List of ambassadors of Peru to the United States
| Ambassador of Peru to the United States of America | |
|---|---|
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since February 23, 2023 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wilkins House | |
| Residence | Tompkins Mansion |
| Appointer | The President of Peru |
| Inaugural holder | César Canevaro |
| Formation | March 1, 1893 |
| Website | Embassy of Peru in the United States |
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the United States of America is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the United States of America. Both countries established relations on May 2, 1826, and have since maintained diplomatic relations.[1][2]
The Ambassador is Peru's foremost diplomatic representative to the United States, and Chief of Mission in Washington, D.C. The Peruvian Embassy is located at Wilkins House, and the residence at Tompkins Mansion, both in Washington, D.C.
List of representatives
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer | Notes |
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| César Canevaro | 
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March 1, 1893 | October 1, 1894 | Remigio Morales Bermúdez | General, Vice President of Peru under Augusto B. Leguía's second administration.[3] | |
| José María Yrigoyen | October 1, 1894 | November 1, 1894 | June 1, 1895 | Justiniano Borgoño | Chargé d'affaires.[4] The legation was removed with a treaty on June 1, 1895, made effective on August 1, 1897. | |
| Víctor Eguiguren Escudero | 
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July 9, 1897 | December 1, 1898 | Manuel Candamo | The legation was removed with a treaty on December 1, 1898, and replaced on September 1, 1900. | |
| Manuel Álvarez-Calderón Roldán | August 18, 1900 | December 27, 1905 | Eduardo López de Romaña | (June 2, 1852–September 13, 1930, Lima) Formerly Minister at Brussels, at Washington, D.C. and at Santiago; delegate to the Second Pan American Conference at Mexico City.[5] | ||
| Felipe Pardo | December 27, 1905 | April 23, 1912 | José Pardo y Barreda | |||
| Federico Alfonso Pezet | 
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April 23, 1912 | March 31, 1916 | Guillermo Billinghurst | ||
| Manuel de Freyre y Santander | 
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March 31, 1916 | December 3, 1917 | José Pardo y Barreda | Chargé d'affaires. Freyre was born in the Peruvian legation in Washington D.C. in 1872. | |
| Manuel de Freyre y Santander |
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December 3, 1917 | January 2, 1919 | José Pardo y Barreda | Chargé d'affaires. | |
| Francisco Tudela y Varela | 
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January 2, 1919 | March 6, 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | The Peruvian legation was raised to an Embassy on March 6, 1919. | |
| Francisco Tudela y Varela |
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March 6, 1919 | July 7, 1919 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | As ambassador. Apparently never received by the President. | |
| Carlos Gibson | 
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July 7, 1919 | January 2, 1920 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | Chargé d'affaires. Second Vice President of Peru (1939–45). | |
| Federico Alfonso Pezet Eastted | January 2, 1920 | May 17, 1920 | April 12, 1923 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | (1859–1929) Descendant of Juan Antonio Pezet. | |
| Alfredo González Prada | 
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April 12, 1923 | March 24, 1924 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | ||
| Hernán Velarde | 
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March 24, 1924 | July 24, 1930 | Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo | ||
| Manuel de Freyre y Santander |
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July 24, 1930 | April 1, 1944 | Manuel María Ponce Brousset | Died in office. | |
| Eduardo Garland | April 1, 1944 | June 28, 1944 | Manuel Prado y Ugarteche | Chargé d'affaires. | ||
| Pedro Beltrán Espantoso | 
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June 28, 1944 | July 12, 1944 | November 30, 1945 | Manuel Prado y Ugarteche | |
| Humberto Fernández-Dávila y Segovia | November 30, 1945 | September 3, 1946 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | Chargé d'affaires. | ||
| Jorge Prado Ugarteche | 
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September 3, 1946 | September 10, 1946 | July 23, 1947 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | |
| Humberto Fernández-Dávila y Segovia | July 23, 1947 | January 27, 1948 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | |||
| Alfredo Ferreyros Gafron | January 27, 1948 | February 10, 1948 | November 21, 1948 | Manuel A. Odría | ||
| Humberto Fernández-Dávila y Segovia | November 21, 1948 | January 17, 1949 | Manuel A. Odría | Chargé d'affaires. | ||
| Fernando Berckemeyer Pazos | 
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January 17, 1949 | January 18, 1949 | January 27, 1964 | Manuel A. Odría | |
| Celso Pastor de La Torre | January 27, 1964 | February 11, 1964 | December 3, 1968 | Nicolás Lindley López | Fernando Belaúnde's brother-in-law. | |
| Fernando Berckemeyer Pazos | December 3, 1968 | January 3, 1969 | February 28, 1975 | Juan Velasco Alvarado | Chargé d'affaires. First diplomat under the Revolutionary Government. | |
| Alfredo Ramos | February 28, 1975 | March 19, 1975 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Retired Vice Admiral of the Peruvian Navy. | ||
| José Arce Larco | March 19, 1975 | April 29, 1975 | February 4, 1976 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | ||
| Carlos García-Bedoya Zapata | February 4, 1976 | February 9, 1976 | March 27, 1979 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | ||
| Alfonso Arias Schreiber | March 27, 1979 | March 30, 1979 | December 8, 1980 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | ||
| Fernando Schwalb | December 8, 1980 | December 11, 1980 | December 26, 1982 | Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Last ambassador under the Revolutionary Government. | |
| Alfonso Rivero Monsalve | December 26, 1982 | June 3, 1983 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry | Chargé d'affaires. | ||
| Celso Pastor de La Torre | June 3, 1983 | June 18, 1984 | June 1, 1984 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry | ||
| Luis Marchand Stens | June 1, 1984 | June 18, 1984 | January 8, 1986 | Fernando Belaúnde Terry | ||
| César Guillermo Atala Nazzal | January 8, 1986 | March 11, 1986 | March 6, 1991 | Alan García | Removed from office by the Peruvian Government in protest of the United States invasion of Panama.[6][7] | |
| Roberto Guillermo MacLean Ugarteche | March 6, 1991 | April 11, 1991 | December 4, 1992 | Alberto Fujimori | ||
| Ricardo Luna Mendoza | December 4, 1992 | April 14, 1993 | August 9, 1999 | Alberto Fujimori | ||
| Alfonso Rivero Monsalve | August 9, 1999 | August 10, 1999 | February 2, 2001 | Alberto Fujimori | ||
| Carlos Alzamora Traverso | February 2, 2001 | February 14, 2001 | October 24, 2001 | Alejandro Toledo | ||
| Allan Wagner Tizón | 
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October 24, 2001 | November 8, 2001 | November 29, 2002 | Alejandro Toledo | |
| Roberto Dañino | 
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November 29, 2002 | December 9, 2002 | March 26, 2004 | Alejandro Toledo | |
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March 26, 2004 | March 31, 2004 | September 11, 2006 | Alejandro Toledo | |
| Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos | September 11, 2006 | September 12, 2006 | April 3, 2009 | Alan García | ||
| Luis Valdivieso Montano | 
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April 3, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | August 29, 2011 | Alan García | |
| Harold Forsyth | 
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August 3, 2011 | September 9, 2011 | January 6, 2015 | Ollanta Humala | |
| Luis Miguel Castilla | 
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January 6, 2015 | February 23, 2015 | July 2016 | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | |
| Carlos Jose Pareja Rios | September 8, 2016 | December 31, 2018 | November 13, 2020 | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | ||
| Hugo de Zela | November 13, 2020 | August 13, 2021 | October 13, 2021 | Manuel Merino | ||
| Oswaldo de Rivero | October 13, 2021 | December 7, 2022 | December 7, 2022 | Pedro Castillo | ||
| Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velásquez | February 23, 2023 | Incumbent | Incumbent | Dina Boluarte |
References
[edit]- ^ Chief of Protocol, Office of the (February 4, 2015). "Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Peru, Foreign Embassies in the U.S. and Their Ambassadors". Retrieved November 7, 2016 – via internet.
- ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales de Perú y Estados Unidos". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27.
- ^ Arroyo, Flor de María Valdez (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú e Italia (1821-2002) (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial PUCP. ISBN 978-9972-42-626-1.
- ^ Jose María Yrigoyen
- ^ Manuel Álvarez-Calderón Roldán
- ^ McClintock, Cynthia; Vallas, Fabián (2005). La democracia negociada: las relaciones Perú-Estados Unidos (1980-2000). Instituto de Estudios peruanos. p. 117. ISBN 9972-51-125-1.
- ^ "Perú retira a su embajador en Washington". Boletín de Prensa Latinoamericana. 1989-12-21.
