Honorary Consulate of Portugal, Florida

Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Palm Coast
LocationPalm Coast, Florida,
United States
Address145 City Place
Palm Coast, Florida 32164
United States
InauguratedOctober 3, 2014
ClosedMay 14, 2020

The Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Palm Coast was an ad honorem diplomatic mission of Portugal in Florida, United States.[1] Based in Palm Coast, the honorary consulate had jurisdiction over the State of Florida.[2] The first and only honorary consul was Caesar DePaço, from 2014 to 2020.[3]

History

The honorary consulate was created on October 3, 2014, with the appointment of Portuguese businessman Caesar DePaço as the "Consul ad honorem of the Portuguese Republic in the State of Florida".[4][5] The honorary consulate's premises were opened in April 2015.[6]

Since 2015, the honorary consulate has helped to organize the Portugal Day celebrations each year on Palm Coast.[7][8] At the 2017 celebrations, the honorary consul raised the Portuguese flag at a government building, for the first time in the history of Florida.[9]

In May 2020, DePaço resigned from his position of Honorary Consul, saying in a released statement that there was "incompatibility with the Portuguese Ambassador to the United States of America".[10] A report by the television network SIC was released in January 2021 detailing DePaço's involvement with the far-right political party Chega, with the report also noting that DePaço's wife had also been appointed Honorary Consul during his term, but for the US state of New Jersey. Following this report, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde, Luís Filipe Tavares, resigned.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros: Portal das Comunidades - Estados Unidos da América". Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  2. ^ "Jurisdiction Area".
  3. ^ "Team".
  4. ^ "Portuguese Consulate in Palm Coast - Palm Coast - Palm Coast Observer". 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Message from the Consul".
  6. ^ "Daytona Beach News Journal - Officials Celebrate Opening of Portuguese Consulate in Palm Coast" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  7. ^ "Portugal Day 2015". June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "City of Palm Coast - Join City of Palm Coast for Portugal Day flag-raising event on June 7". Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  9. ^ "Palm Coast City Hall becomes first in Florida to raise Portuguese flag". Observer Local News. June 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Honorary Consul of Portugal in Palm Coast - Florida, Has Resigned". The Portuguese Tribune. May 15, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  11. ^ Teixeira, Eugene (January 12, 2021). "Cape Verde's Foreign Minister resigns". Voice of America. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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