List of ambassadors of Brazil to the United States

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Ambassador of Brazil to the United States
Embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos
Coat of arms of Brazil.svg
Coat of arms of Brazil
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Incumbent
Nestor Forster Jr.

since December 23, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleMr. Ambassador
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
Seat3006 Massachusetts Ave NW
20008
Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationJanuary 1, 1824
First holderJosé Silvestre Rebello
as Chargé d'Affaires
WebsiteEmbassy of Brazil in Washington

The following is a list of Ambassadors of Brazil, or other chiefs of mission, to the United States of America.[1] The title given by the Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil to this position is currently "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" (Portuguese: Embaixador Extraordinário e Plenipotenciário). There have been fifty representatives of various ranks and titles from Brazil to the United States since diplomatic relations were inaugurated in 1824 to the present.

The United States of America was the first country to recognize Brazil's Declaration of Independence in September 1822, by the regent, heir and crown prince to the throne of the former United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, Dom Pedro of the House of Braganza who soon became Emperor Pedro I (1798-1834, reigned 1822-1834), of the Empire of Brazil, which endured until 1889, under his son Dom Pedro II when the present republic and federation were established.[2] The huge South American nation's first legation was thus established in Washington, only a quarter-century after the founding of the American national capital and federal district itself. The long Brazilian-North American diplomatic relationship and inter-continental friendship was founded on New Year's Day, January 1, 1824, when presented his diplomatic accreditation credentials as first Charge d'Affaires to fifth President James Monroe (1758-1831, served 1817-1825), at the newly restored Executive Mansion, now acquiring its new nickname and title of the White House, having been burned only a decade before by the invading British. He represented the new Emperor and Empire of Brazil for over five years to August 1829.

In 1905, the United States Legation representing the U.S. Department of State and its Secretary of State in the original coastal capital city of Rio de Janeiro was raised to a full embassy under 26th President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919, served 1901-1909), similar to the gradual increased status of diplomatic missions across the board in international relations in the 20th century.

Representative Title Presentation
of Credentials
Termination
of Mission
Appointed by
Chargé d'Affaires May 26, 1824 August 10, 1829 Emperor Pedro I
Chargé d'Affaires August 11, 1829 February 14, 1833
Chargé d'Affaires December 30, 1833 July 22, 1838 Emperor Pedro II
Resident Minister July 23, 1838 October 28, 1839
Chargé d'Affaires March 17, 1840 October 30, 1840
Resident Minister May 29, 1841 July 8, 1847
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary March 12, 1849 July 1, 1851
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 21, 1852 July 31, 1855
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 29, 1856 August 25, 1858
 [es] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 3, 1859 April 27, 1864
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
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 9, 1871 December 7, 1880
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 24, 1882 August 14, 1883
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 15, 1883 December 8, 1885
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary December 9, 1885 May 16, 1888
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 10, 1889 January 21, 1891
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary January 22, 1891 May 17, 1898 Deodoro da Fonseca
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 6, 1898 April 22, 1903 Prudente de Morais
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim December 28, 1904 May 23, 1905 Rodrigues Alves
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 24, 1905 January 17, 1910
Domicio da Gama Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 16, 1911 October 22, 1918 Hermes da Fonseca
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 26, 1920 March 5, 1924 Epitácio Pessoa
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 19, 1925 April 9, 1931 Artur Bernardes
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 24, 1931 May 16, 1934 Getúlio Vargas
Oswaldo Aranha Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 2, 1934 December 11, 1937
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 28, 1938 January 3, 1939
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 8, 1939 April 20, 1948
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 1, 1948 October 28, 1951 Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Walther Moreira Salles Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 12, 1952 August 18, 1953 Getúlio Vargas
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 20, 1953 July 12, 1956
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 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 18, 1961 January 17, 1964 João Goulart
Juracy Montenegro Magalhães Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 9, 1964 October 6, 1965 Castelo Branco
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 2, 1966 June 29, 1968
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 21, 1969 October 17, 1969 Artur da Costa e Silva
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 20, 1970 December 19, 1970 Emílio Garrastazu Médici
João Augusto de Araújo Castro 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
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 24, 1979 August 1, 1983 João Figueiredo
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 5, 1983 November 1, 1986
Marcílio Marques Moreira Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 23, 1986 August 24, 1991 José Sarney
Rubens Ricupero Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 25, 1991 August 11, 1993 Fernando Collor de Mello
Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 12, 1993 May 26, 1999 Itamar Franco
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 8, 1999 March 31, 2004 Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 3, 2004 November 21, 2006 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 7, 2007 October 4, 2009
Mauro Vieira Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 6, 2010 December 31, 2014
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 1, 2015 August 16, 2016 Dilma Rousseff
Sérgio Silva do Amaral Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 16, 2016 June 3, 2019 Michel Temer
Nestor Forster Jr. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 3, 2019 December 23, 2020 Jair Bolsonaro
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 23, 2020 Incumbent

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chefes de Missão do Brasil nos Estados Unidos, 1824-2005 (Chiefs of Mission of Brazil to the United States, 1824-2005) Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Almeida, Paulo Roberto. Relações Brasil–Estados Unidos: assimetrias e convergências. Retrieved on 2011-10-14. (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ "Statement By Secretary Clinton: Brazilian Independence Day". Department of State.

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