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Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of Brazil to United States. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between Brazil and United States.

Head of mission (HOM) Entered office Left office
José Silvestre Rebello
(Chargé d'Affaires)
May 26, 1824 August 10, 1829
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
Ernesto Ferreira França
(Minister-Resident)
July 23, 1838 October 28, 1839
Pedro Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves
(Chargé d'Affaires)
March 17, 1840 October 30, 1840
Gaspar José Lisboa
(Minister-Resident, Envoy)
May 29, 1841 July 8, 1847
Sergio Teixeira de Macedo
(Envoy)
March 12, 1849 June 1, 1851
Francisco Ignácio de Carvalho Moreira
(Envoy)
September 21, 1852 July 31, 1855
José Francisco de Paula Cavalcante de Albuquerque
(Envoy)
May 29, 1856 August 25, 1858
Miguel Maria Lisboa
(Envoy)
October 3, 1859 April 27, 1864
Joaquim Maria Nascentes de Azambuja
(Envoy)
September 23, 1865 May 17, 1867
Domingos José Gonçalves de Magalhães
(Envoy)
July 5, 1867 October 13, 1870
Antonio Pedro de Carvalho Borges
(Envoy)
October 9, 1871 December 7, 1880
Felippe Lopes Neto
(Envoy)
October 24, 1882 August 14, 1883
José Gurgel do Amaral Valente
(Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
August 15, 1883 December 8, 1885
Marcos Antonio de Araújo e Abreu
(Envoy)
December 9, 1885 May 16, 1888
José Gurgel do Amaral Valente
(Envoy)
November 10, 1889 January 21, 1891
Salvador Furtado de Mendonça Drummond
(Envoy)
January 22, 1891 May 17, 1898
Joaquim Francisco de Assis do Brasil
(Envoy)
June 6, 1898 April 22, 1903
Alfredo de Moraes Gomes Ferreira
(Envoy)
December 28, 1904 May 23, 1905
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo May 24, 1905 January 17, 1910
Domicio da Gama June 16, 1911 October 22, 1918
Augusto Cochrane de Alencar May 26, 1920 March 5, 1924
Sylvio Gurgel do Amaral June 19, 1925 April 9, 1931
Rinaldo de Lima e Silva April 24, 1931 May 16, 1934
Oswaldo Aranha Oswaldo Aranha December 11, 1937
Mário Pimentel Brandão April 28, 1938 January 3, 1939
Carlos Martins Pereira e Souza March 8, 1939 April 20, 1948
Maurício Nabuco June 1, 1948 October 28, 1951
Walther Moreira Salles June 12, 1952 August 18, 1953
João Carlos Muniz October 20, 1953 July 12, 1956
Ernani do Amaral Peixoto July 18, 1956 May 18, 1959
Walther Moreira Salles July 23, 1959 February 16, 1961
Roberto de Oliveira Campos October 18, 1961 January 17, 1964
Juracy Montenegro Magalhães July 9, 1964 October 6, 1965
Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha February 2, 1966 June 29, 1968
Mário Gibson Alves Barbosa February 21, 1969 October 17, 1969
Mozart Gurgel Valente Jr. February 20, 1970 December 19, 1970
João Augusto de Araújo Castro May 18, 1971 December 9, 1975
João Batista Pinheiro June 10, 1976 June 9, 1979
Antônio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira July 24, 1979 August 1, 1983
Sérgio Corrêa da Costa September 5, 1983 November 1, 1986
Marcílio Marques Moreira November 23, 1986 August 24, 1991
Rubens Ricupero August 25, 1991 August 11, 1993
Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima November 12, 1993 May 26, 1999
Rubens Antonio Barbosa June 8, 1999 March 31, 2004
Roberto Abdenur April 3, 2004 November 21, 2006
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota January 7, 2007 January 7, 2007
Mauro Vieira January 6, 2010 December 31, 2014
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo January 1, 2015 August 16, 2016
Sérgio Silva do Amaral August 16, 2016 June 3, 2019
Nestor Forster Jr. December 23, 2020 June 30, 2023
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti June 16, 2023 Incumbent


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