The diplomatic network of the Portuguese Republic is shaped by both its current interests in Europe and its historical linkages to its former colonies in Africa, South America, and Asia. This is reflected in its choice of cities in Asia where Portugal has opened missions – there are Portuguese missions in Dili, Macau, and Panaji. Following the restoration of diplomatic relations with Indonesia in 1999, broken after the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor, there is now an embassy in Jakarta.
Circa 2006, the Portuguese government announced plans to close many of its consular missions, particularly in France and the United States, where there are consulates in comparatively small cities such as New Bedford and Providence whose links to Portugal are based on receiving Luso-American immigrants in the nineteenth century. This met with opposition from many people of Portuguese origin in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as Congressman Barney Frank."U.S. representative asks Portugal not to close consulate." Associated Press. 27 December 2006. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
The former Foreign Minister, Luís Amado, proposed reprioritising its diplomatic network in order to deepen diplomatic engagement in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He proposed closing missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Kenya, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Peru, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Uruguay, and opening missions in Bahrain, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Jordan, Kuwait, Namibia, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.The reform of the Portuguese diplomatic network Paulo Gorjão Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS)
Current missions
Africa Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Algiers Embassy Luanda Embassy Benguela Consulate-General Praia Embassy Mindelo Consular office Kinshasa Embassy Cairo Embassy Malabo Embassy Addis Ababa Embassy Bissau Embassy Abidjan Embassy Nairobi Embassy Rabat Embassy Maputo Embassy Beira Consulate-General Windhoek Embassy Abuja Embassy São Tomé Embassy Dakar Embassy Pretoria Embassy Cape Town Consulate-General Johannesburg Consulate-General Tunis Embassy Harare Embassy
Americas Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Buenos Aires Embassy Brasília Embassy Recife Consulate-General Rio de Janeiro Consulate-General Salvador Consulate-General São Paulo Consulate-General Belém Consulate Belo Horizonte Consulate Curitiba Consulate Fortaleza Consulate Porto Alegre Consulate Santos Consular office Ottawa Embassy Montreal Consulate-General Toronto Consulate-General Vancouver Consulate-General Santiago de Chile Embassy Bogotá Embassy Havana Embassy Mexico City Embassy Panama City Embassy Lima Embassy Washington, D.C. Embassy Boston Consulate-General New York City Consulate-General Newark Consulate-General San Francisco Consulate-General New Bedford Consulate Providence Cnsulate Montevideo Embassy Caracas Embassy Valencia Consulate-General
Asia Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Beijing Embassy Guangzhou Consulate-General Macau Consulate-General Shanghai Consulate-General New Delhi Embassy Panaji Consulate-General Jakarta Embassy Tehran Embassy Tel Aviv Embassy Tokyo Embassy Astana Embassy Islamabad Embassy Ramallah Representative Office Doha Embassy Riyadh Embassy Singapore Embassy Seoul Embassy Bangkok Embassy Dili Embassy Ankara Embassy Abu Dhabi Embassy Hanoi Embassy
Europe Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Andorra la Vella Consulate-General Consulate-General in Andorra Vienna Embassy Brussels Embassy Sofia Embassy Zagreb Embassy Nicosia Embassy Prague Embassy Copenhagen Embassy Helsinki Embassy Paris Embassy Bordeaux Consulate-General Lyon Consulate-General Marseille Consulate-General Strasbourg Consulate-General Toulouse Vice-consulate Nantes Consular office Berlin Embassy Düsseldorf Consulate-General Hamburg Consulate-General Stuttgart Consulate-General Frankfurt Consular office Athens Embassy Rome Embassy Budapest Embassy Dublin Embassy Rome Embassy Luxembourg City Embassy The Hague Embassy Oslo Embassy Warsaw Embassy Bucharest Embassy Moscow Embassy Belgrade Embassy Bratislava Embassy Madrid Embassy Barcelona Consulate-General Seville Consulate-General Vigo Consulate-General Stockholm Embassy Bern Embassy Geneva Consulate-General Zurich Consulate-General Lugano Consular office Sion Consular office Kyiv Embassy London Embassy Manchester Consulate-General
Oceania Host country Hoat city Mission Concurrent accreditation Canberra Embassy Sydney Consulate General
Multilateral organisations Organization Host city Host country Mission Concurrent accreditation Strasbourg France Permanent Mission CPLP Lisbon Portugal Permanent Mission Brussels Belgium Permanent Mission Brussels Belgium Permanent Mission OECD Paris France Permanent Delegation OSCE Vienna Austria Permanent Representation New York City United States Permanent Mission Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission Paris France Permanent Delegation
Closed missions
Africa Host country Host city Mission Year closed Tripoli Embassy 2014 Mbabane Embassy Unknown Lusaka Embassy Unknown
Asia Host country Host city Mission Year closed Hong Kong Consulate General 2003 Baghdad Embassy Unknown Manila Embassy 2011
Europe Host country Host city Mission Year closed Andorra la Vella Embassy 2012 Sarajevo Embassy 2012 Tallinn Embassy 2012 Ajaccio Consular office 2013 Clermont-Ferrand Vice-consulate 2012 Lille Consular office 2012 Nancy Consulate 2005 Nantes Vice-consulate 2012 Nogent-sur-Marne Consulate 2008 Orléans Consulate 2008 Tours Consulate 2008 Versailles Consulate 2008 Osnabrück Vice-consulate 2012 Frankfurt Vice-consulate 2012 Riga Embassy 2012 Vilnius Embassy 2012 Valletta Embassy 2012 Ljubljana Embassy 2013 Bilbao Consulate 2007
See also Foreign relations of Portugal List of diplomatic missions in Portugal Visa policy of the Schengen Area
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References
External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal