List of ambassadors of Belgium to Peru

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Belgian Ambassador to Peru
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Arms of the Kingdom of Belgium
Incumbent
Yannick Minsier
since 2025
Style His Excellency
Website Official website

The Belgian ambassador to Peru is the highest representative of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Peru. The ambassador is also accredited to Bolivia and Ecuador.

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Both countries established relations in the 19th century. During World War II, the Peruvian government appointed a chargé d’affaires (a.i.) to the Belgian government in exile in London, also accredited to other governments-in-exile.

Embassy

The Belgian embassy in Lima is located in the district of Miraflores. Belgium maintained an ambassadorial residence at Jirón Sánchez Cerro 1960, located in the district of Jesús María [1] until it moved to Barranco in 2021. [2] In 2025, the house's belongings were auctioned off. [3]

List of heads of mission

NameTitleTerm startTerm end Monarch Notes
Leon Le MaireMPEE?1904 Leopold II Left for Saint Petersburg after his term concluded. [4]
Leon GuislainMPEE1904 [4] Named in 1904, [4] he arrived in Callao only on February 17, 1912, after recently being named an officer of the Order of Leopold. [5]
Frédéric de RidderAmb. [6]
Ronald WatteeuwAmb.February 1972 [7] Baudouin [8]
Willy TielemansAmb.c.1990 [9] [10] c.2000 [11]
Eric FockeAmb.2000 [12] Albert II
Marie-Louise VanherkAmb.20032009
Beatriz Van HemeldonckAmb.August 7, 2009 [13] 2013
Michel DewezAmb.November 5, 2013 [14] [15] 2017 [16] Philippe
Koenraad Lenaerts [17] Amb.October 25, 2017 [18] 2021
Mark Van de VrekenAmb.September 8, 2021 [19] July 2025 [20]
Yannick MinsierAmb.2025Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ceremonia Protocolar en Embajada de Bélgica". Municipalidad Distrital de Miraflores. 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Mark Van de Vreken [@MarkVandeVreken] (20 October 2022). "Excelente reunión la semana pasada con el Alcalde de @Barranco_Muni José Rodríguez Cárdenas. Desde hace un año la residencia belga en Lima se ha trasladado a Barranco, el distrito que ha sido votado el 30º barrio más cool del mundo por la revista Time Out 🙂" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Catálogo muebles Jesús María". Canva . Embajada de Bélgica en Lima.
  4. 1 2 3 Maúrtua, Aníbal (1904). "Ministro belga". La Revista pan-americana. p. 29.
  5. ↑ Peru To-Day: a[n] illustrated account of Peru's development. 1912. p. 603.
  6. ↑ "El Dr. Manuel Pardo asume la Presidencia Constitucional de la República" (PDF). El Peruano . 31 July 1956.
  7. ↑ "News & Personal". Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times. 1972. pp. 15–16. The new Belgian Ambassador to Peru, Ronald Watteeuw, accompanied by Mme. Watteeuw, arrives at Callaoarrives at Callao February 25 on board the M.V. "Donizetti". M. Watteeuw, 56, born in Sydney, was previously ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
  8. ↑ Revista peruana de andinismo y glaciología (in Spanish). 1977. p. 19.
  9. ↑ Inca-Perú, 3000 ans d'histoire: exposition Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, Bruxelles, 21.9–30.12, 1990 (in French). Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire. 1990. p. 6.
  10. ↑ de Trazegnies Granda, Fernando (1994). En el país de las colinas de arena: reflexiones sobre la inmigración china en el Perú del S. XIX desde la perspectiva del derecho (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. p. 22. Willy Tilemans, Embajador de Bélgica en Lima, [...]
  11. ↑ The Europa World Year Book 2003: Kazakhstan-Zimbabwe. Vol. 2, Pt. 2. 2003. p. 8913.
  12. ↑ "Relación de Embajadas Acreditadas en el Perú". Congress of Peru .
  13. ↑ "President Garcia received credentials of new ambassadors to Peru". Andina . 7 August 2009.
  14. ↑ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 1 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jefe del Estado recibe cartas credenciales de embajadores de Bélgica y Países Bajos". Andina . 5 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "EMBAJADORES DE EMIRATOS ÁRABES UNIDOS Y BÉLGICA ENTREGAN COPIAS DE CARTAS CREDENCIALES". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá. 13 October 2017.
  17. ↑ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018–2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jefe del Estado recibe cartas credenciales de embajadores". El Peruano . 25 October 2017.
  19. ↑ Cancillería Perú🇵🇪 [@CancilleriaPeru] (8 September 2021). "El embajador de Bélgica en el Perú Mark Van de Vreken presentó hoy copia de sus cartas credenciales al Director General de Protocolo, embajador Jorge Román, ocasión en la que se destacó que el Perú y Bélgica mantienen una estrecha y fluida relación bilateral" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ "Cancillería condecoró al embajador de Bélgica Mark Van de Vreken". Gob.pe . 31 July 2025.
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