Ambassador of Peru to the United States of America
Great Seal of Peru
Incumbent
Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velásquez
since February 23, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wilkins House
ResidenceTompkins Mansion
AppointerThe President of Peru
Inaugural holderCésar Canevaro
FormationMarch 1, 1893
WebsiteEmbassy 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

Name Portrait Appointment Presentation Termination Appointer Notes
César Canevaro 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 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 April 23, 1912 March 31, 1916 Guillermo Billinghurst
Manuel de Freyre y Santander 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 December 3, 1917 January 2, 1919 José Pardo y Barreda Chargé d'affaires.
Francisco Tudela y Varela 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 March 6, 1919 July 7, 1919 Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo As ambassador. Apparently never received by the President.
Carlos Gibson 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 April 12, 1923 March 24, 1924 Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
Hernán Velarde March 24, 1924 July 24, 1930 Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
Manuel de Freyre y Santander 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 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 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 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 October 24, 2001 November 8, 2001 November 29, 2002 Alejandro Toledo
Roberto Dañino November 29, 2002 December 9, 2002 March 26, 2004 Alejandro Toledo
Eduardo Ferrero Costa 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 April 3, 2009 May 20, 2009 August 29, 2011 Alan García
Harold Forsyth August 3, 2011 September 9, 2011 January 6, 2015 Ollanta Humala
Luis Miguel Castilla 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Relaciones Bilaterales de Perú y Estados Unidos". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Jose María Yrigoyen
  5. ↑ Manuel Álvarez-Calderón Roldán
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Perú retira a su embajador en Washington". Boletín de Prensa Latinoamericana. 1989-12-21.
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