List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Peru

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Ambassador of Switzerland to Peru
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Incumbent
Paul Garnier
since 2021
Style His Excellency
Appointer Swiss Federal Council
Inaugural holderRobert Weiss
Website Switzerland in Peru

The ambassador of Switzerland to Peru is an officer of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Peru. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. From 1946 to 1962, the ambassador was concurrently accredited to Bolivia. [1]

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Both countries established relations in 1884, and relations have been maintained since. [2] 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. Peru also has an embassy in Bern.

During World War II, Switzerland represented Peru in Germany, Italy and France, at the same time representing those of the latter in Peru. [3] [4] [5]

List of representatives

IncumbentStart of termEnd of termNotes
Robert Weiss18841895As Honorary Consul. [6]
Louis Maurer19071913As Honorary Consul. [6]
Theodor Huldreich Thomann19131919As Honorary Consul. [6]
Severino Marcionelli 19221946As Honorary Consul, later Honorary General Consul. [6]
Hans Adolf Berger19451960As Consul, then ambassador from 1957. [1]
René Faessler19611965As ambassador. [1]
Hansjörg Hess19651969As ambassador. [1]
William Frei  [ de ]19691976As ambassador. [1]
Henri Béglé19761980As ambassador. [1]
Luciano Mordasini  [ de ]19801984As ambassador. [1]
Gérard Fonjallaz19841989As ambassador. [1]
Sylvia Pauli19891992As ambassador. [1]
Marcus Kaiser19931998As ambassador. [1]
Eric Martin19982003As ambassador. [1]
Beat Loeliger20032008As ambassador. [1]
Peter Müller20082009As ambassador.
Anne-Pascale Krauer Müller20092013As ambassador. [7]
Hans-Ruedi Bortis20132016As ambassador. [8]
Markus Alexander Antonietti [9] 20162021As ambassador. [10] [11]
Paul Garnier2021IncumbentAs ambassador. [12]

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  3. ↑ "Bilateral relations Switzerland–Peru". Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten EDA.
  4. ↑ Gerardi, Dario (2011-01-11). "Pérou". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse DHS.
  5. ↑ Novak, Fabián (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Schweizerisches Konsulat in Lima". Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland .
  7. ↑ "Neue Botschafterin und Botschafter der Schweiz". Schweiz und Türkei. 2013-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores . 2015-03-01.
  9. ↑ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  10. ↑ "New Swiss ambassadors". The Federal Council. 2021-02-17.
  11. ↑ "Appointments, retirements and conferring". The Federal Council. 2016-12-02.
  12. ↑ "New Swiss ambassadors". The Federal Council. 2021-02-17.
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