List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal

Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal

Arms of Great Britain
Style His Excellency
Residence Lisbon
Appointer The monarch
Inaugural holder Sir Paul Methuen
First Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal
Final holder John Hookham Frere
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal (Chargé d'Affaires)

The Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative in Portugal of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission.

For Ambassadors from the Court of St James's to Portugal before 1707 see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Portugal. For Ambassadors after 1800, see List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Portugal.

Heads of Mssion

References

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