João Goulart is... |
| Juracy Montenegro Magalhães | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 9, 1964 | October 6, 1965 | Castelo Branco Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco was a Brazilian military leader and politician.He was President of Brazil, as a military dictator, after the 1964 coup d'etat... |
| Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 2, 1966 | June 29, 1968 | |
| Mário Gibson Alves Barbosa | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 21, 1969 | October 17, 1969 | Artur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian Army General, the second President of Brazil during the military regime set up by the 1964 coup d'état; he was born only a month before the coup that overthrow Dom Pedro II. He was married to Iolanda Barbosa Costa e Silva, the daughter of a soldier... |
| Mozart Gurgel Valente Jr. | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 20, 1970 | December 19, 1970 | Emílio Garrastazu Médici Emílio Garrastazu Médici Emílio Garrastazu Médici, was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rightist rule from 1969 to 1974, marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.-Early life:... |
| João Augusto de Araújo Castro João Augusto de Araújo Castro Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro was a Brazilian lawyer and diplomat, serving as Brazilian Ambassador to the US and UN, and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the government of Joao Goulart.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 1971 | December 9, 1975 | |
| João Batista Pinheiro | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 10, 1976 | June 9, 1979 | Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Beckmann Geisel, was a Brazilian military leader and politician of German descent who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979.-Early life and family:... |
| Antônio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 24, 1979 | August 1, 1983 | João Figueiredo |
| Sérgio Corrêa da Costa | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 5, 1983 | November 1, 1986 | |
| Marcílio Marques Moreira Marcílio Marques Moreira Marcílio Marques Moreira , was the Brazilian Minister of Finance during right wing government of Fernando Collor de Mello, responsible for overseeing the Plano Collor... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 23, 1986 | August 24, 1991 | José Sarney José Sarney José Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from 15 March 1985 to 15 March 1990.... |
| Rubens Ricupero Rubens Ricupero Rubens Ricupero is a Brazilian academic, economist, bureaucrat and diplomat. He served as the fifth Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development from September 1995 to September 2004.-Education:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 25, 1991 | August 11, 1993 | Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello was the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his trial of impeachment by the Brazilian Senate... |
| Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima is a retired Brazilian diplomat. He was the ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom, the United States and to Italy and was also secretary general of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, before retiring in 2001, after forty-six years in the diplomatic service.His wife,... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 12, 1993 | May 26, 1999 | Itamar Franco Itamar Franco Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco was a Brazilian politician and the President of Brazil from December 29, 1992, to January 1, 1995. During his long political career, Franco was also a Senator, Mayor, Ambassador, Governor and Vice President... |
| Rubens Antonio Barbosa | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 8, 1999 | March 31, 2004 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso – also known by his initials FHC – was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. He is an accomplished sociologist, professor and politician... |
| Roberto Abdenur | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 3, 2004 | November 21, 2006 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as... |
| Antonio de Aguiar Patriota Antonio Patriota Antonio de Aguiar Patriota is a Brazilian diplomat and current Minister of External Relations, succeeding Chancellor Celso Amorim... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 7, 2007 | October 4, 2009 | |
| Mauro Vieira | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 6, 2010 | Current |
See also
- United States Ambassador to BrazilUnited States Ambassador to BrazilThe following is a list of Ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Brazil. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.-See also:...
- Embassy of Brazil in Washington
- United States Ambassador to BrazilUnited States Ambassador to BrazilThe following is a list of Ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Brazil. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.-See also:...
- Brazil – United States relations