List of ambassadors of Italy to Peru

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Ambassador of Italy to Peru
L'ambasciatore italiano a Lima
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Incumbent
Massimiliano Mazzanti
since 2023
Inaugural holderLuis Baratta
(Representing Sardinia)
Formation1842

The Ambassador of Italy in Peru (Spanish : Embajador de Italia en Lima) is the head of the diplomatic mission of the Italian Republic in the Republic of Peru.

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Both countries formally established bilateral relations on 23 December 1874, [1] with Peru having previously established relations with the predecessor states, such as the Holy See in 1852 before the unification of Italy. [2] Today, around 500,000–900,000 Peruvians of Italian descent live in the South American country, most notably in Lima.

List of representatives

Representatives before 1874

PeriodTitleNameResidenceAppointed byAccredited byNote
Sardinian consulate opened in 1842 [3]
1842–1847Consul of SardiniaLuis Baratta Lima Kingdom of Sardinia Manuel Menéndez [3]
1847–1861Consul of Sardinia Giuseppe Canevaro  [ es ]LimaBalbo government Ramón Castilla [4]
1861–1863Consul of ItalyGiuseppe CanevaroLima Cavour IV Cabinet Ramón Castilla First representative of the Kingdom of Italy.
1863–1866Consul of ItalyJuan Antonio MiglioratiLima Minghetti I Cabinet Miguel de San Román Also accredited to Chile and Bolivia. [5]
1866–1866Consul (a.i.) of ItalyCarlos Alberto CavalchiniLima Ricasoli II Cabinet Mariano Ignacio Prado
1867–1876Consul of ItalyHipólito GarrouLimaRattazzi II CabinetMariano Ignacio Prado
20 September 1870: Rome falls to the Italians, the unification of Italy is now complete

Representatives since 1876

PeriodTitleNameResidenceAppointed byAccredited byNote
1854–1880:Vice-consulates (called "consular agencies") are opened in Peruvian cities with a sizeable Italian presence. These include Paita (1854), Arica (1856), Tacna (1870), Ica (1873), Iquique (1874), and Arequipa (1880). By 1900, all departmental capitals have a diplomatic mission. [5]
1876–1882ConsulGiovanni Battista VivianiLima Depretis I Cabinet Manuel Pardo y Lavalle [6]
Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary		Giuseppe PirroneLima??c. 1899. [7]
Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary		Rufillo AgnoliLima??c. 1914. [8]
before 1933–1936Minister PlenipotentiaryVittorio BianchiLima Mussolini Cabinet Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro [9]
1936–1938Minister PlenipotentiaryGiuseppe TalamoLimaMussolini Cabinet Óscar R. Benavides [10]
24 January 1942–November 1944:Diplomatic relations severed due to World War II
1980–?AmbassadorGuglielmo FolchiLima Cossiga Cabinet Fernando Belaúnde Previously the ambassador to Caracas.
?–2001AmbassadorGiuseppe Maria BorgaLima? Alberto Fujimori c. 2000 [11]
c.2002–?AmbassadorSergio BussettoLima Berlusconi II Cabinet Alejandro Toledo [12]
September 16, 2008–2010AmbassadorFrancesco RausiLima Berlusconi IV Cabinet Alan García [13]
December 23, 2010–2014AmbassadorGuglielmo ArdizzoneLimaBerlusconi IV CabinetAlan García [14]
August 14, 2014–2018AmbassadorMauro Marsili [15] Lima Renzi Cabinet Ollanta Humala [16] [17]
November 5, 2018–2023AmbassadorGiancarlo Maria CurcioLima Conte I Cabinet Martín Vizcarra [18]
2023–IncumbentAmbassadorMassimiliano MazzantiLima Meloni government Dina Boluarte

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References

  1. ↑ "República Italiana: Relaciones Bilaterales". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2010-01-29. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Exposición: CL Años de Relaciones con la Santa Sede". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú . Archived from the original on 2009-06-20.
  3. 1 2 Bonfiglio 1999, p. 92.
  4. ↑ Bonfiglio 1999, p. 91.
  5. 1 2 Bonfiglio 1999, p. 93.
  6. ↑ Valdez 2003, p. 112.
  7. ↑ Valdez 2003, p. 105–106.
  8. ↑ Valdez 2003, p. 127.
  9. ↑ Valdez 2003, p. 132–133.
  10. ↑ Valdez 2003, p. 133–134.
  11. ↑ "Relación de Embajadas Acreditadas en el Perú". Congress of Peru .
  12. ↑ "VISITAS PROTOCOLARES RECIBIDAS POR EL PRESIDENTE DE LA COMISIÓN DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES". Congress of Peru .
  13. ↑ "Jefe del Estado recibió credenciales de embajadores de Italia, Malasia, Egipto y Francia". Andina . 2008-09-16.
  14. ↑ "President Garcia receives credentials from Guatemala, Italia ambassadors". Andina . 2010-12-23.
  15. ↑ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jefe de Estado recibió credenciales de nuevos embajadores de Alemania e Italia". Andina . 2014-08-14.
  17. ↑ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 2015-03-01.
  18. ↑ "El Embajador: Hoja de vida del Excmo. Señor Embajador Giancarlo Maria CURCIO". Ambasciata d'Italia Lima.

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