Delegation of the European Union to Peru

Delegation of the European Union to Peru
Location	San Isidro District, Lima
Address	Víctor Andrés Belaúnde 340
Opened	March 1991
Relocated	2016
Ambassador	Jonathan Hatwell
Website	Official website

The Delegation of the European Union in Lima represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the European Commission, the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU), in Peru. The delegation also serves as a link between the EU and the Andean Community.

It is located at the fifth floor of the Edificio Cromo 332, an office building located at 340 Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Avenue, in central San Isidro District, Lima. The building is shared with the Embassy of Colombia.

Since 2021, the current representative of the EU is Irish citizen Jonathan Hatwell.

History

Main article: European Union–Peru relations

The delegation of what was then the European Economic Community in Lima opened in March 1991. ^[1] It was concurrently accredited to Bolivia until 1995, when a delegation opened in La Paz. ^[2] Despite the presence of the delegation, bilateral relations between both entities were formally established in 2000. ^[2]

The delegation was previously housed at 165 Pasaje Alberto Lynch, in San Isidro District, Lima, ^[3] after which it operated at its own building in Comandante Espinar Avenue 719, ^[4] which was eventually demolished in 2016. ^[5]

It is currently housed at the fifth floor of the Edificio Cromo 332, a seven-storey LEED-certified building that also houses the Embassy of Colombia in Lima. ^{[6] [7]}

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  Former location in San Isidro
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  Former location in Miraflores
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  Current location in San Isidro
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  Ditto, interior

Residence

The ambassador's residence is located at Pezet 515, ^[8] a building next to Lima Golf Club designed by Austrian architect Hans Hollein and built from 2006 to 2011. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

List of representatives

The Head of Delegation of the European Union in Lima is the official representative of the European Commission to the Government of Peru.

Name (and country)	Portrait	Term begin	Term end	President	Notes
Sabato Della Monica		March 1991	1996	Jacques Delors	First representative; [4] also accredited to Bolivia until 1995. [12]
Jean-Michel Pérille		1997	2001	Jacques Santer	[4]
Mendel Goldstein		2001	September 2005	Romano Prodi	[4]
Antonio Cardoso Mota		2005	October 2009	José Manuel Barroso	[4]
Hans Allden		2010	2013		Allden presented his credentials on January 15. [13]
Irene Horejs		2013	2017		Horejs presented her credentials on November 7. [14] [15]
Diego Mellado		2017	2021	Jean-Claude Juncker	[16] [17]
Gaspar Frontini		September 2021	2024	Ursula von der Leyen	Frontini presented his credentials on October 7. [18]
Jonathan Hatwell		2024	Incumbent		Hatwell presented his credentials on October 2. [19]

See also

• European Union–Peru relations
• List of ambassadors of Peru to the European Union

References

1. "Perú y UE impulsan agenda conjunta". El Peruano . 2025-05-07.
2. Maurtua de Romaña, Oscar (2017). Las relaciones entre el Perú y la Unión Europea. Revista de Relaciones Internacionales de la UNAM.
3. "Propuesta técnica" (PDF). Municipalidad de San Isidro. 2009. p. 79.
4. "Jefes de la Delegación de la Comisión Europea en el Perú". Delegación de la Unión Europea en el Perú.
5. "Cencosud tendría un Wong entre las avenidas Angamos y Arequipa". Gestión . 2016-06-06.
6. "Cromo 332". JLL.
7. "Cromo 332". Urbanova.
8. "Inauguración nueva residencia UE, 05/03/2014". UE en Perú. 2014-03-11.
9. "Pezet 515". Shell Arquitectos.
10. Concha, Alejandro (2010-12-01). "En Construcción Noticias: Hans Hollein realiza nuevo edificio en Lima, Perú". ArchDaily.
11. "Cultura y Ciencia § Diseño de Austria en el Perú: Hans Hollein". Embajada de Austria en Lima.
12. Documentos de política exterior (in Spanish). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 1991. p. 310. Prueba de ello es el establecimiento de una Delegación de la Comisión de la CE en Lima a cargo del Embajador Sábato Della Mónica en marzo último.
13. "Mandatario recibió cartas credenciales de embajadores en Palacio de Gobierno". Andina . 2010-01-15.
14. "Peruvian president receives credentials from foreign envoys". Andina . 2013-08-11.
15. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 2015-03-01.
16. "Acerca del Embajador". Delegación de la Unión Europea en Perú. 2021-07-30.
17. "Diego Mellado culmina gestión como embajador de la Unión Europea en Perú". El Peruano . 2021-08-19.
18. "Presidente Castillo recibe cartas credenciales de seis embajadores y embajadoras". Gob.pe . 2021-10-07.
19. "Presentación de cartas credenciales del embajador Jonathan Hatwell". Delegación de la Unión Europea en Perú. 2024-10-02.