Ambassador of Peru to the Swiss Confederation | |
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Incumbent since January 1, 2022Luis Alberto Castro Joo | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thunstrasse 36 CH-3005, Bern | |
Appointer | The President of Peru |
Inaugural holder | Aníbal Villegas [1] |
Formation | 1893 |
Website | Embassy of Peru in Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
The extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Peru to the Swiss Confederation is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Swiss Confederation. The Ambassador to Switzerland is also accredited to Liechtenstein. [2]
Both countries established relations in 1884, and relations have been maintained since. [3] A Swiss consulate opened in Lima in 1884, being transformed into a consulate general in 1931, before being elevated to the rank of legation in 1946 and embassy in 1957. During World War II, Switzerland represented Peru in Germany, Italy and France, at the same time representing those of the latter in Peru. [4] [5] [6]
Name | Portrait | Term begin | Term end | President | Notes |
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Aníbal Villegas | 1893 | 1900 | Remigio Morales Bermúdez | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Toribio Sanz | 1900 | 1903 | Eduardo López de Romaña | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Manuel Álvarez-Calderón | 1909 | 1918 | Augusto B. Leguía | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Pablo Sixto Mimbela | 1918 | 1930 | José Pardo y Barreda | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Luis Miró Quesada | 1933 | 1936 | Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | 1936 | 1939 | Óscar R. Benavides | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Ricardo Boza Aizcorbe | 1939 | 1941 | Óscar R. Benavides | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Ventura García Calderón Rey | 1941 | 1948 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche | Minister plenipotentiary | |
Enrique Manchego Herrera | 1948 | 1954 | José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | Minister plenipotentiary | |
José Larrabure Price | 1954 | 1956 | Manuel A. Odría | Minister plenipotentiary | |
William Fry Valle-Riestra | 1956 | 1959 | Manuel A. Odría | Minister (1956), then Ambassador | |
Julio Fernández Dávila | 1959 | 1963 | Manuel Prado Ugarteche | Ambassador | |
Enrique González Dittoni | 1963 | 1963 | Nicolás Lindley López | Ambassador | |
Alfredo Correa Elías | 1964 | 1964 | Fernando Belaúnde | Ambassador | |
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 1964 | 1966 | Fernando Belaúnde | Ambassador | |
Alberto Soto de la Jara | 1966 | 1973 | Fernando Belaúnde | Ambassador | |
Jorge Nicholson Sologuren | 1973 | 1979 | Juan Velasco Alvarado | Ambassador | |
Felipe Solari Swayne | 1980 | 1982 | Fernando Belaúnde | Ambassador | |
Antonio Belaúnde Moreyra | 1983 | 1988 | Fernando Belaúnde | Ambassador | |
Rogelio León Seminario | 1988 | 1990 | Alan García | Ambassador | |
Jaime Cacho Souza | 1990 | 1992 | Alberto Fujimori | Ambassador | |
Guillermo Gerdau | 1993 | 1994 | Alberto Fujimori | Ambassador | |
César Castillo Ramírez | 1995 | 2000 | Alberto Fujimori | Ambassador | |
José Arturo Montoya Stuva | 2001 | 2002 | Valentín Paniagua | Ambassador | |
Carlos Pareja Ríos | 2002 | 2005 | Alejandro Toledo | Ambassador | |
Elizabeth Astete | 2005 | 2009 | Alejandro Toledo | Ambassador | |
Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels | 2009 | 2013 | Alan García | Ambassador | |
Luis Juan Chuquihuara Chil | 2013 | 2016 | Ollanta Humala | Ambassador | |
Thierry Roca-Rey Deladrier | June 2016 | 2017 | Ollanta Humala | Ambassador | |
Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia | 2017 | 2019 | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | Ambassador | |
Ana Rosa Valdivieso Santa María | 2019 | 2021 | Martín Vizcarra | Ambassador | |
Luis Alberto Castro Joo | January 1, 2022 | Incumbent | Pedro Castillo | Ambassador | |
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