Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Peru | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Lima | |
Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Lima |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Website | Embassy of Russia in Peru |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Peru is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Peru. [1]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Lima. [2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Peru is currently held by Igor Romanchenko , incumbent since 18 June 2018. [3]
Diplomatic relations between Peru and Russia date back to the 19th century. Emperor Alexander II sent a letter, dated 29 October 1862, to Miguel de San Román, president of Peru, congratulating him on his election and expressing his desire to maintain friendly relations between the Russian Empire and Peru. [4] The two countries signed their first official document, a Trade and Navigation Agreement in 1874, and by 1909 Peru had six consular missions in the Russian Empire: in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Riga, Warsaw, Odessa and Kherson. [4]
Relations at the embassy level between the Soviet Union and Peru were established on 1 February 1969. [4] Relations were strengthened after the 1970 Ancash earthquake, with the Soviet Union sending helicopters and medical aid. During the internal conflict in Peru, the embassy was targeted by terror group Shining Path, being bombed on at least one occasion. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Peru recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 26 December 1991. [4]
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Yury Lebedev | Ambassador | 5 March 1969 | 28 February 1975 | Presentation of credentials on 20 June 1969 |
Leonid Kuzmin | Ambassador | 28 February 1975 | 29 April 1983 | Presentation of credentials on 10 April 1975 |
Anatoly Filatov | Ambassador | 29 April 1983 | 17 August 1991 | |
Viktor Tkachenko | Ambassador | 17 August 1991 | 25 December 1991 | |
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Viktor Tkachenko | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 3 February 1997 | |
Valentin Bogomazov | Ambassador | 3 February 1997 | 11 October 2001 | |
Anatoly Kuznetsov | Ambassador | 11 October 2001 | 31 January 2006 | |
Mikhail Troyansky | Ambassador | 31 January 2006 | 15 February 2011 | |
Nikolai Sofinsky | Ambassador | 15 February 2011 | 19 January 2015 | |
Andrey Guskov | Ambassador | 19 January 2015 | 18 June 2018 | [5] |
Igor Romanchenko | Ambassador | 18 June 2018 | Incumbent | |